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{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Salman Butt<br />{{Nastaliq|سلمان بٹ}}
| image =
| son name = Alyaan Butt
| country = Pakistan
| fullname = Salman Butt
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|10|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm = 1.78
| batting = Left-hand batsman
| 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 Knightriders]]
| year6 = 2008
| clubnumber6 =
| club7 = [[Lahore Lions]]
| year7 = 2009
| clubnumber7 =
| international = true
| testdebutdate = 3 September
| testdebutyear = 2003
| testdebutagainst = Bangladesh
|testcap = 178
|odidebutdate = 22 September
|odidebutyear = 2004
|odidebutagainst = West Indies
|odicap = 150
|odishirt = 1
|columns = 4
|deliveries = balls
|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 = 0
|fivefor2 = 0
|tenfor2 = 0
|best bowling2 = 0/11
|catches/stumpings2 = 20/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 90
| runs3 = 6,232
| bat avg3 = 41.00
| 100s/50s3 = 17/24
| top score3 = 290
| deliveries3 = 938
| wickets3 = 11
| bowl avg3 = 59.36
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/82
| catches/stumpings3 = 33/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 149
| runs4 = 6,049
| bat avg4 = 44.47
| 100s/50s4 = 19/29
| top score4 = 150*
| deliveries4 = 535
| wickets4 = 10
| bowl avg4 = 48.80
| fivefor4 = 0
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 2/26
| catches/stumpings4 = 39/–
|date = 6 February
|year = 2011
|source = http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42683.html Cricinfo
}}
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'''Salman Butt''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]/{{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سلمان بٹ}}}}, ''Salmān Baṭṭ''; born 7 October 1984) is a former Pakistani cricketer who was jailed for his misconduct in 2011, and 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. 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. As of 5 February 2011, Butt is serving a 10-year ban, of which five years is a suspended sentence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/924349/Cricket-in-the-dock-as-we-expose-match-fixing-scandal-England-Pakistan-Test-no-balls-bribes.html|title=Match-fixer pockets £150k as he rigs England Test at Lord's|work=News of the World|accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref> In November 2011, Butt was convicted and jailed for 30 months for conspiracy charges relating to the spot-fixing, along with [[Mohammad Amir]] and [[Mohammad Asif]].<ref name=BBCConvict /> On June 21, 2012,he was released from Jail.

==Career==

===Early career===
Salman Hassan started in the Under-17s and quickly progressed through to Under-19 level, although at the time he was much younger than the age limits suggest, making his senior debut for Lahore Whites in 2000 aged only 19. 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 |accessdate=4 November 2011}}</ref>

===International cricket===
After his debut, Butt was dropped and 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 to retire hurt for seven overs due to severe cramp, he returned to steer Pakistan home, finishing on 108 not out.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGcTn9ZAWEI |title=Inzamam and Salman Butt sink India!! |publisher=YouTube |date=28 March 2007 |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</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=Cricinfo – Players and Officials – Salman Butt |publisher=Content-usa.cricinfo.com |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</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 |accessdate=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.

===Spot-fixing===
{{main|2010 Pakistan cricket spot-fixing controversy}}
In August 2010, Butt and two other players, [[Mohammad Amir]] and [[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 deliberately bowled.

Butt, Amir, and Asif were dropped from Pakistan's 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 provision of 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=Cricinfo|accessdate=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 resumes 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=Cricinfo|accessdate=2 October 2010}}</ref> After Mohammad Asif had dropped his appeal against the charges so that he can understand the charges filed against him, Butt said he was determining 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 &#124; Pakistan Cricket News &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=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 &#124; Pakistan Cricket News &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=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 |accessdate=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 February 5 &#124; Pakistan Cricket News |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>

On 5 February 2011 the three-man tribunal handed down 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 &#124; Cricket News &#124; Cricinfo ICC Site |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date=1 January 1970 |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref>

On 1 November 2011, Butt was convicted at [[Southwark]] Crown Court, along with Amir and Asif, of conspiracy to cheat at gambling and conspiracy to accept corrupt payments.<ref name=BBCConvict>{{cite news|title=Pakistan cricketers guilty of betting sca|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15538516|accessdate=1 November 2011|newspaper=BBC News |date=1 November 2011}}</ref> On 3 November 2011, Salman Butt was sentenced to 2 years and 6 months in prison for this offence. Butt, along with Amir, appealed against the length of their sentences, however this was dismissed by [[Igor Judge, Baron Judge|Lord Judge, the Lord Chief Justice]] on 23 November. In June 2012, Salmam Butt sought an open trial of his on-spot fixing case in Pakistan as, according to him, he did not get justice in Britain.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/top-stories/Salman-Butt-calls-for-trial-in-Pakistan/articleshow/14501627.cms| title= Salman Butt calls for trial in Pakistan| date=29 June 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/current/story/541741.html|title=Butt and Amir have appeals dismissed|date=23 November 2011|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=23 November 2011}}</ref>

==Playing style==
An accumulator, he works very hard for scoring runs, not indulging in too many big hits; his statistics showing a low amount of nineteen international sixes to date (1 September 2010) of which he's scored 10 in Twenty20 cricket 7 in One-Day International and only has one six to his name in Test cricket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/cricket/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=cricket/07/09/04/manual_203251.html |title=PAKISTAN PLAYER PROFILES &#124; Sporting Life – Cricket News &#124; Live Cricket Scores, New Zealand v England, CB Series, Live Coverage & Stats |publisher=Sporting Life |accessdate=6 February 2011}}</ref> He scores a lot of his runs between [[Cricket fielding positions|backward point]] and [[Cricket fielding positions|extra cover]]. He 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. He also has 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 are his specialities, but he has large range of shots. However, many commentators have expressed that his defensive technique has flaws, and that he is prone to playing at balls outside off-stump which should be left.<ref>[http://www-uk8.cricket.org/link_to_database/PLAYERS/PAK/S/SALMAN_BUTT_07011647/ Cricinfo – Players and Officials – Salman Butt<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Test centuries==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;" width:"100%"
|-
!colspan=7|Test Match Centuries of Salman Butt
|-

! style="width:40px;"|# !! style="width:50px;"|Runs !! style="width:50px;"|Match !! style="width:110px;"|Against !! style="width:200px;"|City/Country !! style="width:250px;"|Venue !! style="width:50px;"|Year
|-
| '''1''' || '''108''' || 4 || {{cr|AUS}} || Sydney, Australia || [[Sydney Cricket Ground]] || 2005
|-
| '''2''' || '''122''' || 7 || {{cr|ENG}} || [[Multan]], Pakistan || [[Multan Cricket Stadium]] || 2005
|-
| '''3''' || '''102''' || 27 || {{cr|AUS}} || [[Hobart]], Australia || [[Bellerive Oval]] || 2010
|}

==One Day International centuries==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;" width:"100%"
|-
!colspan=7|ODI Centuries of Salman Butt
|-

! style="width:40px;"| !! style="width:50px;"|Runs !! style="width:50px;"|Match !! style="width:100px;"|Against !! style="width:150px;"|City/Country !! style="width:200px;"|Venue !! style="width:50px;"|Year
|-
| '''1''' || '''108[[not out|*]]''' || 6 || {{cr|IND}} || [[Kolkata]], India || [[Eden Gardens]] ||2004
|-
| '''2''' || '''101''' || 16 || {{cr|IND}} || [[Jamshedpur]], India || [[Keenan Stadium]] ||2005
|-
| '''3''' || '''101''' || 27 || {{cr|IND}} || [[Peshawar]], Pakistan || [[Arbab Niaz Stadium]] ||2006
|-
| '''4''' || '''129''' || 38 || {{cr|IND}} || [[Kanpur]], India || [[Green Park Stadium]] ||2007
|-
| '''5''' || '''132''' || 47 || {{cr|BAN}} || [[Lahore]], Pakistan || [[Gaddafi Stadium]] ||2008
|-
| '''6''' || '''136''' || 49 || {{cr|BAN}} || [[Karachi]], Pakistan || [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]] ||2008
|-
| '''7''' || '''129*''' || 51 || {{cr|IND}} || [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh || [[Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium]] ||2008
|-
| '''8''' || '''100*''' || 61 || {{cr|SRI}} || [[Karachi]], Pakistan || [[National Stadium, Karachi|National Stadium]] ||2009
|}

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

==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/player/42683.html Cricinfo Profile: Salman Butt]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11487/11487.html Cricket Archive Profile]

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