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Oct 07, 1984 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan 39 years old
Pakistani cricketer
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About Salman Butt
- Salman Butt (Urdu: ????? ?? ?, born 7 October 1984) is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain who was previously banned for five years for his involvement in 2010 spot-fixing scandal. 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. 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.
- 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.
- On June 21, 2012, he was released from jail. 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 September 2, 2015.
