Amir could still have international career: Zaka Ashraf

Amir was detained for six months in a young offenders institution after he admitted bowling two intentional no-balls.


Reuters January 10, 2012

KARACHI: Teenage Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir, serving six-months in jail for spot-fixing elements of a test match, could still have a future in international cricket, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf said.     

Amir, 19, was detained for six months in a young offenders institution after he admitted bowling two intentional no-balls in the Lord's test against England in August 2010.

Amir, along with team mates Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, was banned for a minimum of five years by the International Cricket Council in February last year.

"Whenever he is cleared by the International Cricket Council and serves his punishment, we think he needs intense counseling and then the selectors can decide about him," Ashraf told a news conference on Tuesday.

"As far as his playing again is concerned that is for the selectors to decide because there is no doubt about his immense talent and he is still very young."

Amir has taken 51 wickets in 14 tests.

Former captain Butt and Asif were jailed for 30 months and one year respectively by a London court in November for their part in the gambling-inspired plot.

COMMENTS (16)

Hasan | 12 years ago | Reply

Sure he deserves a second chance. In a country where a dictator wants and expects a second chance. Amir was just a kid when he made that mistake. I say let him serve his 6 months sentence and then appeal to get him back in the team.

Salman Sheikh | 12 years ago | Reply

He learn his lesson...Now ICC should not disallow him to play internationally he is still under 20 has a long way to go. No Pain No Gain. I support him.

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