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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has been appointed to a first official role since being convicted of spot-fixing.
Butt, 39, is one of three consultants to new chief selector Wahab Riaz.
In 2011 he was sent to prison for 30 months and banned from playing for 10 years for his part in a conspiracy to bowl deliberate no-balls during a 2010 Test match against England at Lord’s.
Fast bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, who was 18 at the time, were also banned for being involved.
The spot-fixing involved deliberately bowling no-balls at certain moments in the game.
Amir returned to play for Pakistan in 2016 but neither Butt or Asif represented their country again, only returning to domestic cricket.
Butt joins Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar and they start their roles with immediate effect, beginning with Pakistan’s T20 series against New Zealand in January.
Akmal, who played 53 Tests, 157 one-day internationals and 58 T20s in a 15-year international career, previously worked on Pakistan’s junior selection committee.
The Test squad for Pakistan’s series against Australia has already been announced.
The appointments are the latest in the upheaval of Pakistan cricket, with several changes to coaching and selection staff after their disappointing group-stage exit of the recent 50-over World Cup.
Babar Azam also stood down as captain in all formats, with Shan Masood appointed Test skipper and fast bowler Shaheen Afridi to lead the T20 side.
Former players have been appointed to several posts, including Wahab, with former all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez named as team director.
Former fast bowlers Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal were named as Pakistan’s fast bowling and spin bowling coaches for the trip to Australia, with ex-England player Adam Hollioake appointed batting coach.
A three-match Test series against Australia starts on Thursday, 14 December.
