The left-arm quick Mohammad Amir who had surprised everyone by announcing retirement from international cricket in December of 2020 citing poor relations with the board and management behind the move.

Amir however grabbed headlines again as he lashed out at the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for offering him a domestic contract. The board had named the pacer in the A category in the domestic contract players' list for the upcoming season.

“If I’m not playing international cricket, then what’s the point of featuring in domestic cricket. They want to control me by offering this contract but that’s not going to happen. The PCB should have contacted me before including my name in the domestic contracts list. They [PCB] have well-educated people in their ranks but they still behave like ignorants,” Amir was quoted by Cricket Pakistan.

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Even though the 29-year-old has retired from international cricket, Amir had revealed that he was ready to come out of retirement before the selectors announced Pakistan's World T20 2021 squad but unfortunately the left-arm pacer could not find a place.

“Maybe they [PCB] haven’t accepted the fact that I have retired from international cricket, which is why they take such steps. I’m enjoying playing league cricket and spending the rest of the time with my family,” Amir concluded.

Amir who represented Pakistan in 36 Tests, 61 ODIs, and 50 T20Is, did not have the same career after his return from serving the match-fixing ban in 2015.

The fast bowler who played a vital role in Pakistan’s triumph in the final of Champions Trophy 2017 against arch-rivals India, played his last international game against England in December 2020.

(With Cricket Pakistan Inputs)