Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir retired from international cricket in late 2020. It was an early retirement as he was just 26-27 years old at the time. Amir said that the due to the toxic environment created for him in the team by former coaches, Misbah-ul-Haq and Waqar Younis. The two-time World Champion claimed to be mentally tortured by the duo.
“I am leaving cricket for now because I’m being mentally tortured. I don’t think I can bear such torture. I’ve borne lots of torture from 2010 to 2015, for which I served my time. I’ve been tortured by being told the PCB invested a lot in me. I’ll just say two people invested in me a lot: [former PCB chairman] Najam Sethi and [former Pakistan captain] Shahid Afridi.
“They were the only two. The rest of the team was saying, ‘we don’t want to play with Amir’.
Meanwhile, after retirement, the left-arm pacer started the process of obtaining British citizenship. For the unversed, he is married to Pakistan-born Narjis Khan, who is both a British citizen and a lawyer. It is a matter of time before the 31-year-old gets his British passport. In an interview with Pakistani media, he was asked whether he would like to play in the IPL 2024.
I will start thinking about playing IPL 2024: Mohammad Amir
In the interview, he made it clear that he will not play for England. He added that there is one more year to go when the next IPL starts. Amir said that the if he gets the opportunity, he might play the IPL.
“First, I will not play for England. I have played for Pakistan. Second (talking of IPL), there is one more year to go. What will be the scenario at that time… I always say that I go step by step. We don’t know what will happen tomorrow, and I start thinking about playing IPL in 2024,” he said.
“When I get my passport …whatever the best opportunity will be and what I will get…I will avail it,” he added.
Azhar Mahmood was the first player to play in the cash-rich league while coming from Pakistan who holds a British passport.
