London: Tainted Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Aamer has appeared in an educational video on behalf of International Cricket Council's anti-corruption unit, warning players not to make the same mistakes he committed.

The 19-year-old left-arm paceman Aamer was released from a British jail in February after serving half of a six-month sentence for his part in the spot-fixing scandal during the Lord's Test between England and Pakistan in 2010.

His former teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif are serving sentences of 30 and 12 months respectively.

"Prison is a bad place for everyone. Don't make the mistakes which I did. I was stupid, I didn't tell anybody because I didn't have courage. If someone comes to you and asks you to do those kind of things, go straight to the ICC team and team management, they can help you," said Aamer.

The highly rated pacer delivered two no-balls in the Lord's Test. He said he was extremely embarrassed at his actions and the fact that he lied at the ICC hearing.

"I always knew this was cheating cricket but I was under pressure. But I accept my mistake. When I was in the ICC hearing, I knew I was totally embarrassed because I knew I am lying. I wanted to tell the truth but I didn't have the courage," said Aamer.

Aamer spoke about how he had been coerced by his seniors and how his life had crumbled in a matter of hours.

"I took six wickets but I did something very bad, after a couple of hours, my life is changed, my life is ruined because of two no-balls.

"Some senior players put me under pressure. I didn't want to [bowl no-balls]. One day I was on the top and the next day everyone was calling me cheater and fixer. You don't have words to explain that," he added. (IANS)