Pakistani left arm pacer Mohammad Amir has retired from International cricket due to ‘hostile’ environment and ‘mental torture’.
As per details, Mohammad Amir – the left arm fast bowler of Pakistan Cricket Team, has announced to take an indefinite break from International cricket for time being.
In a video statement, the 28-year-old said that he has been pushed away by the current management.
I got my wakeup call when I wasn’t included in the 35-man squad, he said.
“I don’t think I can bear any further mental torture….I can’t play under this current management,” he noted.
He went on to thank former PCB Chairman Najam Sethi and former skipper and all-rounder Shahid Afridi for their support which helped him to revive his cricket career.
It is to be noted that Mohammad Amir had been facing severe criticism from individuals within the PCB and several former Pakistani cricketers for retiring from Test Cricket in July, 2019.
Amir’s Career
Amir made his international debut against England in the group stages of the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. He took the wicket of Ravi Bopara with only his second ball, with Shoaib Malik taking a fine catch, and conceded only one run in his debut international over.
Amir made his One Day International match debut against Sri Lanka taking 3 wickets at an economy rate of 4.50 and also scoring 23 runs.
He was then selected in the test squad for Pakistan for the series in Sri Lanka and eventually became a key asset of the Pakistan Cricket Team.
In August 2010, the English newspaper News of the World published allegations that Amir and fellow bowler Mohammad Asif deliberately bowled no-balls during Pakistan’s 2010 tour of England in return for payment from a betting syndicate.
As a result of the allegations and video posted by News of the World, Scotland Yard announced during the evening that they had arrested Majeed on charges of suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers.
On 2 September 2010, after the warm-up List A game between Pakistan and Somerset, the International Cricket Council announced that they had suspended Amir under the provisions of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code.
He was charged on various offences under Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to alleged irregular behaviour during, and in relation to, the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s.
Amir pleaded guilty was sentenced to 6 months in Feltham Young Offenders Institution.
After five years, on 13 March 2015, Amir made his domestic comeback playing for Omar Associates in the grade II patron’s trophy.
On 19 August 2015, Mohammad Amir was declared completely free to play all forms of cricket from 2 September 2015. On 15 January 2016, he made his return to international cricket in a T20I match against New Zealand
