Mohammad Amir was always considered a once in a generational talent. When he made his debut for Pakistan at the age of 17, he could swing the ball both ways at a speed of 150 km/hour. World cricket looked at him as another Wasim Akram. But sadly owing to the spot-fixing scandal, Amir had to spend 5 years away from international cricket. Amir did make a comeback and a stellar one at that. Strangely and suddenly though he announced his retirement from international cricket. Amir has now revealed the reason why he decided of quitting international cricket. He believes he has lost faith in the current team management and he can’t take the burden any longer.
Mohammad Amir reveals the real reason why he has quit international cricket:
Amir was quoted saying,” The issue started when I announced my retirement from Test cricket. All was fine after the 2019 World Cup, then-coach Mickey Arthur was fine with it and he understood the decision. However, some members in the PCB management once they took charge selected me for white-ball leg, and we even went to Australia, but when Pakistan lost the Test series there, the head coach and bowling coach started giving statements against me not playing Tests, some PCB management members said that Amir ditched us, they said I left Test cricket for T20 leagues. I was handling it for one year.
He went on to add that, “I never said that I would not play ODIs and T20Is for Pakistan just because of T20 leagues, these members of PCB management kept on saying that I left Tests for T20 leagues and this proved crucial in destroying my image and people started talking about it. I am not weak, if I was I would have never been able to make a comeback after 2010. I do not have issues with Wasim Khan (CEO) and Ehsan Mani (Chairman), I just have a problem with the current PCB management who is dealing with the players,”
The left-arm seamer explained saying, “I wish the PCB management understood why I left Test cricket, I never left it for playing T20 leagues, it just frustrated me as to why the management kept on talking about me leaving Test cricket for T20 leagues. I have always wanted to play for Pakistan, I was available for two formats,”
Amir’s Best international moment:
Mohammad Amir’s main moment of glory was when he nipped out India’s top 3 in Champions Trophy final in 2017. He picked out Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli in a terrific new-ball spell. People expected more from their troubled yet celebrated pacer, but the journey seems to have reached its final destination with his decision to retire from international cricket at the age of 28.
