FORGIVE me if I fail to suppress a groan at the news that Salman Butt may be on the verge of coming back to international cricket.
The man at the very centre of the biggest corruption case in modern cricket history, for which, for his part in it, the former Pakistan captain was given a 30-month jail sentence, returned to domestic cricket last year and performed so well that, according to reports, the current chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq is said to favour bringing him back for the upcoming three-match series with West Indies.
The Pakistan Board has already given permission for Butt to be co...
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