Salman Butt is a former Pakistani cricketer and captain who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2003 and 2010, before getting banned for five years for his involvement in 2010 spot-fixing scandal.
22 Facts About Salman Butt
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Salman Butt had been a regular Test and ODI left-handed opening batsman.
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Salman Butt made his Test debut on 3 September 2003 in the third Test against Bangladesh, and a year later, made his ODI debut against West Indies on 22 September 2004.
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Salman Butt was appointed captain of the Pakistan Test squad on 16 July 2010.
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Salman Butt was known for his command in offside area.
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Salman Butt was banned from playing cricket for ten years, of which five years was a suspended sentence.
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When Salman Butt's father divorced his mother and left the home he had to bear the financial responsibilities of his sisters' higher education.
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Salman Butt is an alumnus of the Beaconhouse School System.
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Salman Butt's son Aaliyan Suleman is a cricketer, in 2022 being named in the Central Punjab's Whites Under-16 team.
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Salman Butt started in the Under-17s and quickly progressed through Under-19 level, although at that time he was much younger than the age limits suggest, making his senior debut for Lahore Whites in 2000 aged only 15.
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Salman Butt's talent was noticed immediately, which led to him being given a place in the Pakistan A team against England soon after.
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Salman Butt returned for the Champions' Trophy in 2004 and scored his first fifty for Pakistan in the Paktel Cup against Sri Lanka.
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Salman Butt became the 28th captain of the Pakistani Test team and the fifth to lead them since January 2009.
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On 23 July 2010, Salman Butt led Pakistan to victory against Australia in his first appearance as Pakistan's test team captain.
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Salman Butt was provisionally suspended from playing International Cricket due to the fact that the ICC wanted his name cleared before he resumed playing cricket.
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Salman Butt stated that the video can easily be edited and modified and manipulated.
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One day before the hearing, Salman Butt continued to state his innocence.
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Salman Butt was the only player before the tribunal to face these additional charges.
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In October 2020, Salman Butt withdrew his name from Quaid-e-Azam Trophy to explore a future in a non-playing role in the game.
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Salman Butt uses his superb wrist work to angle the bat, placing the ball into gaps using the pace of the ball to his advantage; a very good technique for ODIs where it is best to keep the scoreboard ticking all the time.
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Salman Butt has the ability to cut the ball very fine down to third man if there are no slips, especially against spin bowlers, as he showed to great effect in his above-mentioned innings of 108 not out.
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In June 2021, Salman Butt joined the PCB's umpiring and match referee phase 1 course.