"Of course there was (a possibility Amir would only play away). We managed him through the South African series. He didn’t play any Test cricket during the UAE last year. That was part of his management, and we started putting that in place because we wanted him for the South African series" - Coach Mickey Arthur on Amir´s retirement.
Link:
https://indianexpress.com/article/s...-says-spot-fixing-ban-had-damaged-it-5863120/
Seems like that the board was ready to manage his workload, and as I also talked about, were ready to play him only in conditions favourable to his type of bowling, pace bowling I mean here. This would´ve been a perfect deal for a pace bowler, no? I think Amir should´ve taken such an offer with two hands.
I don´t wish to pass judgments here or be too harsh on Amir, but I´d just say once again that I´m disappointed with the decision that he has made. Things could´ve been managed better, definitely. But no hard feelings for him. He knows his body the best, and even if there were any financial reasons behind the decision, no complaints. Everyone has the right to decide the best for his future.