Former PCB Chief Ramiz Raja lashes out at appointment of 'match-fixer' Salman Butt in Pakistan's selection committee
1 year ago

Former PCB Chief Ramiz Raja lashes out at appointment of 'match-fixer' Salman Butt in Pakistan's selection committee

Op India  

Former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, Ramiz Raja, has criticised the board for naming convicted match-fixer Salman Butt as a consultant member to chief selector Wahab Riaz for the next series against New Zealand. Notably, Salman Butt, who confessed to spot-fixing and was jailed, is one of the three people selected by the PCB on Friday following recent administrative clearance to bring Pakistan cricket back on course. While underscoring Salman Butt’s records, the press release stated, “Former Test captain Salman Butt represented Pakistan in 33 Tests, 78 ODIs and 24 T20Is. It is pertinent to recall that the International Cricket Council suspended Salman Butt, Pakistan’s captain at the time, as well as two other Pakistan players, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif, back in September 2010.

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Salman Butt removed as consultant to chief selector after 'thorough review'
1 year ago

Salman Butt removed as consultant to chief selector after 'thorough review'

Firstpost  

Salman Butt, 39, had made a successful return to cricket in 2016 after serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing. Salman Butt has been removed as consultant to chief Pakistan selector Wahab Riaz a day after ’thorough review’. Butt and former teammates Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar Anjum had been named as consultant members to recently-appointed chief selector Riaz alongside former …

Pakistan Cricket Board removes match-fixer Salman Butt from his role in selection committee after outrage
1 year ago

Pakistan Cricket Board removes match-fixer Salman Butt from his role in selection committee after outrage

Op India  

Amidst the backlash over inducting spot-fixing tainted ex-cricketer Salman Butt as a consultant member to Pakistan Cricket Board’s selection committee, PCB chief selector Wahab Riaz has reversed his decision. Wahab Riaz reverted the decision of involving Salman Butt in Selection committee due to alot of criticism.#PCB #WahabRiaz #SalmanButt pic.twitter.com/hEIRhal62e — Sanam Jamali🇵🇰 December 2, 2023 “Chief selector Wahab Riaz has …

'Look at Azharuddin, Jadeja...': Wahab Riaz reacts as PCB fires Butt as selection consultant day after appointment
1 year ago

'Look at Azharuddin, Jadeja...': Wahab Riaz reacts as PCB fires Butt as selection consultant day after appointment

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan Cricket Board's announcement on Friday of Salman Butt as the consultant to newly-appointed chief selector Wahab Riaz met with immense backlash. Responding strongly to the criticism PCB faced for their call, the former Pakistan fast bowler namedropped Mohammad Azharuddin and Ajay Jadeja explaining that world cricket has been forgiving. Wahab Riaz reacts after Salman Butt gets fired as selection …

Insane to have a selector who was locked up for match fixing: Ramiz Raja lambasts PCB for Salman Butt appointment
1 year ago

Insane to have a selector who was locked up for match fixing: Ramiz Raja lambasts PCB for Salman Butt appointment

Hindustan Times  

The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday named former cricketer Salman Butt as a consultant member to newly-appointed chief selector Wahab Riaz, along with Kamran Akmal and Rao Iftikhar Anjum. Former PCB chairman Ramiz Raja was however left baffled at the appointment of Butt and Akmal, calling it "insane" as he lashed out at the board. Ramiz Raja blasted PCB for …

Ramiz Raza lashes out at PCB over 'tainted' Salman Butt's appointment
1 year ago

Ramiz Raza lashes out at PCB over 'tainted' Salman Butt's appointment

India TV News  

Former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board Ramiz Raja has slammed PCB over the appointment of 'tainted' Salman Butt as a consultant member to chief selector Wahab Riaz. Pakistan's apex cricket governing body issued a press release on Friday, December 1 confirming the appointment of the three members and mentioning that they "have assumed their responsibilities in the selection panel …

Ijaz Butt, former Pakistan wicket-keeper and PCB chairman passes away, condolences pour in
1 year, 4 months ago

Ijaz Butt, former Pakistan wicket-keeper and PCB chairman passes away, condolences pour in

The Hindu  

The Pakistan Cricket Board has condoled the death of Ijaz Butt, the former chairman of PCB and an ex-Test cricketer. Mourning the death of Butt, who passed away on Wednesday, PCB Management Committee chairperson Zaka Ashraf said: “On behalf of the PCB, I want to express my deepest condolences on the sad demise of Mr Ijaz Butt. “I offer my …

If Suryakumar Yadav was in Pakistan, he would've been victim to the over-30 policy: Salman Butt
1 year, 11 months ago

If Suryakumar Yadav was in Pakistan, he would've been victim to the over-30 policy: Salman Butt

India Today  

Former batter Salman Butt reckoned that it would have been tough for Suryakumar Yadav to play international cricket if it was about getting selected for the Pakistan national team. Butt was in awe of Suryakumar, who smashed his way to an unbeaten 51-ball 112 against Sri Lanka on Saturday, January 7 at the SCA Stadium in Rajkot. If he was …

Hasan Ali, Abbas set to join Pakistan for England Tests as Haris Rauf bows out owing to injury
2 years ago

Hasan Ali, Abbas set to join Pakistan for England Tests as Haris Rauf bows out owing to injury

India TV News  

Haris Rauf's injury may well prove to be a blessing in disguise for Muhammad Abbas and Hasan Ali as the duo is all set to be called for a couple of remaining Tests vs England. On Tuesday, Rauf was ruled out of the series with a grade-II strain in his right qua The 29-year-old Rauf, who made his Test debut …

'A sleeping person can wake up. Ye toh behosh hain': Ex-Pakistan captain's savage criticism about T20 World Cup squad
2 years, 2 months ago

'A sleeping person can wake up. Ye toh behosh hain': Ex-Pakistan captain's savage criticism about T20 World Cup squad

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan have been enduring inconsistent performances in the shortest format of the game over the past few weeks. The side faced a defeat in the final of the Asia Cup last month, and then conceded a 3-4 series loss in the T20Is against England at home. The Pakistan middle-order batters have been fairly inconsistent in the T20Is and many former …

Disgraced ex-Pakistan captain Salman Butt appointed consultant coach of Singapore
2 years, 7 months ago

Disgraced ex-Pakistan captain Salman Butt appointed consultant coach of Singapore

The Hindu  

Former Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt, who was banned over a high-profile spot-fixing scandal, has been appointed to a coaching role with Singapore’s national team, cricket officials said. The 37-year-old has been named consultant coach and will bring a “wealth of experience” to the side, the Singapore Cricket Association said. ‘Butt is an accomplished player with experience that can push …

ICC Meeting: Ramiz Raja's quadrangular T20s idea turned down, Chairman Barclay to complete his term in November
2 years, 8 months ago

ICC Meeting: Ramiz Raja's quadrangular T20s idea turned down, Chairman Barclay to complete his term in November

India Today  

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja's proposal for a quadrangular T20 event was turned down at the ICC board meeting while the board chairman Gregor Barclay has been convinced to complete his term till the end of October, 2022. Ramiz's proposal shot down by the board PCB chairman Ramiz Raja's ambitious proposal of conducting a four-nation tourney comprising India, Australia, …

'A fixer who sold Pakistan while 'on-duty'': Sarfaraz Ahmed responds to Salman Butt's '2nd choice wicketkeeper' remark
2 years, 10 months ago

'A fixer who sold Pakistan while 'on-duty'': Sarfaraz Ahmed responds to Salman Butt's '2nd choice wicketkeeper' remark

Hindustan Times  

Former Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed has posted a tweet that by all means is directed at Salman Butt, after the ex-left-handed batter pointed fingers the Quetta Gladiators captain and his performance in the PSL 2022. Sarfaraz Ahmed had a scathing reply to Salman Butt's remarks. He needs to look after his own performance and not interfere with others'," In a …

Yasir Shah brought bad name to Pakistan Cricket: Ramiz Raja
3 years ago

Yasir Shah brought bad name to Pakistan Cricket: Ramiz Raja

The Hindu  

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ramiz Raja on Wednesday said that the incident involving Test leg-spinner Yasir Shah has brought a bad name to Pakistan Cricket. Yasir Shah was named in an FIR filed by a couple at Islamabad's Shalimar police station two days back in which they have alleged that the cricketer had aided his friend while knowing he had …

Ramiz Raja formally elected as new PCB chairman
3 years, 3 months ago

Ramiz Raja formally elected as new PCB chairman

India TV News  

Former Pakistan cricketer Ramiz Raja has been formally elected unanimously as chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board for a term of three years after winning an unopposed election. PCB Election Commissioner and retired judge Sheikh Azmat presided over a special meeting at the National High Performance Centre on Monday resulting in Raja taking over as PCB chairman. Raja, along with …

World of Cricket: The rise and rise of Shaheen Shah Afridi
3 years, 3 months ago

World of Cricket: The rise and rise of Shaheen Shah Afridi

The Hindu  

The rise and rise of Shaheen Shah Afridi Shaheen Shah Afridi bowled Pakistan to victory in the second Test against the West Indies in Kingston. Ramiz Raja, the new PCB chairman Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja will take over as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board after Ehsan Mani. Mani’s three-year tenure ended recently, and Raja got a go-ahead …

Pak PM Imran Khan nominates Rameez Raja as PCB chairman
3 years, 3 months ago

Pak PM Imran Khan nominates Rameez Raja as PCB chairman

The Hindu  

Former Pakistan captain and renowned cricket commentator Rameez Raja is all set to become the new chairman of the country’s cricket board. Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his role as patron of the Pakistan Cricket Board, nominated Rameez Raja to the governing board on Friday after Ehsan Mani declined to accept a short-term extension when his three-year term expired this …

Salman Butt responds to Michael Vaughan's match-fixing jibe: Some people have mental constipation
3 years, 7 months ago

Salman Butt responds to Michael Vaughan's match-fixing jibe: Some people have mental constipation

India Today  

Former Pakistan opener Salman Butt has hit back at Michael Vaughan's scathing remarks on social media, describing the "match-fixing" jibe as a "below the belt" remark while adding that some people have "mental constipation". Notably, Vaughan and Butt's war of words had started when the former Pakistan opener had slammed the ex-English captain for stirring up an unnecessary controversy by …

PCB struggling to appoint new chief selector with top candidate Muhammad Akram backing out
4 years ago

PCB struggling to appoint new chief selector with top candidate Muhammad Akram backing out

India TV News  

The Pakistan Cricket Board is finding it difficult to appoint a new chief selector after its top candidate backed out of working under the current system of selection in the country. A well-placed source told PTI that former pacer Muhammad Akram was the top candidate for the chief selector's post but he has backed out demanding that the board return …

Demoted, Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt refuses to play for second division squad
4 years, 3 months ago

Demoted, Pakistan cricketer Salman Butt refuses to play for second division squad

India TV News  

Pakistan's former captain Salman Butt has refused to play in the upcoming National T20 Championship after being told he had been demoted to the division two Central Punjab squad. The player, tainted by the 2010 spot-fixing scandal, lost his cool when the newly appointed Central Punjab head coach, Shahid Anwar, told Butt he should lead the division two side in …

Demoted Salman Butt refuses to play for second division squad
4 years, 3 months ago

Demoted Salman Butt refuses to play for second division squad

The Hindu  

Pakistan’s former captain Salman Butt has refused to play in the upcoming National T20 Championship after being told he had been demoted to the division two Central Punjab squad. The player, tainted by the 2010 spot-fixing scandal, lost his cool when the newly appointed Central Punjab head coach, Shahid Anwar, told Butt he should lead the division two side in …

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