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2009 we won and he was a huge part of that. Was pre fixing though so no problems with that. Ct 2017, Amir didn’t bowl that well in the tournament over all. Hasan was outstanding and Junaid was great as well. Amir turned up in the final, but so did the other two. We won by such a big margin, with or without Amir we would have likely won the title. People definitely overrate the part Amir played in ct 2017. He bowled brilliantly in final, but there were numerous other players who performed better overall.
On the whole I don’t think Amir’s return benefited Pakistan. I think he’s actually a good bowler even after ban. I don’t think he owed Pak anything when we decided to pick him after ban and was unfairly treated as a result of this thinking. But we missed the opportunity to take a hard line stance on fixing and root it out. We have had other fixers since, and every fixer claims that they hope to get the same welcome back in to the side as Amir. Amir has shown it is possible to fix and come back to the national side. I don’t blame Amir at all for returning after the ban. It’s the fault of PCB for selecting him, and perhaps fan base for supporting that decision. Other countries wouldn’t have done so.
And I think it will get worse how we rememeber Amir. 20 years now when ultimately we will have racked up more fixers likely because Pakistan is the most lenient country to fixers, people will look at our bringing back of Amir and point to it as a mistake. People won’t care so much about the ct win decades ago, when the new talented guy we had our hopes on gets banned for fixing.
The trio getting caught was actually a blessing for Pakistan. We just chose to waste the opportunity of ridding fixing from our cricket. We’ve had more fixing cases after the trio than before. Some deterrent. If I was a corrupt bookmaker I would go to Pakistan specifically over the others at it will be easier to convince their cricketers that even if they caught, they can come back, so less risk. Not going to say New Zealand where Vincent wasn’t even allowed to set foot in a cricket stadium again even as a spectator.
On the whole I don’t think Amir’s return benefited Pakistan. I think he’s actually a good bowler even after ban. I don’t think he owed Pak anything when we decided to pick him after ban and was unfairly treated as a result of this thinking. But we missed the opportunity to take a hard line stance on fixing and root it out. We have had other fixers since, and every fixer claims that they hope to get the same welcome back in to the side as Amir. Amir has shown it is possible to fix and come back to the national side. I don’t blame Amir at all for returning after the ban. It’s the fault of PCB for selecting him, and perhaps fan base for supporting that decision. Other countries wouldn’t have done so.
And I think it will get worse how we rememeber Amir. 20 years now when ultimately we will have racked up more fixers likely because Pakistan is the most lenient country to fixers, people will look at our bringing back of Amir and point to it as a mistake. People won’t care so much about the ct win decades ago, when the new talented guy we had our hopes on gets banned for fixing.
The trio getting caught was actually a blessing for Pakistan. We just chose to waste the opportunity of ridding fixing from our cricket. We’ve had more fixing cases after the trio than before. Some deterrent. If I was a corrupt bookmaker I would go to Pakistan specifically over the others at it will be easier to convince their cricketers that even if they caught, they can come back, so less risk. Not going to say New Zealand where Vincent wasn’t even allowed to set foot in a cricket stadium again even as a spectator.
