Salman Butt the opener left handed batsman of Pakistan was banned for spot fixing in Britain in 2011. In 29 August 2010, Butt was shown in allegations of match fixing. In 31 August 2010, he was removed from the Pakistan captaincy and removed from the ODI Squad pending criminal proceedings. In 5th February 2011, he was sentenced for serving a 10-year ban of which five years is a suspended sentence. The 31 year old, Salman Butt returned to play the domestic season after completing the prison sentence of 5 year in September 2015.

After return, Butt scored 536 runs at an average of 107 in National One-Day Cup in 2015. In April-May 2016, Butt participated in the ODI tournament and somehow scored 135 runs in 5 innings. Again then in the shorter version of the cricket format, Butt was seen with a consistent performance being the 2nd highest run scorer in the T20 tournament at the domestic level with 350 runs in 8 innings.

Salman Butt said in an interview,"I believe I did well and have a good feeling for comeback to the Pakistan National side after my performance in the domestic season". Salman Butt wants to return to first-class cricket in October 2016, and to carry the consistent performance till he won't get selected to the Pakistan National side is his goal. Butt further added,"I don't know if the board really want me or not, but I have two good performances. Sometimes, if the team is playing well, you can't be fitted in, so unless someone has a bad run or if the team needs to strengthen a specific area, it will be tough. Let's see which door opens for me, but my job is to keep fit and keep scoring runs."