Mohammad Amir has rejected the Director of Pakistan’s men’s cricket team, Mohammad Hafeez‘s proposal to take back his international retirement.
Before departing for a tour to Australia, Mohammad Hafeez, who has been appointed as the new manager of the Pakistan men’s cricket team, held apress conference at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on November 28. I did it.
Among the many issues raised by Hafeez was that of left-wing seamer Mohammad Amir. Hafeez said he contacted the now retired fast bowler and offered him to withdraw his retirement if he wanted to play for Pakistan.
“I personally called Mohammad Amir and told him that if he wants to play for Pakistan, he is free to withdraw his retirement and return to Pakistan,” Hafeez said.
Hafeez added that he would have included Amir in his selection had he played at international level, but the left-back flatly rejected his suggestion. “‘If you perform well, you will be included in the Pakistan team. Once you join the team, I guarantee you that you will be given the same chances as everyone else.’
“But he said he has moved on in his life and his priorities in life have changed. We have to respect that.” He wants to play in the international league, but he has zero He said he had no intention of starting from there. (In domestic cricket),” Hafeez said.
At the beginning of December 2020, Amir announced his retirement from the national team, citing “mental torture” by the team management. Amid the public spat between Amir and the Pakistan Cricket Board, Amir gave a television interview in which he claimed he was not wanted by the Pakistan team.
The 31-year-old has not played international cricket since then, playing mainly in domestic T20 leagues around the world.
He burst onto the scene as a plucky 17-year-old who upset the world’s best batsmen before being embroiled in an infamous match-fixing scandal and banned from cricket.
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Amir made his international comeback in 2016 and played an integral role in Pakistan’s Champions Trophy win in 2017.
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