• Friday, March 29, 2024

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Salman Butt hopes for a new era for Pakistan cricket

By: Eastern Eye Staff

Salman Butt clearly remembers the way he was dismissed against Sri Lanka in Lahore in 2009 – the last batsman out in the last Test in Pakistan, before a terror attack on the visiting team’s bus scared off touring sides. Butt, now 32, was run out in the last over of the day for 48. The next morning, on March 3, militants ambushed the Sri Lankan bus, killing eight people and wounding seven Sri Lankan players and staff. Eight years on, and with a conviction for spot-fixing behind him, Butt is hoping for a new era for Pakistani cricket, starting with next week’s visit of a World…

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