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{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
{{Use British English|date=November 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Salman Butt
| image = Salman Butt (2019) 1.jpg
| caption = Salman Butt in 2019
| country = Pakistan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]]
| heightm = 1.70
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[off spin]]
| role = Opening [[batsman]]
| club1 = Lahore Whites
| year1 = 2000/01–2004/05
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Lahore Blues
| year2 = 2001/02
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = [[National Bank of Pakistan cricket team|National Bank of Pakistan]]
| year3 = 2000/01–2007/08
| clubnumber3 =
| club4 = Lahore Shalimar
| year4 = 2006/07
| clubnumber4 = 8
| club5 = [[Lahore Eagles]]
| year5 = 2004/05–2006/07
| clubnumber5 =
| club6 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| year6 = 2008
| clubnumber6 =
| club7 = [[Lahore Lions]]
| year7 = 2009
| clubnumber7 =
| club8 = [[Lahore Qalandars]]
| year8 = 2019
| clubnumber8 =
| year9 = 2019
| club9 = [[Central Punjab cricket team|Central Punjab]]
| clubnumber9 =
|
| international = true
| testdebutdate = 3 September
| internationalspan = 2003–2010
| testdebutyear = 2003
| testdebutagainst = Bangladesh
| testcap = 178
| lasttestdate = 26 August
| lasttestyear = 2010
| lasttestagainst = England
|odidebutdate = 22 September
|odidebutyear = 2004
|odidebutagainst = West Indies
|odicap = 150
|odishirt = 1
| lastodidate = 19 June
| lastodiyear = 2010
| lastodiagainst = India
| T20Idebutdate = 2 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2007
| T20Idebutagainst = Bangladesh
| oneT20I =
| lastT20Idate = 6 July
| lastT20Iyear = 2010
| lastT20Iagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 18
|columns = 4
|column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
|matches1 = 33
|runs1 = 1,889
|bat avg1 = 30.46
|100s/50s1 = 3/10
|top score1 = 122
|deliveries1 = 137
|wickets1 = 1
|bowl avg1 = 106.00
|fivefor1 = 0
|tenfor1 = 0
|best bowling1 = 1/36
|catches/stumpings1 = 12/–
|column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
|matches2 = 78
|runs2 = 2,725
|bat avg2 = 36.82
|100s/50s2 = 8/14
|top score2 = 136
|deliveries2 = 69
|wickets2 = 0
|bowl avg2 = –
|fivefor2 = –
|tenfor2 = –
|best bowling2 = –
|catches/stumpings2 = 20/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 121
| runs3 = 8,020
| bat avg3 = 39.90
| 100s/50s3 = 22/32
| top score3 = 290
| deliveries3 = 1,096
| wickets3 = 13
| bowl avg3 = 56.30
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/82
| catches/stumpings3 = 50/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 202
| runs4 = 8,432
| bat avg4 = 46.32
| 100s/50s4 = 23/47
| top score4 = 150[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 547
| wickets4 = 10
| bowl avg4 = 50.00
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 2/26
| catches/stumpings4 = 56/–
|date = 23 March
|year = 2019
|source = http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42683.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
{{Contains special characters|Urdu}}
'''Salman Butt''' ([[Punjabi language|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 [[Pakistan cricket spot-fixing scandal|2010 spot-fixing scandal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/with-no-future-with-pakistan-in-test-cricket-salman-butt-turns-focus-to-non-playing-role-1237036|title=With no 'future with Pakistan' in Test cricket, Salman Butt turns focus to non-playing role|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> Butt was a member of the Pakistan team that won the [[2009 ICC World Twenty20]].

He had been a regular [[Test cricket|Test]] and [[One Day International|ODI]] left-handed [[batting order (cricket)#opening batsman|opening batsman]]. He made his Test debut on 3 September 2003 in the third Test against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], and a year later, made his ODI debut against [[West Indies national cricket team|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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=HowSTAT! ODI Cricket - Salman Butt - Performance Analysis by Opponent|url=http://howstat.com/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerOpponents_ODI.asp?PlayerID=3132|access-date=2020-09-02|website=howstat.com}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-04-17|title=Salman Butt loses appeal against 10-year ban from cricket|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/apr/17/salman-butt-pakistan-ban-spot-fixing|access-date=2021-07-15|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-02-05|title=Salman Butt handed 10-year ban after ICC spot-fixing inquiry|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/feb/05/salman-butt-ban-icc-spot-fixing|access-date=2021-07-15|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref> 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 (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]].<ref name="BBCConvict">{{cite news|title=Pakistan cricketers guilty of betting sca|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15538516|access-date=1 November 2011|newspaper=BBC News |date=1 November 2011}}</ref> On 21 June 2012, he was released from jail.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2012-06-21|title=Former Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt freed from jail|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-18533976|access-date=2021-07-15}}</ref>

In August 2015, bans on Butt and fellow conspirators [[Mohammad Amir]] and [[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]] were lifted by the [[International Cricket Council]], allowing them to return to all forms of cricket from 2 September 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/amir-asif-butt-free-to-play-all-cricket-from-september-2-911071|title=Amir, Asif, Butt free to play all cricket from September 2|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=19 August 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/89520/icc-confirms-sanctions-against-asif-and-butt-will-expire-on-1-september-2015 |title=ICC confirms sanctions against Asif and Butt will expire on 1 September 2015 |access-date=19 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044107/http://www.icc-cricket.com/news/2015/media-releases/89520/icc-confirms-sanctions-against-asif-and-butt-will-expire-on-1-september-2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life and education ==
Butt was born in [[Lahore]], into an ethnic [[Kashmiris in Punjab|Kashmiri]] family, to Zulfikar Ali Butt, who runs a farming business, the eldest of three children and grew up in "relative luxury", described by his father as a "practising Muslim who prays five times a day."<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2011 |title='Grief-stricken' Butt family postpones wedding |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/287579/grief-stricken-butt-family-postpones-wedding |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |quote=Butt grew up in relative luxury in Lahore, the eldest of three children born to Zulfikar Ali Butt, who runs a farming business [...] Zulfikar described his son as a "practising Muslim who prays five times a day" [...]}}</ref> He is an alumnus of the [[Beaconhouse School System]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-10-09 |title=Pak school kids 'make up' for cricket team's defeat - Express India |url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Pak-school-kids-make-up-for-cricket-teams-defeat/239073/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009203140/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Pak-school-kids-make-up-for-cricket-teams-defeat/239073/ |archive-date=9 October 2008 }}</ref>

When Butt's father divorced his mother and left the home he had to bear the financial responsibilities of his sisters' higher education.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Briggs |first=Simon |date=2 November 2011 |title=Shocking fall of family man Salman Butt |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/shocking-fall-of-family-man-salman-butt-20111102-1mujk.html |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |quote=Butt has always been a committed family man and when his father divorced his mother and left the family home, Butt was left to pay his sisters' way through college.}}</ref>

His son Aaliyan Suleman is also a cricketer, in 2022 being named in the Central Punjab's Whites Under-16 team.<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 January 2022 |title=Questionable selections as PCB announces U-13, U-16 provincial teams |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1668965 |website=[[Dawn News]]}}</ref>

==Cricket career ==

===Early career===

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. His talent was noticed immediately, which led to him being given a place in the Pakistan A team against [[England national cricket team|England]] soon after. However, instead of rushing straight for the limelight of international cricket, he got his head down and consolidated by playing consistently for his region and the youth teams, until the Pakistan selectors finally drafted him in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricketfundas.com/salmanbutt.html |title=Salman Butt: Opening the Future of Success |publisher=Cricketfundas.com |access-date=4 November 2011 |archive-date=9 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120609221359/http://www.cricketfundas.com/salmanbutt.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

===International cricket===

After his debut, Butt was dropped, and he struggled to regain his place due to some stiff competition for the openers' spots. He returned for the Champions' Trophy in 2004 and scored his first fifty for Pakistan in the Paktel Cup against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]]. In the ODI against India on 13 November 2004, as Pakistan chased down 292, he formed partnerships first with [[Shoaib Malik]], putting on 113, and subsequently with [[Inzamam-Ul-Haq]]. Despite having retired for seven overs due to severe cramp, he returned to steer Pakistan home, finishing on 108 not out.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGcTn9ZAWEI |title=Inzamam and Salman Butt sink India!! |via=YouTube |date=28 March 2007 |access-date=6 February 2011}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}}</ref>

Yet 2005 saw little improvement, and doubts circulated about his defensive technique, causing him to be shuffled in and out of the side. But things started looking up again during the winter Test series against England, in which he scored a century and two fifties, with a more cautious attitude to his innings building than he had previously shown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42683.html |title=ESPNcricinfo – Players and Officials – Salman Butt |publisher=Content-usa.cricinfo.com |access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref>

For his performances in 2008, he was named as 12th man in the World ODI XI by the ICC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ponting-leads-odi-team-of-year-369272|title=Ponting leads ODI Team of Year|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

===Appointment as Test captain===

On 17 July 2010, the [[Pakistan Cricket Board]] appointed Butt as captain of the Pakistani Test squad in place of [[Shahid Afridi]], who announced his retirement from Test cricket after Pakistan lost the first [[Australian cricket team against Pakistan in England in 2010|test match against Australia]].<ref name="captain">{{cite web|title=Salman Butt named captain for rest of England tour|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2010/content/current/story/467691.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=17 July 2010|author=Osman Samiuddin}}</ref> He became the 28th captain of the Pakistani Test team and the fifth to lead them since January 2009.<ref name="captain"/>

On 23 July 2010, Salman Butt led Pakistan to victory against Australia in his first appearance as Pakistan's test team captain.<ref>{{Cite web|title=24th July 2010: Amir, Butt Lead Pakistan to First Test Victory Over Australia in 15 Years|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/24th-july-2010-amir-butt-lead-pakistan-to-first-test-victory-over-australia-in-15-years-1822031.html|access-date=2021-08-25|website=www.news18.com|language=en}}</ref>

===Spot-fixing scandal===

{{main|Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy}}
In August 2010, Butt and two other players, [[Mohammad Amir]] and [[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]], were among those named by a ''[[News of the World]]'' sting where undercover reporters paid an agent loosely affiliated with several players on Pakistan's squad a bribe in return for detailed information on when no-balls would be bowled.

Butt, Amir, and Asif were dropped from the Pakistan team for the limited-over series (two Twenty20 games, and five ODI games). However, on 2 September 2010, after the warm-up [[List A]] game between Pakistan and Somerset, the [[International Cricket Council]] announced that they had suspended Asif, Amir and Butt under the provisions of the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code. The statement from the ICC stated that the three players were charged "under various offences under Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to alleged irregular behaviour during, and in relation to, the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's last month".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/content/current/story/475624.html|title=ICC suspend trio under anti-corruption code|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref>

Later it became known that Butt and the other two players implicated in the scandal were in possession of bills with the same serial numbers as those the reporter had paid Majeed earlier. Butt was provisionally suspended from playing International Cricket due to the fact that the ICC wanted his name cleared before he resumed playing cricket. In late September, Butt filed an appeal to the ICC asking them to lift his temporary suspension.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salman Butt appeals against ICC suspension|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/current/story/479203.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2 October 2010}}</ref> After Mohammad Asif had dropped his appeal against the charges so that he could understand the charges filed against him, Butt said he was determined to prove his innocence and that his appeal was going to go ahead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/483267.html |title=Spot-fixing controversy: Salman Butt determined to prove innocence | Pakistan Cricket News | ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref>

In an interview with the Associated Press, Butt stated "I do not want to comment on ''The News of the World'' because everybody knows what kind of paper it is. Everybody knows about its reputation across the world." He also stated that he was linked to [[Mazhar Majeed]] as a player agent but not in any spot-fixing. He also stated that the video can easily be edited and modified and manipulated.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/483933.html |title=Spot-fixing controversy: News of the World Sting not reliable, says Salman Butt | Pakistan Cricket News | ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref> One day before the hearing, Butt continued to state his innocence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/69374/i-am-not-guilty-and-i-am-very-sure-about-it/ |title='I am not guilty and I am very sure about it' – The Express Tribune |publisher=Tribune.com.pk |date=29 October 2010 |access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref> The tribunal announced that a verdict on the decision had been deferred to 5 February 2011 and that the ICC also stated that the tribunal would rule on charges pertaining to the third Test match between England and Pakistan. Butt was the only player before the tribunal to face these additional charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/496306.html |title=Spot-fixing controversy: Tribunal defers spot-fixing verdict till 5 February | Pakistan Cricket News |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref>

On 5 February 2011, the three-man tribunal delivered its verdict. One charge was dismissed against Butt from the third Test match (batting out a maiden over), but the other charges (failing to report an advance from the third Test match and ordering Asif and Amir to bowl no-balls in the fourth Test) were proved, and Butt was banned from the sport of cricket for ten years, five of which were suspended should he not commit any further offences and participate in a Pakistani Cricket Board anti-corruption program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci-icc/content/current/story/499614.html |title=The spot-fixing scandal: Butt out for 10 years, Asif 7 and Amir 5 | Cricket News | ESPNcricinfo ICC Site |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=1 January 1970 |access-date=6 February 2011}}</ref>

===Return to domestic cricket===
In January 2016, the [[Pakistan Cricket Board|PCB]] allowed Butt to play in the National One Day Cup, in which he played for [[Water and Power Development Authority cricket team|WAPDA]] and scored 536 in 7 matches at an average of 107, ending up one of the leading run-scorers in the tournament. He was the man of the match in the final of the [[2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]], scoring a century in both innings. WAPDA won the title.<ref name="WAPDA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/quaid-e-azam-2016-17/content/story/1072756.html |title=Butt ton secures WAPDA's maiden title |access-date=15 December 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> During the [[2017–18 National T20 Cup]] he jointly with [[Kamran Akmal]] set the world record opening partnership in T20 history of unbeaten 209 runstand, surpassing the previous highest opening partnership of 207 in any form of T20 cricket held by [[Joe Denly]] and [[Daniel Bell-Drummond]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1125657.html|title=27th Match, National T20 Cup at Rawalpindi, Nov 24 2017 {{!}} Match Summary {{!}} ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/salman-butt-kamran-akmal-create-batting-record-in-pakistan-s-national-t20-cup/story-fUzuhtHP1b92Ldt8IVqMKM.html|title=Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal set opening record in Pakistan's National T20 Cup|date=2017-11-24|work=hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/kamran-akmal-salman-butt-create-record-for-highest-t20-partnership-for-opening-wicket-4952395/|title=Kamran Akmal, Salman Butt create record for highest T20 partnership for opening wicket|date=2017-11-24|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2017-11-26|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/21536116/kamran-akmal,-butt-blitz-record-opening-stand-lahore-win|title=Kamran Akmal, Butt blitz record opening stand in Lahore win|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/305253.html|title=Records {{!}} Twenty20 matches {{!}} Partnership records {{!}} Highest partnership for the first wicket {{!}} ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref> The record runstand was also the third highest partnership in terms of runs for any wicket in T20 history.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/305251.html|title=Records {{!}} Twenty20 matches {{!}} Partnership records {{!}} Highest partnerships for any wicket {{!}} ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-11-26}}</ref>

In April 2018, he was named in [[Sindh cricket team|Sindh]]'s squad for the [[2018 Pakistan Cup]].<ref name="squads1">{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/191967-pakistan-cup-one-day-tournament-to-begin-in-faisalabad |title=Pakistan Cup one-day tournament to begin in Faisalabad next week |access-date=21 April 2018 |work=Geo TV}}</ref><ref name="squads2">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/306831-pakistan-cup-cricket-from-25th |title=Pakistan Cup Cricket from 25th |access-date=21 April 2018 |work=The News International}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer in the [[2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup]], with 559 runs in ten matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12569;type=tournament |title=Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, 2018/19: Most runs |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref> He was also the leading run-scorer for Water and Power Development Authority in the [[2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]], with 610 runs in ten matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12568;team=3185;type=tournament |title=Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2018/19 - Water and Power Development Authority: Batting and bowling averages |access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, he was named as the captain of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricket team|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]'s squad for the [[2019 Pakistan Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/federal-areas-aim-to-complete-hat-trick-of-pakistan-cup-titles.html |title=Federal Areas aim to complete hat-trick of Pakistan Cup titles |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=10 January 2014 |access-date=25 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/447913-pakistan-cup-one-day-cricket-from-april-2 |title=Pakistan Cup one-day cricket from 2 April |access-date=25 March 2019 |work=The International News}}</ref>

In September 2019, he was named in [[Central Punjab cricket team|Central Punjab]]'s squad for the [[2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |title=PCB announces squads for 2019-20 domestic season |work=Pakistan Cricket Board |date=10 January 2014 |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=3 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903183721/https://www.pcb.com.pk/press-release-detail/pcb-announces-squads-for-2019-20-domestic-season.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27527401/sarfaraz-ahmed-babar-azam-take-charge-pakistan-domestic-sides |title=Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 September 2019}}</ref> In September 2020, Butt refused to take part in the [[2020–21 National T20 Cup]], after he was demoted from the team's first XI.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29845327/salman-butt-refuses-play-pakistan-national-t20-cup-central-punjab-demotes-him |title=Salman Butt refuses to play National T20 Cup after Central Punjab demotes him |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 September 2020}}</ref>

In October 2020, Butt withdrew his name from Quaid-e-Azam Trophy to explore a future in a non-playing role in the game. Reportedly, PCB has offered him a commentator's role for the broadcast of the first-class tournament.<ref>{{Cite web|title=With no 'future with Pakistan' in Test cricket, Salman Butt turns focus to non-playing role|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30179565/with-no-future-pakistan-test-cricket-salman-butt-turns-focus-non-playing-role|access-date=2020-10-24|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>

== Playing style ==
Butt worked hard for his runs, not indulging in too many big hits; his statistics show the low number of 19 international sixes to date (1 September 2010) of which he's scored 10 in Twenty20 cricket, 7 in One-Day Internationals and only six in Test cricket.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketpointer.com/salman-butt-adnan-akmal-under-consideration-for-australia-tour/|title=PAKISTAN PLAYER PROFILES | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Cricket Scores, New Zealand v England, CB Series, Live Coverage & Stats |publisher=Sporting Life |access-date=6 February 2011 }}</ref> He scored a lot of his runs between [[Cricket fielding positions|backward point]] and [[Cricket fielding positions|extra cover]]. He used 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. He also had the ability to cut the ball very fine down to [[Cricket fielding positions|third man]] if there are no [[Cricket fielding positions|slips]], especially against spin bowlers, as he showed to great effect in his above-mentioned innings of 108 not out. These were his specialties, but he also has a large range of shots. However, many commentators have expressed that his defensive technique had flaws, and that he was prone to playing at balls outside off-stump which should be left.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 October 2019 |title=Salman Butt, Adnan Akmal Under Consideration For Australia Tour |url=https://cricketpointer.com/salman-butt-adnan-akmal-under-consideration-for-australia-tour/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015050522/https://cricketpointer.com/salman-butt-adnan-akmal-under-consideration-for-australia-tour/ |archive-date=15 October 2019 |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=cricketpointer.com |publisher=Cricket Pakistan |language=en}}</ref>

== Post-retirement ==

=== Umpiring and coaching career ===
In June 2021, Salman Butt joined the PCB's umpiring and match referee phase 1 course.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=Salman Butt becomes part of PCB's umpiring and match referee curriculum|url=https://www.crictracker.com/salman-butt-becomes-part-of-pcbs-umpiring-and-match-referee-curriculum/|access-date=2021-07-04|website=CricTracker|language=en}}</ref>

In May 2022, he was appointed as a consultant coach of the [[Singapore national cricket team]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Salman Butt appointed consultant coach of Singapore cricket team |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1691120/salman-butt-appointed-consultant-coach-of-singapore-cricket-team |work=Dawn |agency=AFP |date=23 May 2022}}</ref>

=== Commentary career ===
In April 2025, several PSL franchise owners expressed strong dissatisfaction with the inclusion of Butt in the [[2025 Pakistan Super League|PSL 10]] Urdu commentary panel. Despite the franchises submitting a joint letter requesting that individuals with unethical backgrounds not be included, the PCB ignored the request. Butt has since held roles in PCB Digital and had briefly been appointed as an advisor to the selection committee, triggering public backlash.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=10 April 2025 |title=Franchises unhappy with Butt's com-gig |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2538981/franchises-unhappy-with-butts-com-gig |access-date=31 August 2025 |website=[[The Express Tribune]] |publisher=Express Media Group}}</ref>

For the [[2025 United Arab Emirates T20I Tri-Nation Series]] in [[Sharjah]] featuring Pakistan, [[Afghanistan national cricket team|Afghanistan]], and the [[United Arab Emirates national cricket team|UAE]], Butt was made part of the commentary panel.<ref>{{cite web |author=Web Desk |date=29 August 2025 |title=Commentary panel announced for Pakistan, Afghanistan, UAE T20I tri-series |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/48172-commentary-panel-announced-for-pakistan-afghanistan-uae-t20i-tri-series |access-date=31 August 2025 |website=[[Geo Super]] |publisher=Geo Television Network}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of cricketers banned for match fixing]]

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