London - Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria said on Friday he will appeal the lifetime ban handed down to him by the England and Wales Cricket Board for his role in a spot-fixing scandal.
"I will definitely be doing an appeal. The people trust me. I'm an honest man. I've been playing cricket with passion and love. I have done nothing wrong," the 31-year-old told Sky Sports News.
Mervyn Westfield was jailed for four months in February, but served two before being released in April, after admitting he accepted 6 000 to under-perform during a Pro40 match between Essex and Durham in 2009.
The now 24-year-old Westfield named his then Essex team-mate Kaneria - arrested with him in 2010 but released without charge - as the link between bookmakers and players.