In a shocking revelation Pakistan pacer, Mohammad Amir said that due to mental torture he cannot play cricket under current Pakistan team management. In an interview, Amir, however, gave credit to Shahid Afridi and Najam Sethi for all kind of support.
Amir explains his situation in Pakistan
Mohammad Amir, the left-arm Pakistan pacer retired from Test cricket in June 2019 citing workload issues. Now he came up with a statement that he would be quitting international cricket soon as he had been through mental pressure. In a video interview with Pakistan’s channel Samaa, Amir said, “No, I am not going away from cricket. If you have seen the way the atmosphere over here and the way I have been sidelined. I got a wake-up call there when I was not selected in 35 boys. If I don’t get selected in the 35-member squad, then it means to wake up call for me.” He added, “I don’t think I can play cricket under this management. I think I should leave cricket this time. I am being tortured mentally.”
He said that he had been through mental torture since 2010. “I don’t think I can tolerate any more torture now. I have seen a lot of torture from 2010 to 2015. I was away from the game and sentenced for my mistake.”
Amir thanks Afridi
The 28-year-old should be credited for multiple wins for Pakistan cricket team. He represented the side in 36 Tests, 61 ODIs and 50 T20Is, picking up more than 250 international wickets. He was part of the T20I World Cup-winning squad in 2009. Amir has recently played the inaugural edition of Lanka Premier League where he picked up 11 wickets for Galle Gladiators who finished runners-up.
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Pakistan journalist Shoaib Jatt posted the video interview on social media where Amir could be seen thanking two people. “I am being tortured again and again that PCB invested in me. I still give credit to the two people from PCB. I returned after completing the sentence of five years. Not that I returned after a year.”
Amir took names of former Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi and former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi. He explained, “Sethi sahab and Shahid Afridi, were the two people whom I will thank forever. Both of them supported me at a tough time. The rest of the team said that we will not play with Mohammad amir.”
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