Mohammad Amir International Career: A day after all-rounder Imad Wasim announced his retirement, fast bowler Mohammad Amir followed him into retirement. Both players had previously retired once from international cricket but unretired earlier this year to feature in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 in the West Indies and the USA.
“After careful consideration, I have taken the difficult decision to retire from international cricket. These decisions are never easy but are inevitable,” Amir wrote in a social media post.
“I feel this is the right time for the next generation to take the baton and elevate Pakistan Cricket to new heights! Representing my country has been and always will be the greatest honour of my life. I would sincerely like to thank the PCB, my family and friends and, above all, my fans for their continuous love & support,” he added.
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Mohammad Amir International Career
Mohammad Amir, one of the heroes of Pakistan’s 2017 Champions Trophy triumph, had retired in December 2020 after citing issues with the then management. He made a U-turn on his retirement earlier this year and played in a few T20I series leading into the T20 World Cup 2024.
In the showpiece event, Pakistan had an embarrassing group-stage exit after losing to India and the USA. In the tournament, Amir ended up as Pakistan’s joint-leading wicket-taker, along with Haris Rauf, with 7 wickets in four bowling innings, and had an economy rate of 4.50.
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The 32-year-old had made his Pakistan debut in 2009 in all three formats. He was a chief contributor to Pakistan’s title wins in the ICC T20 World Cup 2009 and the ICC Champions Trophy 2017.
The left-arm pacer featured in 36 tests, 61 ODIs, and 62 T20Is. In his international career for Pakistan, Mohammad Amir picked up 271 wickets along with 5 five-wicket hauls.
The darkest period of Amir’s career was when he was implicated in a spot-fixing scandal on the 2010 tour of England, during which he bowled deliberate no-balls in a Test match. In 2011, he was handed a five-year ban by the ICC and was sentenced to six months in prison at Southwark Crown Court. He made his international comeback in 2016.
Talking about Imad, the left-arm spinning all-rounder had retired late last year but reversed it along with Amir this year. He, however, couldn’t do much in the T20 World Cup 2024, scoring only 19 runs at a strike rate of 65 and picking up three wickets.
Both the players will continue to play in franchise leagues around the world.
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