Salman Butt (Image credit: X)
He played 33 Tests, 78 ODIs and 24 T20Is during his career. In Test cricket, he scored 1,889 runs, including three centuries and 10 half-centuries. In ODIs, he made 2,725 runs, with eight centuries and 14 half-centuries. He also scored 595 runs in T20Is.
Butt was giving a pitch report before the start of the match when he suddenly lost his train of thought. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field in the first Test against Pakistan.
The moment became even more awkward when Butt started saying “Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry…” on live television. “Salman bhai live hai, Salman bhai live hai!” (Salman brother, we are live!), they told the former Pakistan captain. NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt found himself in an embarrassing situation during a live television broadcast ahead of the first Test between Pakistan and Sri Lanka. He struggled to continue his analysis and repeatedly apologised while standing in front of the camera. The camera crew could be heard trying to alert him in the background. The incident quickly caught attention on social media, with the video of Butt’s on-air mistake going viral. Join conversation Share your thoughts in the comments Be respectful · TOI community guidelines Butt represented Pakistan in all three formats of international cricket. Pakistan (Playing XI): Azan Awais, Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha, Babar Azam (c), Saud Shakeel, Salman Agha, Ghazi Ghori (wk), Arafat Minhas, Razaullah, Mohammad Abbas, Saqib Khan. Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pasindu Sooriyabandara, Lahiru Udara, Dinesh Chandimal, Kamindu Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Kusal Mendis (wk/c), Sonal Dinusha, Milan Priyanath Rathnayake, Lahiru Kumara, Asitha Fernando, Dilshan Madushanka. Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.