Tag: Mohammad Amir

  • Mohammad Amir reveals why he backed out of England tour

    Mohammad Amir reveals why he backed out of England tour

    Mohammad Amir, who withdrew from Pakistan’s upcoming England tour, has revealed that he backed out from the tour because his wife is expecting.

    The bowler, in a Twitter update, shared that due to the timing of the tour and the restrictions in place in the United Kingdom for those coming from abroad, left him with no choice but to back out of the tour. He said that he cannot leave his wife, “who is at a high-risk pregnancy alone here [in Pakistan]”. Amir and his wife Narjis are expecting their second child together.

    Read more – Mohammad Amir spots ‘Virat Kohli’ in Ertuğrul

    Journalists Zainab Abbas and Saj Sadiq supported Amir’s decision and said that his decision to withdraw makes sense.

    Other than Amir, Haris Sohail has also opted out of series citing family reasons.

    The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had earlier announced that the team will travel to the UK to play a bilateral series in August and September.

    Pakistan will bring a 28-man squad plus 14 player support personnel for three tests and three Twenty20 Internationals.

    The PCB has yet to announce the squad, while the series schedule will be announced in due course.

    Plans to hold a bio-secure national training camp in Lahore ahead of the England trip have been scrapped after taking into account the rapid growth of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan.

    England is scheduled to host the first international series since the novel coronavirus pandemic, when they face West Indies in a three-test series without fans in attendance starting on July 8 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.

  • Fans spot ‘Virat Kohli’, ‘Usman Shinwari’ in Ertuğrul

    Fans spot ‘Virat Kohli’, ‘Usman Shinwari’ in Ertuğrul

    As Diriliş: Ertuğrul fever continues to grip Pakistanis, fans have now started pointing out how two of the show’s characters look a bit too much like two South Asian cricketing stars… and to be honest, the resemblance is truly uncanny!

    READ: Pakistanis lose it over ‘un-Islamic’ Instagram of ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’ star

    While many took to Twitter to point out how much a character from the show resembled Pakistan’s left-arm fast bowler Usman Shinwari…

    …another cricketing star, Mohammad Amir, cannot seem to help but wonder if Indian skipper Virat Kohli is also there in the series.

    While the Indian batsman is yet to respond, here’s what Twitterati are saying:

    Turkish historic drama series Diriliş: Ertuğrul has been trending ever since its first episode aired on PTV Home. Pakistanis are loving the drama series and it has become a sensation in the country to the point that PTV is now aiming to set a new record with the series.

    In an exclusive interview with The Current, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan revealed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had gifted the drama series to Pakistan as a goodwill gesture.

  • VIDEO: Zainab Abbas hits a sixer as Amir bowls on her shendi

    VIDEO: Zainab Abbas hits a sixer as Amir bowls on her shendi

    Zainab Abbas had the sweetest entry on her shendi.

    The cricket commentator entered on the Pakistan Super League Anthem Seeti Baje Gee. As she entered amid bats and her close ones, fast bowler Mohammad Amir and his daughter bowled to Zainab who hit back with her bat.

    Watch the video here:

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B5e6fRag3-g/

    The dulha’s entry

    Zainab looked breathtaking in a deep pink outfit by Rano’s Heirlooms and makeup by Zara Gul.

    As they say, “Happy brides are the prettiest.”

    Meanwhile, Mohammad Amir, who is a close friend of the journalist, also shared a picture of himself from the event.

    Zainab, who is also the daughter of PTI MNA Andleeb Abbas tied the knot in an intimate Nikkah last Sunday. Her husband Hamza Kardar is the son of the former finance finance minister and former governor of State Bank of Pakistan, Shahid Hafeez Kardar and the grandson of the renowned cricketer Abdul Hafeez Kardar.

    Pictures of her from her mayun also went viral on social media.

    Pictures credit: Palwasha Minhas, Zamal Salman Photography

  • Mohammad Amir is retiring from Test cricket at 27

    Mohammad Amir is retiring from Test cricket at 27

    One of Pakistan’s most loved fast bowlers, Mohammad Amir has announced that he is retiring from Test cricket with immediate effect.

    In a statement, Amir said: “It has been an honour to represent Pakistan in the pinnacle and traditional format of the game. I, however, have decided to move away from the longer version so I can concentrate on white ball cricket.”

    Amir said that “playing for Pakistan remains his ultimate desire” and that he will try his best to be in the best physical shape to contribute in the team’s upcoming challenges, including next year’s ICC T20 World Cup.

    He added that the decision was not an easy one but he felt that his time was up.

    Amir made his Test debut against Sri Lanka in Galle in July 2009. He featured in 36 Tests, taking 119 wickets at an average of 30.47. His best bowling returns — six for 44 — were against the West Indies in Kingston in April 2017.

  • ‘Amir confessed to spot-fixing after Afridi slapped him’

    ‘Amir confessed to spot-fixing after Afridi slapped him’

    Mohammad Amir confessed to spot-fixing only after then ODI captain Shahid Afridi had slapped him, former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq has claimed.

    “He [Afridi] told me to leave the room and after a while, I heard the sound of a slap. Later, Amir told the whole truth,” Razzaq said while speaking to a private media outlet on Wednesday.

    Spilling the beans on Pakistan’s ill-fated tour of England in 2010, a scandal that tarnished the image of Pakistan cricket, Razzaq also said that Salman Butt was involved in corruption much before the saga.

    “Butt was deliberately getting out and playing dot balls much before the scandal broke out in England,” the former all-rounder said, also blaming the then PCB management for “bringing a bad name to Pakistan cricket”.

    Butt, Amir and Muhammad Asif were the three players eventually banned for a minimum of five years in early 2011 by the ICC’s anti-corruption tribunal after they were first suspended in September 2010.

    All three have now returned to playing cricket after completing their five-year bans. But only Amir has been picked for the national team and is currently competing in the World Cup.