Profile
Salman Butt is a wristy left-handed opening batsman from Pakistan. He is sharp and has a self-assured air about him and is one of the few younger players confident when speaking English.His inevitable flicks, drives and cut shots give him the resemblance of Aamir Sohail. He is particularly strong through the regions of extra cover and backward point. His stroke play has never been in doubt and he is competent of providing exhilarating starts when needed.After an impressive start to his career, however, he was dropped and then struggled to retain his place in the side. Butt is a confident southpaw who works very hard for his runs. But many experts have expressed that his defensive technique has flaws. With his return into the team, Butt has to play a key role for a new Pakistan cricket era.Salman Butt is a wristy left-handed opening batsman from Pakistan. He is sharp and has a self-assured air about him and is one of the few younger players confident when speaking English.His inevitable flicks, drives and cut shots give him the resemblance of Aamir Sohail. He is particularly strong through the regions of extra cover and backward point. His stroke play has never been in doubt and he is competent of providing exhilarating starts when needed.After an impressive start to his career, however, he was dropped and then struggled to retain his place in the side. Butt is a confident southpaw who works very hard for his runs. But many experts have expressed that his defensive technique has flaws. With his return into the team, Butt has to play a key role for a new Pakistan cricket era.:
Statistics
Show:
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Runs |
NO |
Avg. |
SR |
100's |
50's |
| Test |
22 |
40 |
1146 |
0 |
28.65 |
47.2 |
2 |
6 |
| ODI |
71 |
71 |
2543 |
4 |
37.96 |
76.14 |
8 |
12 |
| T20 |
16 |
15 |
327 |
1 |
23.36 |
96.46 |
0 |
1 |
| |
Matches |
Innings |
Balls |
Runs |
Wickets |
BBI |
BBM |
Avg. |
Econ. |
4w |
5w |
10w |
Extras |
| Test |
22 |
5 |
137 |
106 |
1 |
1/36 |
/ |
106 |
4.71 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| ODI |
71 |
6 |
69 |
90 |
0 |
0/10 |
/ |
90 |
7.96 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| |
Catches |
Stumpings |
Runouts |
| Test |
9 |
0 |
0 |
| ODI |
19 |
0 |
4 |
| T20 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Career
Span:
- Test:
- 2003-2009
- ODI:
- 2004-2009
- T20:
- 2007-2009
- Test
-
- Debut:
- Pakistan Vs Bangladesh at Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan - Sep 03, 2003
- Last played:
- Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium, Galle - Jul 04, 2009
- ODI
-
- Debut:
- Pakistan Vs West Indies at The Rose Bowl, Southampton - Sep 22, 2004
- Last played:
- Pakistan Vs New Zealand at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi - Nov 09, 2009
- T20
-
- Debut:
- Pakistan Vs Bangladesh at Nairobi Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi - Sep 02, 2007
- Last played:
- Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka at Lord's, London - Jun 12, 2009
