Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir praised former Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur for his contribution to Pakistan Cricket. The left-arm quick believes Arthur deserves a lot of credit for the Pakistan team's success in recent times.

Amir had stunned everyone after he announced his retirement from international cricket last year. The pacer had stated current team management 'mentally tortured' him. As a result, he decided to call time on his international career.

“My favorite coach will always be Mickey Arthur. He supported me a lot. He gave Pakistan the match-winners. Mickey contributed a lot to Pakistan cricket in two years. He made Pakistan the number one T20I team in the world. Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 during his tenure,” Mohammad Amir told Cricket Pakistan.

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The 29-year-old then talked about how Arthur shaped a lot of careers during his time with the Pakistan cricket team, including the current skipper Babar Azam who is currently rated quite highly in international cricket.

“Most importantly, Mickey Arthur shaped the career of Babar Azam, who is now the captain of Pakistan in all three formats. Some officials had written off Babar Azam after just two Test matches, saying he is only a white-ball player,” the pacer said.

“In two years, Mickey gave Pakistan's team management eight to ten good players, who are now playing for the team. Even in the 2019 World Cup, we missed out on the semifinals because of the net run rate. We were among the Top 4, but our net run rate was inferior,” Amir signed off.

After the 53-year-old was sacked as Pakistan’s coach, he joined the Sri Lankan team as the head coach to help them reach the top of the cricket world as he did with Pakistan.

(With Cricket Pakistan Inputs)