"Approachable And Easy Going" - Salman Butt On KKR Co-Owner Shah Rukh Khan

Former Pakistan skipper Salman Butt recently looked back at his debut season in the IPL with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008. Butt played only one season with KKR as the Pakistan players were not allowed to participate in the IPL from 2009 due to political tensions.

Butt scored 193 runs at an average of 27.57 in the first season and was one of the marquee players in the Kolkata Knight Riders side. In his recent appearance in the Nadir Ali Podcast, Butt spoke about KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan’s humbleness.

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Shah Rukh Khan Is Very Humble: Salman Butt

“When I went there to play for Kolkata Knight Riders, the fans treated me as a local player. Shah Rukh Khan is very humble. He would often come to our dressing room. He used to sit on the floor with his head resting on a kit bag. He would interact with everyone and was very approachable and easy-going,” Butt said on SRK.

He further revealed that he was initially offered a contract by the Rajasthan Royals but then was traded off by KKR.

“I was initially offered a contract by the Rajasthan Royals. I was then traded to the Kolkata Knight Riders, where I had signed a three-year deal. However, due to the political tensions between the two countries, the Pakistani players were never allowed to play in the IPL after that” said Butt.

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The former Pakistan skipper then shared his experience of playing against India. He said that he relished playing against India and doing well against them makes you an overnight superstar.

“It is a different joy to play in India. There are around one lakh people in the stands. When a Pakistani batter would hit a boundary, there would be a pin-drop silence in the whole stadium. I really enjoyed that. When Pakistan would take a wicket, you would only hear the sound of a single Pakistani fan from the stands. It is a match that takes you from being unknown to being well-known just in a matter of a few hours” Butt said on playing against India.

The southpaw had a good record against India across formats having scored 1336 runs from 24 matches at an average of 40.48.

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