Earlier today (Dec 17), Pakistani left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir had announced that he would be taking an indefinite break from international cricket as a result of a fallout with the team management and bowling coach Waqar Younis.
Amir said that he was disheartened after he was dropped from the tour of New Zealand for the T20I leg. The 28-year-old further mentioned that he can work no longer with the current management.
Amir, in a video interview to Samaa TV, had said that he would release a detailed note stating his reasons for retiring from international cricket after reaching Pakistan in a few days (from Sri Lanka, where he had been playing the Lanka Premier League), 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.
Now the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed in a press release that Mohammad Amir had in fact contacted them and told them he was retiring from international cricket.
As per the release, “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 intentions 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,” the statement further said.
(PCB inputs)
