“I’m not worrying over when I will play for Pakistan, instead I am just focusing on my domestic form and then leaving the rest to the selectors”, added Aamir, who recently made a return to competitive cricket after serving out a ban for his role in spot-fixing during Pakistan’s tour to England in 2010.
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According to local media report Akhtar said, “Everyone knows how talented Amir was when he played cricket, so on his return he will have to work hard to become the same bowler”.
While the global Cricket Council’s (ICC) ban officially ended on September 1, Amir was allowed to return to domestic cricket under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board in January, this year.
Amir has been playing domestic cricket in Pakistan since April this year, under a special dispensation offered by the ICC and has slowly but steadily regaining his potency as a lethal left-arm pacer.
Shoaib added that he also wanted to sponsor a regional team in domestic cricket – preferably of his hometown Rawalpindi.
“In fact it was whilst in prison that I decided I wouldn’t play cricket ever again”.
“I have to take things step-by-step and not try to get ahead of myself”.
Amir, who was considered as one of the world’s top bowling talents before his ban, insisted that he needs to make sure that he was mentally and physically ready for the challenge of worldwide cricket when it would be presented to him, PakPassion reported.
Recalling his recent domestic performance that earned him considerable attentions of the fans, he said “I’m really satisfied with my seven wickets against ZTBL in my first four-day match after my ban”.
“I don’t want to give India any ultimatum”, Khan told reporters in Lahore on Tuesday.
“There are several ways to serve Pakistan cricket than taking a job in PCB”.
“Now the ball is in the Indian court”, he said.
The inaugural PSL, to be held in February in either United Arab Emirates or Doha, is likely to feature them but Raja feared it would be a setback for the image of the Twenty20 competition which will also feature players including Kevin Pietersen, Shakib Al Hasan and Dwayne Bravo.
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“We are not going to plead them to come and play, after all we haven’t played against them for the last seven to eight years”, he said.
