&ldquo;I am grateful to the CAS that they have allowed me this opportunity to appeal this sentence,&rdquo; Butt said in a statement released after a day-long hearing at the Swiss-based court. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/feb/Salman-Butt.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 579px;" /> Salman Butt &ldquo;Since September 2010, until now, I have not been able to play any meaningful game of cricket, to coach or to even be involved in the administration of the game,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;I love cricket. It is something that runs in my veins and my blood. I await the decision of the CAS. It means so much to me. I truly pray that they can change it for me by reducing the sentence,&rdquo; he said. Butt&rsquo;s appearance comes a day after Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Asif appeared before the court. A verdict is expected in the next three weeks.

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Disgraced former Pakistan captain Salman Butt yesterday said he hoped the Court of Arbitration for Sport would overturn his ban imposed for spot-fixing and let him return to the game he loves.

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