Published 08:28 IST, December 18th 2020
Shoaib Akhtar vows to make Mohammad Amir a world-class bowler under his guidance
Shoaib Akhtar has taken to Twitter and vowed to make Mohammad Amir a world-class bowler under his guidance after he has decided to bid adieu to int'l cricket
Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has said he will make sure that premier fast bowler Mohammad Amir will do wonders under his supervision and guidance. Akhtar's remarks came after the 28-year old had said that he does not think he can work with the current Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management and it is best for him to leave.
'Then see the wonders'...:, Shoaib Akhtar
Taking to the micro-blogging site, the 'Rawalpindi Express' wrote 'Give @iamamirofficialunder me and then see the wonders he does on the ground. Na zaaya kerain us ko'
'I am leaving cricket': Mohammad Amir
"To be honest, I don't think I can play cricket under this management, I am leaving cricket, for now, I am being mentally tortured, I cannot handle it, I have seen it enough from 2010-2015. I have to repeatedly hear that PCB invested a lot in me, I am thankful to Shahid Afridi as he gave me chances when I came back after the ban," said Amir in a video that has now gone viral on social media.
"Everyone wants to play for their country, they just keep saying that I left Test cricket for other leagues around the world, I made the comeback through BPL, if I was dying for leagues then I could have said I don't want to play for Pakistan. Every month there is someone who is saying Amir ditched us, in two days I will reach Pakistan and then I will release a statement," he added.
Mohammad Amir's cricketing career
Amir has represented Pakistan in 36 Tests where he picked up 119 scalps in his 10-year Test career from 2009-2019. The left-arm pacer has also represented the Men In Green in 61 One Day Internationals and 48 T20Is where he has picked up 81 and 59 wickets respectively.
The premier quickie had announced his retirement from red-ball cricket at the age of 27 after which he had faced a lot of criticism from his countrymen as well as legendary pacers Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar. His most memorable performance was picking up three important wickets in the ICC Champions Trophy final against arch-rivals India where his opening spell proved to be too much for the Indian batsmen to handle in that summit clash.
Chasing a huge target of 339 to retain their title, the Men In Blue's top-order including the likes of Rohit Sharma, skipper Virat Kohli, and Shikhar Dhawan were sent back to the pavilion early on as India never recovered from the initial setback and were eventually bundled out for 158. Pakistan registered a mammoth 180-run win to win their maiden CT title.
Updated 08:28 IST, December 18th 2020