Mohammad Amir announces retirement from international cricket (once again)

[Mamoon]

Amir be like: you don’t need to pay me to bowl wides under pressure.

 

[shariqnoor]

Sad month for Amir. Firstly his chances of selection in the IPL got ended with the war. Now, he loses the final for his team. Better to take retirement from domestic as well.

 

[Mamoon]

The usual clowns will blame other players to deflect the criticism just like they blamed others for the USA defeat, but the fact is that Amir was the biggest culprit once again.

 

[Rana]

Unlucky Amir,

If only it was Babar and Rizwan to bowl to and not Sikander and Perera

 

[Greenstorm]

Time for 'legund' Amir to go back to Tabish Hashmi where he can make thandi juggatein. He can also give tips to Pakistan national team fast bowlers on how to bowl at death overs. His buddy Imad was already sitting in a cricket talk show for this final. Maybe both of them can talk their way into another T20 WC squad next year.

 

[daytrader]

Unlucky Amir,

If only it was Babar and Rizwan to bowl to and not Sikander and Perera

Haha nice coping mechanism. He had enough runs on the board to defend but ended up conceding 18 in the penultimate over. And he was going all out, even took a drinks break in the over. If it was Rizwan doing this you would've called it dramaybaazi.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Haha nice coping mechanism. He had enough runs on the board to defend but ended up conceding 18 in the penultimate over. And he was going all out, even took a drinks break in the over. If it was Rizwan doing this you would've called it dramaybaazi.

I don't think it was a drinks break it appeared to be a mild panic attack. A doctor like @Mamoon or @cricketjoshila can advise properly.

 

[Bewal Express]

I don't think it was a drinks break it appeared to be a mild panic attack. A doctor like @Mamoon or @cricketjoshila can advise properly.

I hope I am wrong and 99% chance I am but it seemed to be a signal.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

I hope I am wrong and 99% chance I am but it seemed to be a signal.

I hope you are wrong too but the over did go downhill quickly after that.

 

[Greenstorm]

I hope I am wrong and 99% chance I am but it seemed to be a signal.

Same thing happened with Naseem Shah in previous game. He got 'injured' during an over and was smashed for rest of the over. Hopefully its due to poor fitness and not some easypaisa thing going on.

 

[BouncerGuy]

So Amir botched another game. LOL

He is a great bowler, but he is of no use to Pakistan anyway. His performances do not matter to me, nor his botched overs.

 

[mominsaigol]

Amir is defo finished now. Great bowler who ruined his career. He came back with a bang and got a new lease on life, and redeemed himself for 2017 deapite what some forever angry Misbah fans claim.

But after 2019 he was clearly finished and started showcasing attitudes and what not.

Tbh he ruined his legacy in 2024 but overall it didn't do much damage as Pakistan was rubbish in 2024 anyway and wasn't going to win.

2009 and 2017 are highlights that no one can take away from him though.

 

[Bewal Express]

Same thing happened with Naseem Shah in previous game. He got 'injured' during an over and was smashed for rest of the over. Hopefully its due to poor fitness and not some easypaisa thing going on.

I hope so and IA i am totally wrong. The last thing we need is another scandal.

 

[The_KING]

He is finished. He should stick to giving his useless analysis on TV.

 

[Rana]

He is finished. He should stick to giving his useless analysis on TV.

It’s not useless though?

He exposed Babar and Rizwan. He owned Babar and Rizwan throughout.

He will always be correct in that regard.

 

[salman24]

It’s not useless though?

He exposed Babar and Rizwan. He owned Babar and Rizwan throughout.

He will always be correct in that regard.

He exposed Babar and Rizwan just like you made the great call of making our greatest champion batsman Asif Ali Captain

 

[Rana]

He exposed Babar and Rizwan just like you made the great call of making our greatest champion batsman Asif Ali Captain

Did Asif Ali just win a PSL? The one in which Babar and Rizwan were knocked out in the group stage?

 

[salman24]

Did Asif Ali just win a PSL? The one in which Babar and Rizwan were knocked out in the group stage?

Yeah Asif Ali won that. He wasn't even playing in the Final or they would've lost. Great logic. Must be nice living in an alternate reality where people have imaginary achievements and the ones with actual achievements are failures lol

 

[Rana]

Yeah Asif Ali won that. He wasn't even playing in the Final or they would've lost. Great logic. Must be nice living in an alternate reality where people have imaginary achievements and the ones with actual achievements are failures lol

The only logical thing for you to do instead of disgracing yourself further here is by putting a sock in it.

 

[mango_bite77]

Amir is defo finished now. Great bowler who ruined his career. He came back with a bang and got a new lease on life, and redeemed himself for 2017 deapite what some forever angry Misbah fans claim.

But after 2019 he was clearly finished and started showcasing attitudes and what not.

Tbh he ruined his legacy in 2024 but overall it didn't do much damage as Pakistan was rubbish in 2024 anyway and wasn't going to win.

2009 and 2017 are highlights that no one can take away from him though.

2009? Really? He took just one wicket in the final and one in the semi-final. Overall, he managed only six wickets throughout the tournament, while the highest wicket-taker claimed 13. The true heroes of the final and semi-final were Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi, respectively. During the league stage, it was Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal who led the bowling attack. Amir’s contribution in the 2009 T20 World Cup was marginal at best.

If there’s any phase worth highlighting from Amir’s pre-ban career, it has to be the 2010 tour of England. That’s when he truly showcased his talent and potential. Unfortunately chose money over fame and became history for good.

 

[mominsaigol]

2009? Really? He took just one wicket in the final and one in the semi-final. Overall, he managed only six wickets throughout the tournament, while the highest wicket-taker claimed 13. The true heroes of the final and semi-final were Abdul Razzaq and Shahid Afridi, respectively. During the league stage, it was Umar Gul and Saeed Ajmal who led the bowling attack. Amir’s contribution in the 2009 T20 World Cup was marginal at best.

If there’s any phase worth highlighting from Amir’s pre-ban career, it has to be the 2010 tour of England. That’s when he truly showcased his talent and potential. Unfortunately chose money over fame and became history for good.

Agree to disagree, he took key wickets in 2009 and did contribute, im not stating that his contributions were > the players you mentioned. Im just stating he contributed well which is more then what I can say about our bowlers in recent tournaments.

 

[Sachin fan]

Amir is defo finished now. Great bowler who ruined his career. He came back with a bang and got a new lease on life, and redeemed himself for 2017 deapite what some forever angry Misbah fans claim.

But after 2019 he was clearly finished and started showcasing attitudes and what not.

Tbh he ruined his legacy in 2024 but overall it didn't do much damage as Pakistan was rubbish in 2024 anyway and wasn't going to win.

2009 and 2017 are highlights that no one can take away from him though.

I am still unable to understand what exactly Amir did in 2017. He was a passenger till the final and then fakhar helped team score an unbeatable score

If we take amir out of the 2017 squad, pakistan would still have 100% won the CT. But if you take out ali, Junaid Khan and Fakhar pakistan would never have won the cup.

It's extremely disingenuous of Amir fans to steal credit from those players just to give something to Amir

I repeat, without Amir in the squad pakistan would still 100% win the CT. Looks like Amir fans inherited same dishonesty of stealing credit from Amir himself.

 

[mominsaigol]

I am still unable to understand what exactly Amir did in 2017. He was a passenger till the final and then fakhar helped team score an unbeatable score

If we take amir out of the 2017 squad, pakistan would still have 100% won the CT. But if you take out ali, Junaid Khan and Fakhar pakistan would never have won the cup.

It's extremely disingenuous of Amir fans to steal credit from those players just to give something to Amir

I repeat, without Amir in the squad pakistan would still 100% win the CT. Looks like Amir fans inherited same dishonesty of stealing credit from Amir himself.

What's dishonest is acting like Kohli, Rohit and Dhawan's wickets aren't a big deal considering kohli and rohit have a track record of chasing down 370 scores in that era.

Anyway dont make that final remark towards me, I do not appreciate it. Hate Amir but dont hate a poster who's simply commenting on the forumn and sharing an opinion.

Cheers

 

[mango_bite77]

I am still unable to understand what exactly Amir did in 2017. He was a passenger till the final and then fakhar helped team score an unbeatable score

If we take amir out of the 2017 squad, pakistan would still have 100% won the CT. But if you take out ali, Junaid Khan and Fakhar pakistan would never have won the cup.

It's extremely disingenuous of Amir fans to steal credit from those players just to give something to Amir

I repeat, without Amir in the squad pakistan would still 100% win the CT. Looks like Amir fans inherited same dishonesty of stealing credit from Amir himself.

Destroying India’s top batters of that era within just 5 overs on a batting-friendly pitch, where even players like Hafeez and Malik managed to score freely, is an achievement worth remembering and celebrating.

The fact that it came against India doesn’t diminish its value in any way

 

[Sachin fan]

Destroying India’s top batters of that era within just 5 overs on a batting-friendly pitch, where even players like Hafeez and Malik managed to score freely, is an achievement worth remembering and celebrating.

The fact that it came against India doesn’t diminish its value in any way

Anyone can "destroy" if target is 340 in a major final.

A target of 300+ has NEVER been chased in any world cup or CT final in history of cricket

A target of 250+ has been chased ONCE

This is by any team in the history of cricket.


That's the pressure of chasing in a big final.

Even Zimbabwe bowlers would have "destroyed" any lineup if they had pressure of chasing 340 in CT final.

That was what destroyed indian lineup,

 

[Major]

I am still unable to understand what exactly Amir did in 2017. He was a passenger till the final and then fakhar helped team score an unbeatable score

If we take amir out of the 2017 squad, pakistan would still have 100% won the CT. But if you take out ali, Junaid Khan and Fakhar pakistan would never have won the cup.

It's extremely disingenuous of Amir fans to steal credit from those players just to give something to Amir

I repeat, without Amir in the squad pakistan would still 100% win the CT. Looks like Amir fans inherited same dishonesty of stealing credit from Amir himself.

Nothing.

His fans, who have to deal with the fixing stigma want to attribute everything good to him basically.

It was Fakhar that was us that final that day and without him we would had never won.

 

[Major]

Any respect Amir had was just lost recently when he said that if PSL and IPL took place he would go for IPL. And than the mini war happened and the way Indians insulted Pakistanis, it served Amir right.

Everyone has started to hate him and rightly so.

 

[Hyder]

He just lost two leagues due to his bowling. So he should now face the music

 

[Mamoon]

Amir didn’t win the CT Final for Pakistan but he certainly made the victory emphatic. A record-breaking 180 runs margin would not have been possible without his spell.

 

[Sachin fan]

Amir didn’t win the CT Final for Pakistan but he certainly made the victory emphatic. A record-breaking 180 runs margin would not have been possible without his spell.

So did you get an extra trophy for that?

 

[Mamoon]

So did you get an extra trophy for that?

Beating India by 180 runs in an ICC tournament final which is the biggest thrashing ever in an ICC Final and a record that might never be broken is probably better than an extra trophy.

 

[hafizexpress]

Amir broke India's back that day. They had the 3 best batsmen of the tournament lined up to chase down a score on a flatty patty. Amir broke all of India's hearts in just the 45 minutes of their innings. This boosted Pakistan's spirits and freed pressure from the other bowlers. Credit where credit is due.

Yes, we can't act like he single-handedly won that game, but some people also act like he was irrelevant which is insane.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Mohammad Amir took 2/46 in Vitality Blast game against Hampshire, bit on a expensive side but took 2 major wickets.

 

[Savak]

Amir is likely 35-36. It shows when he gets tired bowling the penultimate death overs where he can't nail his yorkers properly. When he was sentenced in juvenille prison a lot of reporters mentioned he was very lucky because his actual age was 3-4 years older than his listed age.

 

[Greenstorm]

Any respect Amir had was just lost recently when he said that if PSL and IPL took place he would go for IPL. And than the mini war happened and the way Indians insulted Pakistanis, it served Amir right.

Everyone has started to hate him and rightly so.

Millions in Pakistan still call him legend ! Look at any comment section of his video. Amir is very smart in portraying himself as a victim and gaining sympathy. Its like people have already forgot that he sold his country. Salman Butt failed massively in this regard.

Also, a lot of Pakistanis think in terms of binaries so those who hate Babar-Rizwan end up supporting Amir-Imad types.

 

[Savak]

Millions in Pakistan still call him legend ! Look at any comment section of his video. Amir is very smart in portraying himself as a victim and gaining sympathy. Its like people have already forgot that he sold his country. Salman Butt failed massively in this regard.

Also, a lot of Pakistanis think in terms of binaries so those who hate Babar-Rizwan end up supporting Amir-Imad types.

Salman Butt has rebuilt his life, he runs a successful youtube channel and is indemand on tv as a cricket expert and is Pakistan's premier Urdu and English commentator in domestic cricket, the PCB chose him for Urdu commentary duties for the PSL. He is also in charge of the Ghani Institute Sports team. Given the stigma of spot fixing, you cannot call him a failure.

 

[Greenstorm]

Salman Butt has rebuilt his life, he runs a successful youtube channel and is indemand on tv as a cricket expert and is Pakistan's premier Urdu and English commentator in domestic cricket, the PCB chose him for Urdu commentary duties for the PSL. He is also in charge of the Ghani Institute Sports team. Given the stigma of spot fixing, you cannot call him a failure.

He failed to gain back public support like Amir. People still hate Salman but love Amir and even Asif.

 

[Rana]

Salman Butt has rebuilt his life, he runs a successful youtube channel and is indemand on tv as a cricket expert and is Pakistan's premier Urdu and English commentator in domestic cricket, the PCB chose him for Urdu commentary duties for the PSL. He is also in charge of the Ghani Institute Sports team. Given the stigma of spot fixing, you cannot call him a failure.

He’s a propaganda mouthpiece

Salman Butt clearly hasn’t learned the decency of being honest.