“There is no pressure on me. I had made a decision and I am revoking it. In India, we have examples of Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja,” Riaz said.
Butt represented Pakistan in 33 Tests, 78 ODIs and 24 T20Is. He made 5,209 runs spanning the three formats with 11 international centuries. He was in the T20 World Cup winning squad in 2009.
India have won the tournament seven times and will be going for the eighth crown when they start their campaign against Babar Azam's Pakistan on August 28.
Akhtar played three matches in the inaugural edition of the tournament.
Asif remembered the days when he made the ball talk and created a lasting impression on players like Wasim Akram and Mudassar Naazar.
The southpaw added that many players have made a comeback to the team without any significant performance.
Mohammed Amir made a successful return to international cricket, but Asif and Salman Butt never managed to find their feet on a cricketing field again.
In his autobiography, an excerpt of which was published by ESPNCricinfo, Afridi says he become aware of suspicious conversations between player agent Mazhar Majeed, who was at the centre of the scandal, and players who were eventually accused during the 2010 Asia Cup in Sri Lanka.
Butt has claimed that Shahid Afridi blocked his return to the Pakistan national team for the 2016 World T20.
"I don't see the use of working so hard and doing so much if we are left to remain in uncertainty."
