Amir also picked the two Australian batters who troubled him the most.
Amir is currently plying his trade for the Bangla Tigers in the Abu Dhabi T10 League, and in an interview with Zee English, picked Virat Kohli as the best batter of this era and also opined on the top three batters in the world.
“I feel in my opinion, Virat Kohli is the best batsman of this era, although I don't find it tough bowling against him I feel he's the best batsman of this era,” Amir said.
The 29-year-old named two Australian players who posed a challenge to him whilst bowling. One was the mercurial Steve Smith, whom Amir called a difficult batter to bowl to from the current lot and the other was retired Aussie all-rounder Shane Watson.
Amir said he found bowling to Watson quite challenging. “When I played in 2009 Watson was a very difficult player to bowl in white-ball cricket, but now I feel Smith because I don’t understand how he bats. I bowl him outside off he’ll flick it to the leg-side, if I bowl him on the legs, he’ll make room and drive that bowl to covers.”
“I struggle understanding how Smith bats, really,” he concluded.
The speedster has played 36 Tests, 61 ODIs, and 50 T20Is for Pakistan before calling time on his international career at the age of 28. However, he has said that he’ll return to the Pakistan team if all his concerns are addressed.
(Zee English inputs)