“Salim Malik, seen here in 2008, was banned for life after he was accused of offering members of the Australian team bribes to underperform. ©AFP” Karachi (AFP) – Former Pakistani cricket captain Salim Malik pleaded with sporting authorities Wednesday to drop his lifetime ban and allow him the chance to coach. Malik, 57, was found guilty of match fixing after a judicial inquiry in 2000 in a scandal that rocked the cricket-mad nation. Australians Shane Warne, Mark Waugh and Tim May had accused him of offering them bribes to underperform…