Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has proclaimed his innocence as he continues to fight spot-fixing allegations levelled against him.
Butt and team-mates Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir were provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after claims they conspired to intentionally bowl no-balls to rig betting markets during their Test against England at Lord's in August.
All three appealed the suspension but Asif recently withdrew his, leaving Butt and Amir to fight their case.
Butt is adamant he is not guilty of the charges and said he was eager to clear his name at an appeal hearing in Dubai on October 30 and 31.
"We are innocent and have to fight our case on our own," Butt told PakistaniTV station Geo.
"The first and the foremost thing is to fight this case out and I am eager to do that."
"The onus is on them to prove. A player's career is of 10 to 15 years and if he is suspended it is cut short, so whatever doubts are there we have to remove them."
Butt said Asif's decision to withdraw his appeal would have not come lightly.
"It may be strategic or maybe because of financial reasons, but he must have taken this decision after consulting with his lawyer," he said.
Butt has enlisted the help of former federal law minister Khalid Ranja as he prepares for the hearing in Dubai next weekend which will determine the fate of both the former skipper, and young quick Amir.