Salman Butt termed Sharjeel Khan's return to the national team as a double standard.

Despite the highest domestic performance for 4 years, Salman Butt was not allowed to back down.

Former captain Salman Butt opposed Sharjeel Khan's return to the national team, calling it a double standard. Talking to media at the inauguration of Emra Cricket Pitch in Lahore, Salman Butt, who was convicted in the spot-fixing case, said that Sharjeel Khan Returned to the team is a testament to the double standards of the selection committee. Before that, Mohammad Amir was fed. I was not allowed to back down despite having the highest domestic performance for 4 years, which was disappointing.

Salman Butt believed that Babar Azam's opinion should be given importance in selection matters. The captain has to take performances from the team. Therefore the opinion of the captain should also be given importance in the selection of boys, left-arm opener postponed Pakistan Super League Declaring the decision to do so wrong, he said that PSL should have continued as it was, no matter how many sports competitions are taking place in the world, cases were reported everywhere but nowhere was the event stopped. I don't think there would have been as much damage at that time as there might have been with the PSL's postponement.