Former England captain Michael Vaughan on Sunday slammed Salman Butt after the previous Pakistan opener questioned his remarks on Indian and New Zealand skippers Virat Kohli and Kane Williamson respectively.
Earlier this month, Vaughan had stated that Williamson can be termed the best participant in the world if he hailed from India.
“If Kane Williamson was Indian, he’d be the greatest player in the world, but he’s not because you’re not allowed to say that Virat Kohli is not the greatest, because you’d get an absolute pelting on social media,” Vaughan had advised Spark Sport.
After these feedback, Salman Butt had criticised Vaughan for selecting to debate on the performances of Kohli and Williamson.
After listening to what Butt needed to say, Vaughan on Sunday tweeted: “I have 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.”
No concept what the headline is … however I seen what Salman has stated about me … that’s positive and he’s allowed his opinion however I needed he had such a transparent thought of thoughts again in 2010 when he was Match fixing !!! https://t.co/EkDWuH7Vi4
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) May 16, 2021
“This is very true Salman but you forgot to mention that I haven’t been a match fixer corrupting our great game either like some … !!!!!!!!,” Vaughan replied on Facebook after Butt identified that he failed to attain an ODI hundred.
“Kohli belongs to a country which has a huge population. Obviously, he would have a bigger fanbase. On top of that, his performance is better too. Virat has 70 international tons at the moment, no other batsman from this era has that many,” Butt had stated on his YouTube channel.
“And he has, for a long period, dominated the batting rankings because his performances have been outstanding. So I don’t understand what and where is the need to draw comparisons,” he added.
Further speaking about Vaughan, Butt stated: “And who has compared the two? Michael Vaughan. He was a brilliant captain for England, but the beauty at which he used to bat, his output wasn’t on par. He was a good Test batsman but Vaughan never scored a single century in ODIs. Now, as an opener, if you haven’t scored a century, it’s not worth discussion. It’s just that he has a knack of saying things that stir up a debate. Besides, people have a lot of time to stretch a topic.”
In 2010, Butt was implicated in the allegations of spot-fixing. As a end result, he was stripped of the Pakistan captaincy, and he was additionally faraway from the ODI spending legal proceedings. He was banned from enjoying cricket for ten years, of which 5 years was a suspended sentence.
In November 2011, he was convicted and jailed for 30 months for conspiracy expenses regarding the spot-fixing, together with Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif. In August 2015, bans on Butt and fellow conspirators Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif have been lifted by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
