Yasir Hameed said that he has apologised to the PCB for accusing fellow team-mates of match fixing.
"Yes, I have apologised to the board, I have told them I am very sorry I broke the players' code of conduct which requires them to get permission from the team management before meeting anyone even for a business deal or before speaking to the media," Hameed said."I told the board that although I was trapped and misled into the interview, I am sorry for hurting my fellow players and also causing damage to Pakistan cricket's image," he said.
Hameed, 32, who has played 25 Tests and 56 ODIs, was summoned by the PCB's integrity committee yesterday for the interview that appeared in September, just two days after the ICC had suspended Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir for their alleged role in spot fixing.
The interview also led to Hameed being dropped from the Pakistan team during its summer tour of England.
"I was told that I was going to meet a businessman over a endorsement deal, I didn't know that person was an undercover reporter for the "News of the World" tabloid," he said.
"And throughout the interview, while I wanted to talk about the endorsement deal, he kept on pestering me with questions about fellow players and fixing," Hameed said.
"I was trapped into the whole thing but still I am responsible for my actions and for the embarrassment it caused to fellow players and board," Hameed said.
