[2] Batting at number three, he scored 35 and 97, falling three short of a debut century thanks to the bowling of Billy Sutcliffe and the catching hands of Ken Barrington.
[9] Following the end of his international career, despite scoring over 1,000 first-class runs in the England tour including two centuries, he made only sporadic appearances in Pakistani domestic cricket.
"[16] He expressed relief when the 2009 Champions Trophy appeared to be going ahead in Pakistan despite security risks,[17] and "made a series of startling revelations" about discussions with the International Cricket Council about merging with the Indian Premier League.
[21] In October 2008, he also asked questions of the financial security of the previous PCB officials, and speculated on the removal of Geoff Lawson, then Pakistani coach, from his position.
"[24] Shafqat Naghmi, PCB Chief Operating Officer, also threatened to sue Butt over allegations that the former was stealing official documents.
[25] Security concerns did not lessen, however, and Javed Miandad's resignation as director-general of the PCB resulted in traded accusations between himself and Butt at a Senate of Pakistan meeting.
[32] Butt continued to meet with the PCB board to regain the World Cup, to no avail, despite a legal battle which lasted until August.
"[33][34] Concurrently, the PCB under Butt dissolved the national selection panel[35] and removed Saleem Altaf from his position as chief operating officer.
[40] Further match fixing claims arose in February, and Butt promised action against the players involved following the report of an inquiry committee which investigated Pakistan's whitewash defeat during the tour of Australia.
[43] Though Butt had deflected accusations of match fixing earlier in February 2010 during Pakistan's tour of Australia,[44] the 2010 tour of England was publicly marred by controversial match fixing allegations involving a number of Pakistan players and their actions during the One Day Internationals against England and the Test series against the host nation and against Australia.
There is loud and clear talk in bookie circles that some English players have taken enormous amounts of money to lose the match [the third ODI].
The ECB announced that it would be taking legal action against Butt for his allegations, though the tour would continue despite several England players' reluctance to participate.
[49][50] Wajid Shamsul Hasan, the Pakistan's high commissioner, defended Butt, calling the disagreement "a very innocent argument" and denying relationships with the United Kingdom were adversely affected.
[51] The England team later made official their demand for an apology in a letter sent to Butt, promising legal action without further warning if their request went unfulfilled.