A number of cricketers have had troubled times with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) in the past but the example of Mohammad Amir was among the most extreme ones. The left-arm speedster decided to hang up his boots after deeming the relations with the board unrepairable. Though many wonder if Amir took the big call in order to boost his franchise-cricket career, Amir has claimed that his decision wasn’t ‘selfish’ by any means.
Amir was repeatedly snubbed for a place in the Pakistan team. It was the Pakistan tour of New Zealand, a snub in which prompted him to call time on his career. Though Amir is open to the possibility of making a u-turn if things become conducive in the future.
“There was nothing selfish about my decision to retire. At the moment there is no chance of me making a comeback, but if things get better then, who knows, maybe you will see me playing for Pakistan once again in the future,” he was quoted as saying by Wisden.
Though considered as one of the finest pacers of his generation, Amir claimed that he wasn’t getting the respect he desired which is what prompted him to hang up his boots from international cricket.
“What matters most to me is respect and I felt that I wasn’t getting the respect I deserved and that’s why I took the decision to retire. The people in charge of Pakistan cricket have their job to do, they have their responsibilities and have their decisions to make, and I have my career to continue and look forward to,” Amir said.
Having retired from international cricket, Amir will be seen playing for London Spirit in the inaugural season of The Hundred. He will also feature in the T20 Blast in the second half of this year.
