By the time the 26 players were announced for the national training camp set up in preparation for the New Zealand series, Amir’s name being in the midst raised very few eyebrows.
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Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali on Tuesday tendered his resignation over the inclusion of tainted paceman Mohammed Aamir in the national training camp but agreed to continue after Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan’s intervention in the issue.
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“We also informed the court that Amir will play under the microscopic eyes of the ICC (International Cricket Council) and the PCB”, said Rizvi.
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That said, the Toon have beaten a better side than the Toffeemen fairly recently and this game should hold no fear for them. I think a draw was probably a fair result, I thought we were magnificent, the defending and everything and I’m just gutted.
The Pakistan team has also been hit with the provisional suspension of Yasir Shah on Sunday after he tested positive for a banned substance.
The training camp is staged to select the squad for next month’s tour of New Zealand where Pakistan play three one-day and as many Twenty20 internationals.
Amir, along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, was banned from the sport for a minimum of five years in 2011.
“Yes, that was a mistake, but I also told the two players that they have also made a mistake by taking a decision without having a meeting with me”, he said.
Sensing a damaging divide that could tear the dressing room apart if allowed to fester, PCB’s top officials, including chairman Shaharyar Khan, intervened and managed to convince Azhar and Hafeez to end their protest and join the camp. The 23-year-old A mir has shown remarkable wickettaking form in domestic matches since his ban was relaxed in April this year, taking 84 wickets in 12 four-day and 11 Twenty20 matches. But the players relented and chose to let him continue.
However, Haeez later spoke to the media and said: “Yes, I have pardoned Amir and have agreed to join the camp. So they understood and confirmed that they are on the same page with us and now we are looking forward to the success of the team”. Khan urged both players to respect Amir and extend their full support to the bowler who has completed his punishment.
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Former head coach Mohsin Hassan Khan has said anyone who earned the country a bad name due to involvement in spot-fixing should not be taken back in the national team.
