(1984-10-07) 7 October 1984 (age 39) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Batting
Left-handed
Bowling
Right-arm off spin
Role
Opening batsman
International information
National side
Pakistan (2003–2010)
Test debut (cap 178)
3 September 2003 v Bangladesh
Last Test
26 August 2010 v England
ODI debut (cap 150)
22 September 2004 v West Indies
Last ODI
19 June 2010 v India
ODI shirt no.
1
T20I debut (cap 18)
2 September 2007 v Bangladesh
Last T20I
6 July 2010 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2000/01–2004/05
Lahore Whites
2001/02
Lahore Blues
2000/01–2007/08
National Bank of Pakistan
2006/07
Lahore Shalimar (squad no. 8)
2004/05–2006/07
Lahore Eagles
2008
Kolkata Knight Riders
2009
Lahore Lions
2019
Lahore Qalandars
2019
Central Punjab
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
33
78
121
202
Runs scored
1,889
2,725
8,020
8,432
Batting average
30.46
36.82
39.90
46.32
100s/50s
3/10
8/14
22/32
23/47
Top score
122
136
290
150*
Balls bowled
137
69
1,096
547
Wickets
1
0
13
10
Bowling average
106.00
–
56.30
50.00
5 wickets in innings
0
–
0
0
10 wickets in match
0
–
0
0
Best bowling
1/36
–
4/82
2/26
Catches/stumpings
12/–
20/–
50/–
56/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 March 2019
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Salman Butt (Punjabi:سلمان بٹ; born 7 October 1984) 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 a 2010 spot-fixing scandal.[1] Butt was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20.
He had been a regular Test and ODI left-handed opening batsman. He 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. He was appointed captain of the Pakistan Test squad on 16 July 2010. He was known for his command in offside area.
His noticeable performance was against India, registering 5 ODI centuries in 21 innings with an average of 52.[2]
On 29 August 2010, he was implicated in allegations of spot-fixing. On 31 August 2010, he was stripped of the Pakistan captaincy, and removed from the ODI squad pending criminal proceedings. He was banned from playing cricket for ten years, of which five years was a suspended sentence.[3][4] In November 2011, he was convicted and jailed for 30 months for conspiracy charges relating to the spot-fixing, along with Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif.[5] On 21 June 2012, he was released from jail.[6]
In August 2015, bans on Butt and fellow conspirators Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were lifted by the International Cricket Council, allowing them to return to all forms of cricket from 2 September 2015.[7][8]
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^"HowSTAT! ODI Cricket - Salman Butt - Performance Analysis by Opponent". howstat.com. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^"Salman Butt loses appeal against 10-year ban from cricket". the Guardian. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^"Salman Butt handed 10-year ban after ICC spot-fixing inquiry". the Guardian. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^"Pakistan cricketers guilty of betting sca". BBC News. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
^"Former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt freed from jail". BBC News. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^"Amir, Asif, Butt free to play all cricket from September 2". ESPNcricinfo. 19 August 2015.
^"ICC confirms sanctions against Asif and Butt will expire on 1 September 2015". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
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the allegations. Police also seized the cell phones of Asif, Amir, and SalmanButt as part of their investigations. Yawar Saeed, the Pakistan team manager...
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