‘There was absolutely no need’- Salman Butt Slams Ramiz Raja For Taking A Dig At Virat Kohli

Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) President Ramiz Raja had taken a dig at Virat Kohli while commenting on Men in Green’s recent performances in the England series following the loss in the Asia Cup final. However, this has not gone down too well with his countryman Salman Butt.

The former Pakistan Cricket Captain has expressed his displeasure with the Board President for bringing up an irrelevant subject in the conversation. While drawing comparisons between fans of the two rivals, Ramiz recently stated that everyone had forgotten India’s early exit from the Asia Cup due to Kohli’s century in their last game against Afghanistan.

“India should then have been severely criticised for not reaching the final. But that is not what their fans and media do. I’ll tell you…when Virat Kohli scored a century against Afghanistan, they forgot their entire Asia Cup. Will we ever do that?” he said in an interaction with Samaa TV.

Aap relevant example bhi nahi de sakte: Salman Butt

Responding to this, Butt said on his YouTube Channel, “There was absolutely no need to take a dig. Aap relevant example bhi nahi de sakte. Vo duniya ka top player, he’s only the second man in entire history of cricket jiske 70+ hundred hai. Beherhaal, I don’t know.. he is frustrated. Maybe he’s got some news, jo baakiyon ko kuch dino baad milegi. Unhone aur bhi kayi baat ki hai jinka koi mettle ya logic nahi tha. Bas satahi baatein ki hain (You can’t even give relevant examples. He’s only the third man in cricket history with 70+ international tons. He is frustrated. Maybe he has some news that others will get a few days later. He said a lot of others thing that didn’t have any logic. It’s just superficial talks.)”

Kohli had made a stunning return to form after a 6-week break, smashing a couple of half-centuries and a maiden T20I century to finish the 2022 Asia Cup as the second-highest run-getter, just behind Mohammad Rizwan.