Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Najam Sethi stated that he is not going to cease Mohammad Amir from making a comeback to worldwide cricket. Amir had introduced his retirement from Test cricket in 2019 and would then go on to retire from all codecs the next 12 months, citing psychological abuse from the administration. He has additionally been a controversial determine on account of his involvement in spot-fixing, for which he was banned and later made a comeback after the ban was over.
Under the brand new regime, Amir has been allowed to coach on the National High Performance Centre, which has fueled rumors of a comeback. “If Mohammad Amir wants to make himself available to play for Pakistan again, I will not stop him,” Sethi stated on Arab News.
“A player who has pleaded guilty, helped the ICC stop match-fixing and corruption, and then served a five-year fine to be suspended from cricket, deserves to come back,” he added.
Sethi additionally took a dig at former chairman Rameez Raja, saying, “Mohammad Amir feels that the previous PCB regime including the selection committee and chairman Rameez Raja did not treat him fairly.” Rameez Raja believes that whoever has accomplished corruption in cricket shouldn’t be allowed to play for Pakistan once more. This isn’t my opinion. I consider that whoever has paid the fantastic must be allowed to return to Pakistan.
Last month, a 14-member administration committee was named by Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Sethi is heading it to run the affairs of the board. Cricket board elections are to be held inside the subsequent three months.
The Pakistan authorities, by a notification final month, eliminated Raja following England’s 3-0 clear sweep within the Test sequence.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
