Cricket: Match-fixing conviction was 'hardest I've got hit', says Salman Butt

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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt talks to ST sports correspondent David Lee about his appointment, his controversial past, and his plan for Singapore cricket.

SINGAPORE - Salman Butt acknowledged his match-fixing conviction in 2011 and time in prison were the "hardest I've got hit" and the lowest points in his life.
Using a cricket analogy, the former Pakistan cricket captain and batsman recalled to The Straits Times: "Like how you don't know when your life is going to come to an end, as a batter you don't know which good ball or which of your mistakes is going to take you off the field.
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