I cant believe this is what Afridi thinks of Salman Butt. The guy who cant run while batting, cant catch while field and is totally not the right choice for T20 opener, is the “main guy” of our captain. God help us!
Shahid Afridi, the Pakistan captain, told Salman Butt he was his “main guy” before the opener produced a Man-of-the-Match performance in the 21-run victory over Bangladesh. Butt and Kamran Akmal, who both posted 73, started the contest with a partnership of 142, but it was Butt’s smooth display that stood out.
He employed more traditional shots during his 46-ball stay and collected eight fours and two sixes to set up the total of 172 for 3. The effort impressed Afridi, who had been watching Butt closely since a pre-tournament camp in Pakistan.
“I thought maybe he was going to the West Indies with me but I don’t think he will get a chance,” Afridi said. "But when I saw him he was batting very well, especially in the first six overs. I told Salman Butt: ‘You are my main guy.’
“He was playing proper shots as well. In the six overs, you don’t need two [Sanath] Jayasuriyas, two [Virender] Sehwags or two Afridis.”
After six overs against Bangladesh Butt was 15 off 10 balls and he maintained a high tempo as the team’s score proved to be too big for their opponents. Both sides now look to their final group games against Australia.
Pakistan, the defending champions, face Michael Clarke’s team in St Lucia on Sunday and Afridi said they were in the right mood following their opening success. “The guys here are feeling good and are very united,” he said. “These guys here are my big players.”
Bangladesh will run into Australia in Barbados on Wednesday and must win to have any chance of reaching the second round. “Pakistan have a very important game [on Sunday] and mathematically there’s still a possibility [that Bangladesh can qualify],” he said. “In Barbados there will be bounce and carry. We would have loved to have played Australia here.”
I think it the bowling which makes salman butt integral part of Pakistani team, we all know that his guy cannot bat and have huge holes in his oiled hands but what we don't know is that Salman butt is one of the secret weapon of Pakistani team, he is going to be our main strike bowler in upcoming matches..
PS: as a striker, i am not sure which team he'll help...
Butt is 100 times better than good for nothing sifarshi Fawad Alam
Totally Agree
That is why whenever aerial shot is played towards fawad, batsmen normally start walking, but whenever it is played towards BUTT, he smiles and calls for two... now it is obvious that Fawad's habit of catching the ball or stopping from reaching the boundary is killer for opponent and cricket fans.. whereas, BUTT drops the catch, let the boundary happen, gets out by playing idiotic shots, which is true demonstration of his talent and way to use bits on this forum... This obviously makes him better cricketer yet a legend in the cricketing world..
Seriously, enough of this But-hate already. Yes, his fielding is pathetic, but he's a decent batsman and always tries his best. Don't forget that he was our highest scorer in the Australian tour. T20 may not suit his batting style, but he's still better than Imran Farhat and Imran Nazir, who know nothing but to hit blindly and give their wicket away. As for his fielding, one or two bad fielders in a side can be hidden by placing them where catches are least likely to go. Most other fielders in Pakistan side aren't markedly better either.
Seriously, enough of this But-hate already. Yes, his fielding is pathetic, but he's a decent batsman and always tries his best. Don't forget that he was our highest scorer in the Australian tour. T20 may not suit his batting style, but he's still better than Imran Farhat and Imran Nazir, who know nothing but to hit blindly and give their wicket away. As for his fielding, one or two bad fielders in a side can be hidden by placing them where catches are least likely to go. Most other fielders in Pakistan side aren't markedly better either.
we can make the same argument with mohammed yusuf. but i guess not bcz he happens to have a beard and hails from a lower-middle class family. whereas but is quite a fit in the modern era of cricket .... but there can be 1000#s of BUTTS and only one in every 100 years of yusuf when it comes down to sheer class of a bat and graceful batting.