Pakistan’s pacemaker Mohammad Amir announced Thursday that he will be leaving international cricket. The 28-year-old pacemaker said he doesn’t think he can work with the current administration of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and that he better leave. He promised a full statement soon. “To be honest, I don’t think I can play cricket under this direction, I’m quitting cricket, for now, I’m being mentally tortured, I can’t handle it, I’ve seen enough of it since 2010-2015. I have to repeatedly hear PCB invested a lot in Me, I am grateful to Shahid Afridi because he gave me opportunities when I came back after the ban, “Amir said in a video that has now gone viral on social media.
“Everybody wants to play for their country, they just keep saying that I left Test cricket for other leagues around the world, I came back through BPL, if I was dying for the leagues then I could have said I don’t want to play for Pakistan. Every month. there is someone who says that Amir abandoned us. In two days I will arrive in Pakistan and then I will give a statement, “he added.
Although in the video, Amir can be seen saying that he is leaving cricket and that he will make an official statement after arriving in Pakistan and speaking with his family, the Pakistani media house Samaa.tv reported that Amir has announced his retirement from the international cricket.
The Pakistani pacemaker played 36 events, 61 ODI and 50 ODI. Amir went on to take 259 wickets in three game formats.
Amir had played his first international match during the 2009 T20 World Cup and was part of the Pakistan team that won the T20 World Cup. Later that year, he made his ODI and Test cricket debut.
However, a major turning point came in 2010 when Amir was arrested for fixing points and was given a five-year suspension for deliberately throwing two balls without balls in a test match against England. Amir had pleaded guilty to the verdict handed down by his prosecutor and publicly asked for forgiveness. In 2011, Amir was convicted in Southwark Crown Court, along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, on conspiracy charges related to the settlement of points.
He was also given a five-year suspension for his role in the point-fixing scandal. In 2015, it was announced that Amir would be allowed to return to national cricket early. He then returned to play for Pakistan on his New Zealand tour in 2016.
Last year, Amir had announced his retirement from test cricket to focus on cue ball cricket. He called on his career after playing just 36 tests, in which he started 119 wickets.
In November this year, Amir was eliminated from Pakistan’s T20 team for the three-game series against New Zealand. He was last seen in action in the Lanka Premier League and represented Galle Gladiators.
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Speaking to ANI earlier this month, Amir revealed that he spent most of his time training during the confinement to stay in the best possible shape.
“Yes, time has been difficult for people and sports took a backseat during the lockdown. As a professional cricketer, I did everything I could, in a limited capacity, to stay in shape and it also gave me time to to think about my game. But things have started to move slowly, and here we are in the Lanka Premier League today. It’s a new league, developing in really challenging circumstances, but it’s going well, there are some really good performances from so many players. ” , had said.
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