Former Test captain Salman Butt has been knocking the doors of international cricket to make a comeback in the Pakistan squad and after leading his team Wapda to win their maiden Quaid-e-Azam Trophy he has added further weight behind his bid to do so.
However, despite serving a five year ban for spot fixing along with Muhammad Amir and Muhammad Asif, Butt remains a controversial figure in the cricketing world, with many cricketing greats voicing against his reintroduction to game.
I know Mohammad Amir is playing here ... I'm 50-50 on that. I obviously don't think he should be here, but he was 17 years old ... whether that was an excuse I'm still trying to work that out myself, said former Australian fast bowler, Ryan Harris, reported Fox Sports.
But Salman Butt, the captain who told his players to go out and cheat, there's no room for that in the game. I'm not sure how the opposition players would take playing against him for one, but definitely not.
Butt last played Test in August 2010 against England at Lords. He played 33 Tests before his suspension. Harris even questioned the sentence given to Salman Butt calling the punishment pretty lenient.
"I know he's done the crime, done the time. I still think that was a pretty lenient time, five years."
Michael Hussey too backed his fellow Australian, saying Butt had no place back in the Test arena.
Some would argue he has done his time and been allowed back in, much like Mohammad Amir, Hussey said.
But you've got to remember Amir was a 17-year-old kid being directed by Salman Butt to do the wrong thing. I have a bit more sympathy for Amir. But Salman Butt, it doesn't sit well to have him back in international cricket.
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