Don't you dare call me a match-fixer: Saleem Malik

Former Pakistan Test cricketer Saleem Malik has issued a warning to people who attach his name with match-fixing.

Malik was given a life ban by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for match-fixing in 2000, which was lifted in 2008 by a Civil Court in Lahore.

“I want to warn those people who associate my name with match-fixing, that I have been cleared by the court and you have no right to level such allegations against me,” said Malik in a video. “I will take such people to court if they continue taking my name with regard to match-fixing.”

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It was, earlier, reported that Malik, who was banned for life in 2000 on the recommendations of the Justice Qayyum report, won't be brought back to the cricketing fraternity until he responds to the notice issued to him in 2013, according to a source in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

“I have received questionnaire from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). I will speak to media outside the Gaddafi Stadium [Lahore] tomorrow,” he said.  

Meanwhile, Malik had also stated that young cricketers could benefit from his experience, which is why he has requested the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani to consider him for a coaching role.

The 57-year-old asked why he couldn’t be brought back despite the recent comebacks made by players such as fast-bowler Mohammad Amir and batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Salman Butt.