Disgraced Pakistani captain Salim Malik, shown here in 2000, wants to coach the national team. Picture: AP Source: AP

DISGRACED former Pakistan captain Salim Malik has applied for the job of his country's batting coach.

Malik insists he is not barred after a court lifted his life ban four years ago.

Malik, 49, was banned by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in 2000 after a judicial inquiry conducted by Justice Malik Mohammad Qayyum found him guilty of offering bribes to Australian players to lose.

Australian trio Shane Warne, Tim May and Mark Waugh alleged Malik offered them huge sums to underperform during their team's tour to Pakistan in 1994.

Malik, who always pleaded his innocence, was also named in an inquiry conducted by India's Central Bureau of Investigation, which led to life bans on their captain Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Sharma.

The ban on Malik was lifted by a court in Lahore in October 2008, but the decision has not been endorsed by the International Cricket Council (ICC), which reportedly blocked his appointment to the PCB academy in Lahore in 2008.

Malik, a stylish batsman in his day, now claims that he is cleared of all fixing charges.

"I am cleared and my life ban was lifted four years ago," Malik told reporters after submitting his application with the PCB.

"I am cleared by the PCB and the ICC so I can now be involved in any cricket related activity."

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