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[VIDEOS] Mohammad Amir: Will only make a decision to come out of retirement if asked by new Chairman

Saj said:
In a way it was a wise move by him to give up Test cricket initially.

He knew that if he had carried on playing Test cricket then his body would have been battered and he would have been finished well before now.
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I agree with you, I don't think his body could take it to bowl on dead wickets. We have to be honest with ourselves, 5 years out of the same is a long time. Plus, not everyone enjoys test cricket. I know that I wouldn't. I would also try to maximise by earnings and have adequate rest. Sport people have short careers so they need to plan for the future too.

The issue really is how Amir went about the matter. His constant negative statements, bickering, effort levels and general attitude has made fans less sympathetic and supportive of him. He should have just focused on self development and tried to get back to his old self.
 
Amir gotta accept that no on cares about him anymore or wants him in the team. The PCB has not even mentioned him yet here he is on about only representing Pak if the PCB chairman asks him too. He seems to think he's an Imran Khan who General Zia asked to come out of retirement. It's over Amir....a cheat like you will never get the respect legends do. Don't even know if this cheat has retired or still playing in some B league English side.
 
Bewal Express said:
He is 34 and past it. He offers nothing, so No
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Do you have his birth certificate?

Suleiman said:
Have some shame. Don’t have to act like a beggar and beg every disgruntled and toxic individual back in the team . It will do more harm than good. Nor is this the Amir of pre fixing saga . He’s been bang average in tests since his come back.

You say benefit of the team, but he couldn’t care less about the team. Look at this snide remarks even when Pakistan did well in the t20 WC and won games. He always had a slight towards them.

He’s done a lot of good in tournament finals achievement wise. But his attitude continues to worsen. Last thing we need is another diva in the team.
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No one is begging him. He wants to play for Pakistan and if he fixes his attitude and is willing to work with the team management, what exactly is the issue? He obviously needs to play well in order to earn a recall, I don't want him in the team if he isn't one of the best pace bowlers in Pakistan.
 
Bilal7 said:
Do you have his birth certificate?



No one is begging him. He wants to play for Pakistan and if he fixes his attitude and is willing to work with the team management, what exactly is the issue? He obviously needs to play well in order to earn a recall, I don't want him in the team if he isn't one of the best pace bowlers in Pakistan.
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Maybe you should look at where I am from and then ask me. Everyone in the locality knew his age. Maybe you should visit and ask the locals.
 
Bilal7 said:
Do you have his birth certificate?



No one is begging him. He wants to play for Pakistan and if he fixes his attitude and is willing to work with the team management, what exactly is the issue? He obviously needs to play well in order to earn a recall, I don't want him in the team if he isn't one of the best pace bowlers in Pakistan.
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It is no secret that he is quite over age. I have played in the pindi circuits and know the loopholes in the agees they do. Our coaches used to tell us to get ages reduced before u16 and u19 trials. These guys get their birth certificates changed...

He is never gonna play for Pakistan ever again, his international career is over
 
The guy has gone wicketless in the current T10 league, he only picked up one wicket in the entire PSL 2021 and was out injured in PSL 2022. He got slaughtered in the Sri Lankan T20 league in 2019.

Which person in their right frame of mind will pick him right now just like that?
 
Could he be on his way back? Sounds like Sethi has given him permission to train at the nhpc
 
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offstump said:
Could he be on his way back? Sounds like Sethi has given him permission to train at the nhpc
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He said that he got permission to train at the NHPC for BPL but odd why he is training in a national center for an external league!
 
Savak said:
The guy has gone wicketless in the current T10 league, he only picked up one wicket in the entire PSL 2021 and was out injured in PSL 2022. He got slaughtered in the Sri Lankan T20 league in 2019.

Which person in their right frame of mind will pick him right now just like that?
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Najam Sethi.
 
If it was test then yes Pakistan needed him but if we talk about LOI . No thanks Pakistan has enough pace battery for that
 
MenInG said:
He said that he got permission to train at the NHPC for BPL but odd why he is training in a national center for an external league!
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I agree. Let him train at NHPC if he makes himself available for FC & List A matches domestically.

Otherwise he can row his own boat.
 
He was asked if he will play for Pakistan again, he replied:

"Let's see if Allah permits it, Inshallah"
 
Poor stuff from Sethi. Letting a corrupt player to come an use NCA facilities.

Can a club cricketer also use such facilities whenever they want? Can they come on a bike and avail the facilites?

ANd he is a retired player who turned his back on the country twice. PCB is in the hands of some stupid people
 
The media mafia is in full pro amir mode, basically saying he’s on his way back and this was the first step. I don’t think Afridi is a pushover selector, but I also don’t know his stance on guys like this. Performance wise Amir hasn’t done anything of note lately so there would be no basis for his selection unless he rips it up in the BPL and they use that as a barometer.
 
offstump said:
The media mafia is in full pro amir mode, basically saying he’s on his way back and this was the first step. I don’t think Afridi is a pushover selector, but I also don’t know his stance on guys like this. Performance wise Amir hasn’t done anything of note lately so there would be no basis for his selection unless he rips it up in the BPL and they use that as a barometer.
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Afridi has always supported Amir
 
Will be a farce if this guy is brought back.

Caught red handed fixer, but his actual ability and skills are also done n dusted by now.

Waste of a spot wherever he plays, even in the low quality leagues.
 
He doesn’t have the pace anymore to trouble international level batsmen, also we have better options for LOI cricket anyway.

It’s Test cricket where we are a laughing stock and honestly Amir will be a sunday league bowler there.
 
Amir
Shaheen
Naseem
Haris


This may be the greatest 4 man pace attack Pakistan has ever played in a game.
 
Really don't want Amir back, his lack of pace and control as well as being a spent force now doesn't make sense.

His potential return just feels to add more baggage than solutions to the team right now.
 
Pakistan have so many options for white ball cricket that Amir does not make sense whatsoever. If you are resting Shaheen/Naseem/Haris for a tour and you need to pick enough pacers in the squad then it may be possible but even then, Amir seems pretty washed and Pakistan have upcoming players Ihsanullah who can help.
 
Lets see , if Amir performs good in PSl, he should be included in national team for WBC.
 
Well he's off to the Bangladesh Premier League now.

I wonder if he does well, they'll look at bringing him back to the T20I side.
 
Good god. Not this again. Besides the fact that he is an average, one-format player, he is also a toxic snake that should be kept as far away from the national team dressing room as humanly possible.

Also, why should a player, who doesn't even play domestic cricket be considered for national selection?
 
No need for him in t20s We have a good batch of non toxic bowlers Theres a dozen we can call on and will do a good job in t20s

Its test cricket where we are short, is he going to be available for all formats We dont need bowlers who dont play domestics, are looking for short cuts and will only play the easy formats
 
Why would we need him to bowl 4 overs?
Dont we already have haris ,shaheen and naseem doing well in t20s?
 
He will not get along with the players and act as the boss. We saw how he was harshly criticizing the players as a TV analyst in the T20 WC.
Better to keep him away, he will surely spoil the team atmosphere.
 
Does his potential recall make any sense to any sane cricket supporter. A 34yr match fixer, past his sell by date is dictating terms. I suppose the 2 clowns( Sethi and Shakili) that are running the circus need to look clever.
 
Amir hates Babar with a passion. Don't see Babar playing him even if he is selected
 
Amir is far the best bowler in Pakistan right now and should be bought back!! He can add much more firepower to the attack which is currently missing!

I’m pretty sure if he had played in T20 World Cup we could have won that!

And also there is no way he would have let England take liberties with bazball approach!!

Amir is a must! Even an of form Amir is beter the current lot!!
 
Bewal Express said:
Does his potential recall make any sense to any sane cricket supporter. A 34yr match fixer, past his sell by date is dictating terms. I suppose the 2 clowns( Sethi and Shakili) that are running the circus need to look clever.
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This supposed match fixer is a better bowler than most of the lot.
 
ArabKnight said:
This supposed match fixer is a better bowler than most of the lot.
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You can’t keep calling him a match fixer, he was 18 years old and let by his captain and a senior player!! He has also served his time, we can’t keep on holding that against him! He’s the best bowler in Pakistan, period!!
 
Bewal Express said:
So what? And there is no supposed about it, he served time.
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Yes he served his time!! After that he won matches for Pakistan, if it wasn't for certain individuals in management he would still be winning matches for Pakistan!

He's a champion player!! Must be bought back across all formats immediately!
 
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Captain_00 said:
Yes he served his time!! After that he won matches for Pakistan, if it wasn’t for certain individuals in management he would still be winning matches for Pakistan!

He’s a champion player!! Must be bought back across all formats immediately!
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Way past his best and maybe you need to watch the loser bowl before you make these claims.
 
Move on kid you didn't cash in when it was your time.... Now your time is done....

step aside play your leagues make living and leave pak cricket alone...:sendoff
 
Why do Pakistan want this guy back? Pakistan have a good LO bowling attack already. What's the point of him in any side? He has a average Test & ODI records with averages touching 30. The only format he is good in is the T20 and in that Pakistan already have Naseem, Haris and Shaheen. What's the point of him? Sometimes it is hard to comprehend what Pakistan management think.
 
I think people are forgetting how washed Amir looked by the end. After the 2019 WC, the 8 T20 matches after that, he only picked up a wicket in 2 of those matches. His bowling average is 34+ since championship trophy and he was mediocre during PSL.

T20 is due to be in WI and ODI WC in India. Both are conditions that are not ideal for him. His pace has severely declined and he's lost the ability to swing the ball. For white ball, he is not playing over Shaheen/Naseem/Haris/Wasim Jr. either and you would like to see younger bowlers in Hasnain & Dahani gets reps over him if the main guys aren't playing at this point.
 
dude is toxic af . We are not lacking in fast bowling , its not like he want's tp play tests . On top of that he has a huge ego .he should've thanked his stars for a second chance and kept his head down and let teh ball do the talking . Instead he started believing in his own hype .
 
Look, their is a reason Najam Sethi and co are giving out statements and looking to bring Amir back.

They obviously think Amir will bolster the pathetic test bowling attack we currently have. But Amir will never play test cricket again.

Having said that, I don't mind Amir returning to Limited overs. Shaheen and Amir as a new ball bowling pair will make a lethal combo.
 
you bring him in, and you destroy the dressing room. Posters have pointed out correctly that he is toxic
 
"If Mohammad Amir wants to come back, I will not stop him": Najam Sethi

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Captain_00 said:
You can’t keep calling him a match fixer, he was 18 years old and let by his captain and a senior player!! He has also served his time, we can’t keep on holding that against him! He’s the best bowler in Pakistan, period!!
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That is why I called him supposed match fixer.

I am not anti match fixing. I support him and want him back in the ODI and T20 team.
 
Rana said:
The dressing room needs some toxic characters

Not lifeless ones
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Let's begin by guessing his real age - and contemplate by evaluating whether a fast bowler can produce optimal results at that age, especially on these lifeless wickets.
 
MenInG said:
"If Mohammad Amir wants to come back, I will not stop him": Najam Sethi

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Respectable views
 
Varun said:
Let's begin by guessing his real age - and contemplate by evaluating whether a fast bowler can produce optimal results at that age, especially on these lifeless wickets.
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Real age or whatever

He is a quality left arm seamer and India love getting out to him on the big stage
 
Amir is finished....bringing him back at this stage serves no purpose except destroying the dressing room harmony.
 
Ashmal said:
Amir is finished....bringing him back at this stage serves no purpose except destroying the dressing room harmony.
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The need of the hour

The ‘dressing room harmony’ is symbolic of being content with mediocrity
 
Amir more than being toxic is a useless trundler these days.

Even for just 4 overs.

What performances does he have really in the last couple of years? Been failing almost everywhere, hasn't he?
 
Rana said:
Real age or whatever

He is a quality left arm seamer and India love getting out to him on the big stage
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Have a top order batsman pound a scorching 100+ against a team in a tournament final and even Ashoke Dinda or Debhasish Mohanty will be a beneficiary during the team's chase by getting a few pressure induced wickets.

The real hero of that 2017 Champion's Trophy Final was Fakhar Zaman. Not Mohammad Amir. Fakhar Zaman had a stroke of luck with the no-ball, but made it count by taking Pakistan to an unassailable score.

He was rightfully adjudged Man of the Match for his effort. Not Mohammad Amir.

When the tables were a little more equal in another final - an Asia Cup in 2010 and where Amir needed to produce something similar, he was tonked around by Harbhajan Singh of all people. That's his regular service.
 
Amir doesn’t even want to come back. He’s happy playing leagues and not caged by the contract. Don’t know why people can’t see he’s not interested.

He’s not needed anyways.
 
Rana said:
The need of the hour

The ‘dressing room harmony’ is symbolic of being content with mediocrity
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Even if we ignore his toxicity,

His stats don't merit a comeback, he struggled when he last played for Pakistan.
 
Varun said:
Have a top order batsman pound a scorching 100+ against a team in a tournament final and even Ashoke Dinda or Debhasish Mohanty will be a beneficiary during the team's chase by getting a few pressure induced wickets.

The real hero of that 2017 Champion's Trophy Final was Fakhar Zaman. Not Mohammad Amir. Fakhar Zaman had a stroke of luck with the no-ball, but made it count by taking Pakistan to an unassailable score.

He was rightfully adjudged Man of the Match for his effort. Not Mohammad Amir.

When the tables were a little more equal in another final - an Asia Cup in 2010 and where Amir needed to produce something similar, he was tonked around by Harbhajan Singh of all people. That's his regular service.
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Make whatever excuses you want

On the day, Amir broke the back bone of Indian batting and Pakistan lifted the champion’s trophy

Amir broke India’s back just like Bane broke Batman’s
 
Rana said:
On the day, Amir broke the back bone of Indian batting and Pakistan lifted the champion’s trophy
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Doesn't matter. India's backbone was already broken by a guy with a bat in hand - Fakhar Zaman. Amir just hopped onto a car which was already set to cross the finish line anyhow.

Indian selectors seem to have a greater IQ. In yet another final - 2007 - Joginder Sharma under far greater pressure than Amir produced a delivery that saw Misbah get out and effectively change cricket history. Guess what happened to him? He never played another game for India - because every Indian selector and fan knew it was a fluke and more down to Misbah's error in judgement. Joginder was just in the right place at the right time, like Amir was 10 years later.

Amir's career can be exemplified by the simple fact that he has ended up with a bowling average higher than his mentor Salman Butt's batting average.
 
jazbati said:
Amir doesn’t even want to come back. He’s happy playing leagues and not caged by the contract. Don’t know why people can’t see he’s not interested.

He’s not needed anyways.
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He wants to play ICC tournaments
 
I feel sorry for any opposition that will have to face Amir and Shaheen with the new ball and then Naseem and Rauf in the middle overs. This World Cup is going to be something special.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
I feel sorry for any opposition that will have to face Amir and Shaheen with the new ball and then Naseem and Rauf in the middle overs. This World Cup is going to be something special.
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Only 3 will play

unless Pakistan banks on Batting all rounders who spin the ball
 
Rana said:
Only 3 will play

unless Pakistan banks on Batting all rounders who spin the ball
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This would be my top 7

Sharjeel Khan
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Haris Sohail
Umar Akmal (wk)
Shadab Khan (AR)
Mohammad Nawaz (AR)


Then you play the 4 pacers.

It might be overdoing it but all 4 of them can win us games.

Shadab and Nawaz are capable of batting for 10-15 overs.

Naseem, Shaheen and Rauf can hold a bat.

It’ll have an impact on the strength of our batting but I believe it’s the bowlers that’ll win us games.
 
Amir is a strange fish focussing on his performances alone, he has the ability to turn it up but the last I saw him live for the London Spirits at Edgbaston, he looked completely finished. Maybe it was rust I don’t know, but at his age, fitness will be a big hurdle and also considering he has never utilised the services of elite strength/conditioning coaches despite being aware about this more than others. His ceiling is T20I’s at best and Pak already have a good attack in that format but he may have a chance due to injuries etc but do Pak really need to pick him with all the baggage around him even if he is doing well? and would Amir be willing to humble his huge ego somewhat?
 
I dunno how he can play ahead of the likes of Shaheen, Haris or Naseem in shorter formats. The only format we could genuinely use him for is Tests and he is retired from that format.

Besides that he is a weak personality. He seems to always blame others for his own self inflicted issues. I would never like to have him in my team. His feud with Ramiz, Waqar and Misbah is pathetic and there is evidence to suggest he can very well have issues with some other personnel as well. I hope we steer clear of him. He really is not worth it.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
This would be my top 7

Sharjeel Khan
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Haris Sohail
Umar Akmal (wk)
Shadab Khan (AR)
Mohammad Nawaz (AR)


Then you play the 4 pacers.

It might be overdoing it but all 4 of them can win us games.

Shadab and Nawaz are capable of batting for 10-15 overs.

Naseem, Shaheen and Rauf can hold a bat.

It’ll have an impact on the strength of our batting but I believe it’s the bowlers that’ll win us games.
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Swap Umar Akmal with Azam Khan and thats an awesome batting line up.
 
Nasty Naz said:
I think people are forgetting how washed Amir looked by the end. After the 2019 WC, the 8 T20 matches after that, he only picked up a wicket in 2 of those matches. His bowling average is 34+ since championship trophy and he was mediocre during PSL.

T20 is due to be in WI and ODI WC in India. Both are conditions that are not ideal for him. His pace has severely declined and he's lost the ability to swing the ball. For white ball, he is not playing over Shaheen/Naseem/Haris/Wasim Jr. either and you would like to see younger bowlers in Hasnain & Dahani gets reps over him if the main guys aren't playing at this point.
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I think context is important here. Post the 2019 WC he was clearly overbowled and carrying various injuries. Which lead him to miss most of 2021-2022. He only properly came back in late 2022 in the CPL, where he did pretty well.

When we say his pace has seriously declined, he still consistently bowls in the high 130s and still can swing the ball. I agree that he doesn’t get in ahead of Shaheen, but he’s far from done.

In fact I think he could revitalise the test attack if he agrees to come back. Agreeing a playing schedule with Babar, the selectors and probably new coach Mickey Arthur means that it may not be impossible. Remember, he was playing county championship cricket this year and did well with the red ball.
 
Varun said:
Doesn't matter. India's backbone was already broken by a guy with a bat in hand - Fakhar Zaman. Amir just hopped onto a car which was already set to cross the finish line anyhow.

Indian selectors seem to have a greater IQ. In yet another final - 2007 - Joginder Sharma under far greater pressure than Amir produced a delivery that saw Misbah get out and effectively change cricket history. Guess what happened to him? He never played another game for India - because every Indian selector and fan knew it was a fluke and more down to Misbah's error in judgement. Joginder was just in the right place at the right time, like Amir was 10 years later.

Amir's career can be exemplified by the simple fact that he has ended up with a bowling average higher than his mentor Salman Butt's batting average.
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With all due respect - SL just chased 321 vs India a few games earlier in the same 2017 CT.

My point being there was nothing to suggest India were out of the game at the half way mark despite Pakistan piling on 338.

I dislike Amir for his recent antics but Kohlis wicket was huge and the decisive moment in the game. More than Rohit and Shikhars wicket.. Amir had a huge role to play in us winning that final!
 
Amir? Yeah the dude couldn’t buy a wicket before he was dropped. No thank you

And [MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] you are such a hater of anyone that does good for Pakistan cricket. You remind me of those sports journalists in Pakistan media that are always behind any guy that isn’t in the team.
 
UsmanhailsAfridi said:
Amir? Yeah the dude couldn’t buy a wicket before he was dropped. No thank you

And [MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] you are such a hater of anyone that does good for Pakistan cricket. You remind me of those sports journalists in Pakistan media that are always behind any guy that isn’t in the team.
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Thank you. Always here to please
 
YousafTheBeast said:
This would be my top 7

Sharjeel Khan
Fakhar Zaman
Babar Azam
Haris Sohail
Umar Akmal (wk)
Shadab Khan (AR)
Mohammad Nawaz (AR)


Then you play the 4 pacers.

It might be overdoing it but all 4 of them can win us games.

Shadab and Nawaz are capable of batting for 10-15 overs.

Naseem, Shaheen and Rauf can hold a bat.

It’ll have an impact on the strength of our batting but I believe it’s the bowlers that’ll win us games.
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UA hasn’t kept for ages and isn’t in the right physical condition to do so.

Muhammad Harris needs to keep wickets
 
Should roll red carpet too and welcome him with a comeback ceremony:mw
 
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