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Salman Butt takes a dig at Sourav Ganguly for comparing ICC tournament win to IPL triumph
Firstcricket Staff •Sourav Ganguly had defended Rohit Sharma by saying winning the IPL, due to its league nature, was tougher to win than an ICC event.
Ramiz Raja behaving like a ‘kid who had his toy snatched’, says former Pakistan captain
Firstcricket Staff •Raja went on an explosive rant following his removal as the Pakistan Cricket Board chief on 22 December, his comments not going down well with certain sections of the Pakistani cricketing fraternity including former captain Salman Butt.
Mohammad Rizwan, Babar Azam cannot be compared with Rohit Sharma, feels ex-Pakistan captain Salman Butt
Firstcricket Staff •Butt adding that Rohit would earn comparisons with South African legend AB de Villiers if he could work on his fitness a little more.
Asia Cup 2022: Salman Butt slams Pakistan batters for failing to read Wanindu Hasaranga's variations
Firstcricket Staff •Hasaranga led the way among the Sri Lankan bowlers with a haul of 3/21 as Pakistan were restricted to a below-par 121, which was later easily chased down by the Lankans.
On This Day in 2010: Pakistan spot-fixing scandal rocks cricketing world, casts shadow over the sport
Trendingdesk •As per reports, British sporting agent Mazhar Majeed accepted £150,000 and arranged a spot-fix that involved Pakistan bowlers Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, with then-skipper Salman Butt overseeing things on the field.
India vs Zimbabwe: Shubman Gill reminds me of Mark Waugh and Damien Martyn, says ex-Pakistan skipper Salman Butt
Trendingdesk •Salman Butt called Shubman Gill “a brilliant timer of the ball, who plays conventional cricket shots”. He added that there are only 4-5 batters in the world who play like that these days, including Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.
'India have got so many options': Salman Butt hails BCCI's rotation policy
Firstcricket Staff •Salman Butt said that head coach Rahul Dravid has also been rested on numerous occasions which shows overall human resource development in Indian cricket.
Brendon McCullum ‘starts senseless cricket in garb of fearless cricket’, says Salman Butt
Firstcricket Staff •The former Pakistan captain was critical of Brendon McCullum, who currently is in his last season as KKR coach and will soon take over the England Test side.
On This Day: ICC bans Pakistan's Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif for spot-fixing
Trendingdesk •The trio was handed a ban on 5 February, 2011 after a series of hearings, for spot-fixing in a Test against England.
Pakistan's Daniesh Kaneria blames Shahid Afridi's discriminatory behaviour for brief ODI career
•Kaneria, only the second Hindu to play Test cricket for Pakistan, said that beyond his religion, it was difficult for him to think about the reason behind Afridi's discriminatory behaviour.