Qalandars rope in Salman Butt as replacement for Hafeez
Last updated on: 19 February,2019 11:23 pm
This will be the first time Butt is going to feature in PSL since his return to competitive cricket.
DUBAI (Dunya News) – Lahore Qalandars have signed left-handed batsman Salman Butt as the replacement of injured Mohammad Hafeez.
Hafeez is ruled out of the tournament due to finger injury. He sustained an injury to his right thumb while fielding off his own bowling against Karachi Kings when Colin Ingram struck a powerful shot back at him.
This will be the first time Butt is going to feature in PSL since his return to competitive cricket in 2016 post his five-year suspension for involvement in the infamous spot-fixing scandal in 2010. The 34-year-old will play under the leadership of AB de Villiers.
Lahore have played three matches so far in this year’s PSL and they have won one while lost two. They will face Multan Sultans next on February 22.