Premier pace bowler Mohammad Amir has been very critical of Pakistan cricket in recent months. The bowler first announced his retirement over a feud with the Pakistan cricket board (PCB) and he has, now, thrashed the Pakistan Super League (PSL) management for their negligence because of which the T20I league got suspended. Earlier this month, PCB decided to halt the on-going PSL season due to the rise of Coronavirus cases amongst the players and the staff.
Mohammad Amir Slams Pakistan’s Board
It was reported that a total of 7 players were tested positive for the lethal disease. The Pakistani top-tier T20I was only started before the board had to shut the curtain on the tournament amid the spread of the virus. Only 14 games were played prior to the suspension since the league kick-started on February 20. The PCB has been on the receiving end of tons of criticism since the league got suspended. Karachi Kings’ bowler Amir is the latest to take a sly dig at the board.
28-year-old Amir, in a recent interview with Cricket Pakistan, stated that many outsiders entered the office where the cricketers were residing during the PSL.
“There were two lifts at the hotel, one for players and others for the rest of the visitors. There was a wooden stand to separate the two but the people using the lifts could still talk and see each other. Covid would not run away after seeing that piece of wood,” Mohammad Amir made a cheeky comment. “Outsiders should not have been allowed at the hotel and the staff should have stayed in the bubble throughout the event,” he added.
“I played at the T10 League and the Lanka Premier League (LPL) where the hotel was fully booked for the players and no outsiders were allowed. Every team had their separate lifts and teams were restricted to their designated floors. Each team had separate gym and pool sessions. After one team had used the gym the other had to wait for 20 minutes so that the area could be sanitized properly,” he said.
