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IPL playerPakistan2008

Salman Butt

Right-hand bat

1
Seasons
7
Matches
193
Runs
SR 119.9
0
Wickets
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2008 to 2008 · Sources

Salman Butt, a batter, spent a single IPL season with Kolkata Knight Riders, 2008: 7 matches, 193 runs.

The arrival

Salman Butt arrived through the auction: Kolkata Knight Riders paid ₹40 lakh (US$100k), at the very first IPL auction.

That first season brought 7 matches and 193 runs.

In the field

The fielding record: 2 catches.

At the auction

Salman Butt went under the hammer once. The price was ₹40 lakh (US$100k), paid by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008.

Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.

The legacy

Salman Butt made 7 IPL appearances, the last for Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008.

Season by season

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2008Kolkata Knight Riders71937327.6119.91/0–––2

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced46.6%
Balls per four5.4
Balls per six80.5
Catches2
Run-outs0
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2008Auction-2–Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹40 lakh (US$100k)

Sources