msb314
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I can understand the anger but Amir really was naive and put in a terribly awkward situation by his seniors at the time
Cut him some slack. The door of Tauba is never closed. We should just hope that he has learned from a big mistake that has cost him too much as it is.
From a strictly cricketing POV. Amir seemed to be very happy with the way Mickey Arthur was handling his workload and his commitments to T20 franchise leagues etc. Everything changed for him when Misbah “I know better than everyone” ul Haq took over and seemed to have it in for Amir.
People here defended Misbah for his strict/stringent stance on full availability for all formats but then they should also stay consistent on Shadab as well.
I still do not understand this argument. How come everyone else at the time (Yousuf, Azhar, Amin, Imran Farhat, Yasir Hameed, Wahab etc.) was not “naive” and were not influenced by Salman Butt / Asif??
Amir is certainly not naive but it was just his back luck that he got caught. Very cunning and shrewd.. but I don’t blame him for his actions today as he is trying to maximize his earning in T20 franchise cricket - which is the future that cricket is heading!