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Mohammad Amir retires from international cricket – “cannot play under this management” | Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Amir has retired from international cricket

Mohammad Amir, Pakistan’s left-arm pace bowler, has announced his retirement from international cricket. Aged just 28, Amir has made his decision due to indifferences with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

In a video interview with Pakistani channel Samaa, Amir said that he “cannot play under this management”.

Amir also noted that he did not feel welcome in the national team. “I don’t think I can play cricket under this management. I think I should leave cricket this time. I am being tortured mentally. I don’t think I can tolerate any more torture now,” said Amir.

“I’ve experienced a lot of torture from 2010 to 2015. I was away from the game and sentenced for my mistake. I’m being tortured again and again…”

Amir, who was jailed for five years after the spot-fixing scandal in 2010, said that there were only two key people who supported him. These two were Shahid Afridi and former PCB President Najam Sethi.

“Sethi and Shahid Afridi were the two people whom I will thank forever, both of them supported me at a tough time,” he said.

“I returned after completing the sentence of five years, it’s not like I returned after a year. The rest of the team said, ‘we will not play with Mohammad Amir’.”

The PCB responded with a statement. “(Amir) confirmed to the PCB chief executive that he has no desires or intentions of playing international cricket and, as such, he should not be considered for future international matches,” the PCB said in a statement. “This is a personal decision of Mohammad Amir, which the PCB respects.”

Mohammad Amir is now surely one of the biggest “what ifs” in recent cricket memory. The left-arm pacer burst onto the scene as a teenager in 2009, and impressed everyone with his incredible pace, swing and control. The spot-fixing scandal in 2010 shocked the cricketing world, and left Michael Holding on the verge of tears.

Since his return, Amir has had some wonderful moments, such as the 2017 Champions Trophy Final. However, given Amir’s incredible talent in his early years, a glorious, long career was beckoning.

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