Things are heating up in Pakistan cricket after former captain Salman Butt responded to wicketkeeper-batter Sarfaraz Ahmed who took a jibe at him by calling him a “fixer.”
“Pakistan ko on duty beachne wala fixer jub niyat pe bhashan dega phir to Allah he Hafiz hai (If the one who sold Pakistan on duty is giving lectures on intentions, then only god can protect).#justsying.” Sarfaraz tweeted. This was in response to Butt’s criticism of Sarafaz’s latest outing within the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022.
Pakistan ko on responsibility beachne wala fixer jub niyat pe bhashan dega phir to Allah he Hafiz hai .#justsying
— Sarfaraz Ahmed (@SarfarazA_54) February 2, 2022
Butt had additionally said that Sarfaraz “needs to look after his own performance” as he has been the second-choice wicketkeeper-batter for the nationwide staff. In response, the Quetta Gladiators skipper known as Butt a “fixer who sold Pakistan while being on national duty.”
According to the Cricket Pakistan web site, a number of followers demanded Salman’s response when he went reside on his YouTube channel. While Butt didn’t make any direct remarks, he dropped a refined response, saying he doesn’t intend to ignite the matter additional.
“You’ve come to the wrong shop. You won’t get the stuff you want from this place. There already are a lot of shops here where people keep shouting like bus conductors, so you might as well go there,” Butt stated.
Butt, alongside Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, was discovered responsible of spot-fixing through the Lord’s Test in 2010. The trio subsequently confronted bans and whereas Amir managed to make a nationwide comeback in 2016, Asif and Butt have been unable to take action.
