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Salman Butt
Pakistan
Player profile
Full name Salman Butt
Born October 7, 1984, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 23 years 223 days
Major teams Pakistan, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lahore
Playing role Batsman
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
19 |
36 |
0 |
1047 |
122 |
29.08 |
2230 |
46.95 |
2 |
6 |
153 |
1 |
8 |
0 |
| ODIs |
49 |
49 |
1 |
1819 |
136 |
37.89 |
2361 |
77.04 |
6 |
7 |
231 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
| T20Is |
8 |
7 |
0 |
108 |
33 |
15.42 |
133 |
81.20 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| First-class |
66 |
115 |
6 |
4540 |
290 |
41.65 |
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12 |
20 |
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25 |
0 |
| List A |
102 |
102 |
5 |
4152 |
136 |
42.80 |
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12 |
19 |
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27 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
21 |
20 |
0 |
338 |
67 |
16.90 |
348 |
97.12 |
0 |
1 |
39 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
19 |
4 |
131 |
95 |
1 |
1/36 |
1/41 |
95.00 |
4.35 |
131.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| ODIs |
49 |
4 |
45 |
58 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
7.73 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| T20Is |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| First-class |
66 |
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920 |
635 |
11 |
4/82 |
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57.72 |
4.14 |
83.6 |
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0 |
0 |
| List A |
102 |
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469 |
421 |
9 |
2/26 |
2/26 |
46.77 |
5.38 |
52.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
21 |
6 |
96 |
127 |
4 |
2/25 |
2/25 |
31.75 |
7.93 |
24.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Multan, Sep 3-6, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Test |
India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
Pakistan v West Indies at Southampton, Sep 22, 2004 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| T20I debut |
Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I |
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
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| First-class debut |
2000/01 |
| Last First-class |
Sind v Punjab (Pakistan) at Karachi, Mar 11-13, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
2000/01 |
| Last List A |
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Lahore Eagles v Sialkot Stallions at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders at Mumbai, May 16, 2008 scorecard |
Because he is left-handed and possessed of some supple wrists, it is easy to compare Salman Butt with the delightful Saeed Anwar. His drives and cuts through the arc between extra cover and backward point are inevitably flicked, often scooped and it is a high-scoring region. He doesn't mind pulling either and off his toes, he is efficient rather than whippy as Anwar was. Further, like Anwar, Butt's footwork doesn't really hold him back. But in attitude and temperament Butt is more Anwar's long-time partner, Aamir Sohail.
He has a confident air about him, a spikiness and is one of the few younger players confident when speaking English. His breakthrough period was the winter of 2004, where he first scored an ODI century against India at Eden Gardens and then went further by scoring a fifty and a maiden Test century in Sydney later in the year. For most of 2005, he failed to build on that and despite another ODI century, also against India, doubts about his defensive technique and overt dash crept in, resulting in him dropping in and out of the team. But against England to end the year, he responded to criticism by unveiling a startling restraint and change of tempo, hitting a century and two fifties in the Tests, each innings commendably restrained.
He had made impressive strides at age-level matches before making his Test debut against Bangladesh in 2003-04, playing in the Under-19 World Cup and touring South Africa with Pakistan's Academy team, smashing 233 against the South African Academy side. His strokeplay has never been in doubt and he is capable of providing electrifying starts when needed but with the tightening of his defense, Butt could be one half of the opening conundrum that has so haunted Pakistan since...well, Anwar and Sohail left the scene.
Not in the frame for World Cup 2007, Butt was drafted back into the side for the Abu Dhabi series against Sri Lanka and was named Pakistan's vice-captain in June.
Cricinfo staff (June 2007)
Apr 19, 2008 |
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Salman Butt was the Man of the Series
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Apr 19, 2008 |
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Salman Butt clatters the ball through the leg side
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Apr 19, 2008 |
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Salman Butt acknowledges the cheers after scoring his second ton of the series
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