Former England skipper Michael Vaughan on Sunday launched a sarcasm-laden counter at Salman Butt, wishing that the ex-Pakistan skipper had proven such “clarity” of thought whereas “fixing matches”, just like the one which was on show whereas trashing his Kane Williamson higher than Virat Kohli viewpoint.
Vaughan instructed New Zealand’s host broadcaster Spark Sport that had Black Caps captain Kane Williamson been an “Indian, he’d be the greatest player in the world”.
“But he’s not since you’re not allowed to say that Virat Kohli isn’t the best, since you’d get an absolute pelting on social media. So, you all say Virat is the perfect purely to get a number of extra clicks and likes, few extra numbers following right here.
“Kane Williamson, across formats, is equally the best. I think the way he plays, the calm demeanour, his humbleness, the fact that he is silent about what he does,” Vaughan stated.
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Butt, who was banned from cricket for 10 years for the spot-fixing scandal in 2010, which was later decreased to 5 years, slammed Vaughan for stirring up an pointless controversy by drawing comparisons between Kohli and Williamson.
“Kohli is from a country that has a huge population. So, he will have a bigger fanbase. Moreover, no other current batsman in the world has 70 international centuries. He has dominated the batting rankings for a long period because his performances have been outstanding. So, what is the need of this comparison,” Butt stated.
“And who has in contrast the 2? Michael Vaughan. He was a implausible captain for England … however his output wasn’t on par with the wonder with which he used to bat. He was Test batsman however by no means scored a single century in ODIs.
“Now, as an opener, should you been the captain and have performed 75-odd matches (86 ODIs) and haven’t scored a century, then there isn’t any enjoyable in discussing the data. It’s simply that he has a knack of claiming issues that fire up controversies.
Also, folks have loads of free time to fire up debate on any given subject,” he added.
An irate Vaughan retorted that he wished Butt had such a transparent thoughts when he was caught for spot-fixing in 2010 in a Test towards England.
“No idea what the headline is … but I seen what Salman has said about me … that’s fine and he is allowed his opinion but I wished he had such a clear thought of mind back in 2010 when he was match fixing!!!,” Vaughan tweeted.
No thought what the headline is … however I seen what Salman has stated about me … that’s tremendous and he’s allowed his opinion however I wanted he had such a transparent considered thoughts again in 2010 when he was Match fixing !!! https://t.co/EkDWuH7Vi4
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 16, 2021
