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Left-arm pacer, Mohammad Amir, shocked the cricketing world when he announced his retirement from international cricket, claiming that he has… Read More
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Left-arm pacer, Mohammad Amir, shocked the cricketing world when he announced his retirement from international cricket, claiming that he has been mentally tortured by the current Pakistan cricket management.
Head coach, Misbah-ul-Haq, and bowling coach, Waqar Younis, have been vocal about Amir’s decision to retire from Test cricket in 2019 and is one of the reasons why he hasn’t been considered regularly for the national squad. Amir, in return, has taken tacit digs at both of them on Twitter on multiple occasions.
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Misbah saab hi bata sakte hain but good luck for team green😊
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) November 11, 2020
phir yeah sarkar waqar younas saab hi bata sakte hain Allah hadyat de jo esi soch rhkte hain
— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) December 13, 2020
According to Amir, he retired from Test cricket to prolong his limited-overs career. He said that his body cannot handle the demands of Test cricket anymore and if he continues to play all three formats, he will soon have to retire from cricket altogether.
Ever since his retirement from Test cricket, Amir wasn’t able to cement his place in the limited-overs side. He wasn’t even selected for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 initially, but was called-up to the squad and finished with 17 wickets.
He was overlooked for the series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand. According to cricket experts, Amir should have been on the plane to New Zealand, whereas the management decided to invest in players that will be available for all three formats.
However, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Musa and Wahab Riaz are all white-ball bowlers. They are not expected to be a part of the Test squad as well, but they were chosen ahead of Amir.
Is it due to his unavailability in all three formats or because of his underwhelming performances or due to the strained relationship between the two parties. Time will tell.
Let’s have a look at Amir’s performances in comparison to the other fast bowlers in the squad.
Since his return to cricket in 2016
Mohammad Amir made his international comeback in 2016 after serving a five year ban for his role in the infamous spot-fixing scandal. Since then, he has been one of the most overworked bowler’s in world cricket.
| Players | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average |
| Mohammad Amir | 100 | 1277.3 | 160 | 29.68 |
| Hassan Ali | 92 | 817.4 | 148 | 28.06 |
| Mohammad Abbas | 24 | 740.4 | 81 | 23.32 |
| Wahab Riaz | 59 | 685.0 | 90 | 37.14 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 49 | 587.5 | 100 | 25.13 |
Note: These are figures from all three formats.
He has played the most number of matches as a fast bowler and has bowled the most number of overs in these four years, so his claim of workload management does have some substance behind it. Hasan Ali, who has bowled the second most number of overs during the same period, had been sidelined due to injury for over a year.
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Career Statistics
| Players | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average |
| Mohammad Amir | 147 | 1951.5 | 259 | 28.14 |
| Wahab Riaz | 153 | 1674.5 | 237 | 33.47 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 49 | 587.5 | 100 | 25.13 |
| Haris Rauf | 11 | 52.0 | 15 | 25.13 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 15 | 87.0 | 17 | 35.11 |
| Mohammad Musa | 5 | 44.0 | 2 | 138.5 |
His career statistics show the importance of Mohammad Amir for Pakistan. Despite having played less matches than Wahab Riaz, he has bowled more overs and has picked up more wickets. The rest of the fast bowlers have just started their careers, so it will be unfair to compare them to the two of the most experienced fast bowlers in world cricket.
International matches in the last 2 years
| Players | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average |
| Mohammad Amir | 26 | 222.3 | 38 | 26.6 |
| Wahab Riaz | 20 | 132.1 | 24 | 35.12 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 34 | 439.0 | 68 | 26.86 |
| Haris Rauf | 11 | 52.0 | 15 | 25.13 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | 15 | 87.0 | 17 | 35.11 |
| Mohammad Musa | 5 | 44.0 | 2 | 138.5 |
Mohammad Amir has arguably been one of the better performers over the past 2 years for Pakistan. His 38 wickets are second highest in the team and his average of 26.6 has also been exceptional.
Comparison with former pacers
| Players | Matches | Wickets | Average | 5-fors |
| Wasim Akram | 460 | 916 | 23.57 | 31 |
| Waqar Younis | 349 | 789 | 23.7 | 35 |
| Imran Khan | 263 | 544 | 24.08 | 24 |
| Shoaib Akhtar | 219 | 438 | 25.02 | 16 |
| Umar Gul | 237 | 427 | 28.68 | 8 |
| Abdul Razzaq | 339 | 388 | 32.32 | 4 |
| Mohammad Amir | 147 | 259 | 28.14 | 5 |
| Sarfaraz Nawaz | 100 | 240 | 30.25 | 4 |
| Wahab Riaz | 153* | 237 | 33.47 | 3 |
| Aqib Javed | 185 | 236 | 32.18 | 5 |
Mohammad Amir is the 7th leading wicket-taking fast bowler for Pakistan having picked up 259 wickets across all formats. Overall, he is the 13th highest wicket-taker in Pakistan’s history.
Amir currently is arguably the leading fast bowler in Pakistan currently. Although Shaheen has been the spearhead of the bowling line-up, he is still a novice in the international arena. Wahab Riaz’s inconsistency does not help his case either, as shown in the first T20I against New Zealand where he conceded more than 40 runs in less than 4 overs.
Do you think the management should sort out its issues with Amir so that he can be available for the upcoming T20 World Cup? Let us know in the comments section.
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