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Mohammad Amir is part of the London Spirit Squad
 
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Looks like the performance of Wahab in "The Hundred", will decide his ticket to the WC
 
Mohammad Amir making his debut tonight for London Spirit against Birmingham Phoenix.
 
For Pakistan’s sake, let’s just hope Amir and Wahab do well. Maybe then we won’t have to see Hassan Ali bowling with the new ball and 2 spray guns conceding 40+ in T20’s.
 
Well Amir is playing under the coaching of Shane Warne, which is a fantastic opportunity for him, albeit quite late in his career.
 
He's bowling absolute rubbish so far, wides galore at medium pace and getting hit hard when he gets it on target.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
He's bowling absolute rubbish so far, wides galore at medium pace and getting hit hard when he gets it on target.
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He was bowling wide intentionally, when you get it right it’s called world class bowling and when you don’t it’s called rubbish.
 
Must say despite being a bit rusty, Amir looked more threatening with the ball than any other Pakistani bowler at any point on the tour
 
YousafTheBeast said:
He was bowling wide intentionally, when you get it right it’s called world class bowling and when you don’t it’s called rubbish.
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Not sure why he was bowling wide in his second over with the new ball, I was under the impression he was on to take early wickets. Seemed a bit defensive so early on. Anyway he got the wicket of the crap batsman with his final ball so some relief.
 
First 10 balls a bit mixed. Bowled some
Good balls early on but got hit for a boundary also.

10 balls 20 runs 1 wicket .

Crowd is on his back being sung songs too about his bowling.

But great comeback to shut them up.
 
Corridor of Uncertainty said:
Must say despite being a bit rusty, Amir looked more threatening with the ball than any other Pakistani bowler at any point on the tour
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Sorry but have to disagree...

Afridi often bowled a very good first over, in almost every hand he played in. Best the bat, bowled with pace...

Amir has so far looked really poor.
Putting so much pressure on London Spirit...
The wides are really hurting them
 
IMMY69 said:
Sorry but have to disagree...

Afridi often bowled a very good first over, in almost every hand he played in. Best the bat, bowled with pace...

Amir has so far looked really poor.
Putting so much pressure on London Spirit...
The wides are really hurting them
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He is very rusty. I was wrong on the degree.
 
Cpt. Rishwat said:
Not sure why he was bowling wide in his second over with the new ball, I was under the impression he was on to take early wickets. Seemed a bit defensive so early on. Anyway he got the wicket of the crap batsman with his final ball so some relief.
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1. New ball doesn’t swing for long so can’t bowl into the pads.

2. He was probably bowling to field that was set, maybe all the fielders outside of the ring were placed on the off-side, so they were forcing the batsman to play against the angle. He didn’t get it right today.

3. Dot balls create pressure and pressure leads to wickets.
 
Struggled to control his line has Amir.

A couple of good slower balls, but not at his best.
 
Made a great comeback to shut up the crowd but Amir has largely bowled rubbish.

What's worse is that because of the number of wides he has bowled London might end up having a poor over-rate, and if that is the case one player from their side will have to leave the field towards the end. At what point or for how long, that I am not sure about.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Made a great comeback to shut up the crowd but Amir has largely bowled rubbish.

What's worse is that because of the number of wides he has bowled London might end up having a poor over-rate, and if that is the case one player from their side will have to leave the field towards the end. At what point or for how long, that I am not sure about.
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Ok but what if they make it up in the last few minutes? I.e before the deadline?


It's a bit confusing
 
In terms of pace, for those not watching, mainly low to mid 80s mph.
 
IMMY69 said:
Ok but what if they make it up in the last few minutes? I.e before the deadline?


It's a bit confusing
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So from what I understand you have to get in 95 balls before the cut-off time.

Interesting concept that changes the dynamics of a match in certain integral ways.
 
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So apparently one fielder comes into the ring if you don't meet the cut-off time, not go off the field. And by the looks of it, that fielder will be coming in thanks to our golden boy.
 
Amir was very expensive today. He has to do better than going at 2 runs per ball.
 
Amir ended up with figures of:

17 balls
34 runs conceded
2 wickets

Not his best night.
 
Snowflake said:
Why was he kept back till the end?
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Chris Wood was the best pacer on show today for London so they went with him for 2nd last one. If Amir would have been bowling well Morgan would have possibly gone with him.
 
Amir have had his issues with Pak management but, you really cant get better setup than one with Shane Warne and Eoin Morgan though its just his first match. He also has Wasim in KK setup.

Not sure if he isnt putting in the hard yards as results definitely need to be better than this if we consider his raw skills and the different people he has been working with in franchise cricket. When Anderson at 38 years old or Steyn at 36 years old ball faster than you than surely you need some introspection as well.

Still a long way to go in the hundred, he would be hoping to turn it around.
 
Pretty rubbish performance from Amir. Bowled way too many wides and couldn't hold his line either. Ended up being the most expensive bowler for his side.

Only high-point was when he shut up the crowd by taking a wicket on the last ball of his over.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Pretty rubbish performance from Amir. Bowled way too many wides and couldn't hold his line either. Ended up being the most expensive bowler for his side.

Only high-point was when he shut up the crowd by taking a wicket on the last ball of his over.
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His first over was probably his best over, without the boundary it could’ve went for only 3 runs.
 
Titan24 said:
Chris Wood was the best pacer on show today for London so they went with him for 2nd last one. If Amir would have been bowling well Morgan would have possibly gone with him.
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Wood just showed that above pace, a bowler needs intelligence, control and accuracy. I think Pakistan fans and selectors don't appreciate those qualities enough. Amir losing pace was disappointing for his fans, but he's not showing much else to compensate. You literally don't know which side of the wicket he's going to pitch it from one ball to the next.
 
Amir made the sensible decision to run from international cricket before getting booted.

He can maybe milk 1 more year out of franchises on current form.

This time next year after not getting any contracts he will declare himself ready for selection. By that time its likely Misbah and Waqar will be gone and the new coach (If Pakistani) will likely play to the galleries and recall Amir despite his woeful form.

The cycle will then repeat itself eventually.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Amir made the sensible decision to run from international cricket before getting booted.

He can maybe milk 1 more year out of franchises on current form.

This time next year after not getting any contracts he will declare himself ready for selection. By that time its likely Misbah and Waqar will be gone and the new coach (If Pakistani) will likely play to the galleries and recall Amir despite his woeful form.

The cycle will then repeat itself eventually.
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He ran away from international cricket? I thought he was dropped for the NZ tour? Also, he didn’t say that he had retired, all he said was that he can’t play under the current management so he took a break, if another management comes in, I’m sure he’d make himself available for selection.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
He ran away from international cricket? I thought he was dropped for the NZ tour? Also, he didn’t say that he had retired, all he said was that he can’t play under the current management so he took a break, if another management comes in, I’m sure he’d make himself available for selection.
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I'm pretty sure it was an official retirement, as also confirmed by the PCB. However, as with all Pakistani retirements they are always reversible given the right circumstances.
 
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zacattakk said:
I'm pretty sure it was an official retirement, as also confirmed by the PCB. However, as with all Pakistani retirements they are always reversible given the right circumstances.
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PCB Response

PCB statement on Mohammad Amir

Lahore, 17 December 2020:


Pakistan Cricket Board chief executive Wasim Khan spoke with Mohammad Amir this afternoon following reports that the fast bowler had announced his retirement from international cricket. The 29-year-old confirmed to the PCB chief executive that he has no desires or intensions of playing international cricket and as such, he should not be considered for future international matches.

This is a personal decision of Mohammad Amir, which the PCB respects, and as such, will not make any further comment on this matter at this stage.
 
Saj said:
Amir ended up with figures of:

17 balls
34 runs conceded
2 wickets

Not his best night.
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One of Amir's wickets:

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YousafTheBeast said:
He ran away from international cricket? I thought he was dropped for the NZ tour? Also, he didn’t say that he had retired, all he said was that he can’t play under the current management so he took a break, if another management comes in, I’m sure he’d make himself available for selection.
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He ran away because he knew he wasnt good enough. If he continues this type of performance he wont be selected for overseas leagues and will come back to Pakistan with his tail between his leagues or run again to the USA.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
He ran away because he knew he wasnt good enough. If he continues this type of performance he wont be selected for overseas leagues and will come back to Pakistan with his tail between his leagues or run again to the USA.
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Again, how can you run away when you were dropped? He wanted to go on the tour to NZ does that sound like someone wanting to run away?

Yes, he knew Haris Rauf, Musa Khan and Mohammad Hasnain were all better than him and that he wasn’t good enough to get picked ahead of them, whatever floats your boat.
 
When you start to chase money at the expense of all else, this is the result. To get onto rhythm he needs to bowl in FC, but he isnt motivated and the game is nearly over.
 
Seems Merchant de Lange has blocked Wahab's entry into the Trent Rockets team before he even arrived in England, with his performance today.
 
RedwoodOriginal said:
Seems Merchant de Lange has blocked Wahab's entry into the Trent Rockets team before he even arrived in England, with his performance today.
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Can't believe how his visa situation messed things up so badly for him.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Again, how can you run away when you were dropped? He wanted to go on the tour to NZ does that sound like someone wanting to run away?

Yes, he knew Haris Rauf, Musa Khan and Mohammad Hasnain were all better than him and that he wasn’t good enough to get picked ahead of them, whatever floats your boat.
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Getting dropped then retiring is running away in most peoples eyes.
You can defend it all you like but he ran with his tail between his leagues because he knew his time was up.

Otherwise he could have fought for selection.
 
Watching amir bowl these days is like watching a fast finger spinner who bowls the odd quicker one.

He is absolutely obsessed with the cutters. His default position is to defend and not concede boundaries. In the Hundred, he was brought on for his second to bowl to take livingstone out. Instead he was so frightened of getting hit that he kept trying to bowl wide of the stumps with cutters.

Very sad what he has become. Who knows being in the company of Warne might wake him up
 
Mohammad Amir vs Alex Hales tonight, two players who’ve been mistreated by their board/ management.
 
gazza619 said:
England have far too much T20 talent these days. Hales will do well to get an England call.
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They’re favourites to win the WT20, they’ve got all bases covered, and the way Parkinson has been bowling in English conditions you just know he’ll be a huge threat in UAE.
 
Playing tonight for Spirt.

Hales dropped off his bowling - seems nothing changes for him, wherever he plays!
 
So far so good Amir.

5 balls 1 run and could have had Hales.
 
10 balls - 9 Runs. Exactly what Pakistan is missing, an economical bowler who creates pressure. Shaheen would benefit from having Amir as his bowling pair over a spray gun.
 
20 ball 27 runs no wickets - pretty ordinary figures at the end. No better than any of the other bowlers.
 
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As everyone else has mentioned, ordinary stuff.

Nothing suggests that he is ready for the international level.

On the other hand, a consistent performer, and arguably one of the greatest T20 batsmen in the history of the sport, Shoaib Malik, is not in our squad. Good batsman, great player of spin, good fielder, and can even chip in with a few overs if needed.

Pakistan Cricket is really all over the place.
 
mojohnson said:
20 ball 27 runs no wickets - pretty ordinary figures at the end. No better than any of the other bowlers.
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shamaan said:
Ordinary performance
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UzmanBeast said:
As everyone else has mentioned, ordinary stuff.

Nothing suggests that he is ready for the international level.

On the other hand, a consistent performer, and arguably one of the greatest T20 batsmen in the history of the sport, Shoaib Malik, is not in our squad. Good batsman, great player of spin, good fielder, and can even chip in with a few overs if needed.

Pakistan Cricket is really all over the place.
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Did any of you guys watch the game? First over went for 1 run. Conceding only 1 run in the PP with 57m boundaries isn’t easy.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Did any of you guys watch the game? First over went for 1 run. Conceding only 1 run in the PP with 57m boundaries isn’t easy.
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I watched it, it was poor batting, not good bowling.

English batsmen are poor on slow wickets.

I will give him some credit to bowling decently, but the batsmen on show were poor. He didn't take wicket either.
 
UzmanBeast said:
I watched it, it was poor batting, not good bowling.

English batsmen are poor on slow wickets.

I will give him some credit to bowling decently, but the batsmen on show were poor. He didn't take wicket either.
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Personally I think he bowled well, 3 of his overs were bowled at the end where batsmen are always going to swing the bat. My only criticism for him is that’s he’s not as attacking as he used to be.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Did any of you guys watch the game? First over went for 1 run. Conceding only 1 run in the PP with 57m boundaries isn’t easy.
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Of course I did.first over went for 1 that's correct but did you see width he gave the batters on another day he could have gone for alot more
 
shamaan said:
Of course I did.first over went for 1 that's correct but did you see width he gave the batters on another day he could have gone for alot more
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With short boundaries, I believe the plan itself would have been to bowl wide, i.e. outside the batsmen's swinging arc.
 
I was there and the wicket was as if it was imported straight from the UAE...

Apart from the first 5 balls the next 35/40 balls were all bowled by spinners.
It was atrocious watching. Hardly any boundaries, no sixers and no zip from the fast bowlers.

All in all Amir bowled ok but there were no other international fast bowlers on show to compare him with other then De Lange who isn't really international class yet.

On another note, Amir was easily the worst fielder out of the 22 players on show and every time he's bowling he always gestures to the fielder to throw it to the keeper and not him.... as if he's scared of the ball. Could be that he has an injured finger but it seemed like he was shying away from it. No other bowler does that...
 
Completely overrated bowler. Bowling nice lines is not good enough, you have to take wickets too. He was atrocious in the PSL and looks as docile as ever in The Hundred.

I'm happy to just take Wahab, thank you.
 
IMMY69 said:
I was there and the wicket was as if it was imported straight from the UAE...

Apart from the first 5 balls the next 35/40 balls were all bowled by spinners.
It was atrocious watching. Hardly any boundaries, no sixers and no zip from the fast bowlers.

All in all Amir bowled ok but there were no other international fast bowlers on show to compare him with other then De Lange who isn't really international class yet.

On another note, Amir was easily the worst fielder out of the 22 players on show and every time he's bowling he always gestures to the fielder to throw it to the keeper and not him.... as if he's scared of the ball. Could be that he has an injured finger but it seemed like he was shying away from it. No other bowler does that...
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He's certainly putting more effort into gesturing rather than bowling. In a situation where the batsman plays and misses, that silly gesture to the keeper to return the ball is cheap.

Amir hasn't impressed at all this tournament, and has actually blended among the England domestic bowlers rather than standing out as an international level elite class bowler.
 
Posters here expecting Amir to take 5 wicket hauls in his first 2 games of the hundred but yet they’ll settle for mediocre players like Hasnain and Rauf who would be getting smashed all over the park had they played in the tournament.
 
Energy said:
He's certainly putting more effort into gesturing rather than bowling. In a situation where the batsman plays and misses, that silly gesture to the keeper to return the ball is cheap.

Amir hasn't impressed at all this tournament, and has actually blended among the England domestic bowlers rather than standing out as an international level elite class bowler.
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Couldn't agree with you more.
 
The movement Amir gets in the air and off the pitch belies his gifts.

But Amir no longer tries to take wickets. He just tries to avoid getting hit.

He doesn't pitch it up any more and also doesn't bowl into the stumps. Most times, he is trying to either bowl short outside or very wide outside the stump.

Makes him half the bowler he used to be and I am afraid, on this mentality, he won't go far.
 
Corridor of Uncertainty said:
The movement Amir gets in the air and off the pitch belies his gifts.

But Amir no longer tries to take wickets. He just tries to avoid getting hit.

He doesn't pitch it up any more and also doesn't bowl into the stumps. Most times, he is trying to either bowl short outside or very wide outside the stump.

Makes him half the bowler he used to be and I am afraid, on this mentality, he won't go far.
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I think the five years out of the game and now age has crept up on him.

He looked like a 40 year old out on the field.

On another note, I was so impressed with Bopara's fitness. He was lean and was sprinting in the field like a true athlete.
 
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Amir about to bowl for the London Spirit in the team's fourth match in the Hundred. He's been relatively average thus far in the tournament.
 
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