Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Amir announced that is taking an indefinite break from international cricket, on Thursday (Dec 17), after being disheartened after he was dropped from the tour of New Zealand for the T20I leg.

According to details, Mohammad Amir has said that he will formally announce his retirement from international cricket in a couple of days. The 28-year-old said he can work no longer with the current management.

Amir said in a video interview with Pakistani channel Samaa, that he would be reaching Pakistan in a few more days (from Sri Lanka, where he has been playing the Lanka Premier League) and release a more detailed note stating his reasons, but said that it is clear to him that he cannot continue playing for under the current management.

Amir also stated that there are no hopes of his comeback in the Pakistan team and the behavior of bowling coach Waqar Younis is unbearable. “I have been tortured,” Amir said in a video.

Amir said that he was shocked by the squad announcement for the New Zealand tour before the playoffs of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

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Amir had made his debut for Pakistan in 2009 as a 17-year-old and was lauded as a future great of the game. He was part of the 2009 ICC T20I World Cup which Pakistan won and had played every game in the tournament for his side.

However, all that came crashing down in 2010, when Amir, along with Mohammad Asif and then Pakistan captain Salman Butt was charged and convicted for spot-fixing during the England Test series. He also served jail-time, while also serving a 5-year ban from all cricket.

Mohammad Amir made a comeback for Pakistan in 2016 during the New Zealand tour. He produced a match-winning bowling spell in the final of the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy in which Pakistan beat India by 180 runs.

He announced his retirement from Test cricket in 2019 to prolong his limited-overs career.

(Samaa/Dunya News inputs)