Mohammad Amir was once taunted as the next Wasim Akram of Pakistan cricket but the match-fixing scandal in 2011 puts a short break on his promising career but he came back stronger in 2016 and make a name for himself again. In 2009 with an impressive performance in the domestic circuit with his 140+ pace and swing. He took 55 wickets for National Bank of Pakistan in his first season and earned selection in the Pakistan World T20 squad. He has not tasted the same amount of success in Test cricket that he got in limited overs format, but he still remains one of the most feared left-arm fast bowler in world cricket. In the 2017 Champions Trophy final against arch-rivals India his opening spell put the trophy out of India's reach. Defending 338, he plumbed Rohit Sharma in the first over and then took Indian skipper Virat Kohli's wickets to break Indian fans heart.
Read MorePakistan bowler Mohammad Amir will join the squad in England following the birth of his second daughter.
It was probably one of the most humiliating defeats of India against Pakistan as they lost the final by 180 runs.
Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir and batsman Haris Sohail pulled out of the side's tour of England.
Sarfaraz was also demoted to category B in the recently-announced annual central contracts for the 2020/21 season. Pace bowlers Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Aamir were axed from the contract list.
Meanwhile, left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz, who was also left out of the central contract list, is still part of the WhatsApp group.
Amir was watching the popular Turkish TV series Dirilis Ertugrul Ghazi, when the figured that one of the character's face looked exactly like Kohli. And he even took to Twitter to share his image and poked fun at the 31-year-old.
Pakistan's head coach-cum-selector Misbah-ul-Haq defended the axing of senior players like Wahab Riaz, Mohammad Aamir and Hasan Ali from the central contracts list.
Naseem Shah and Iftikhar Ahmad were the two new faces in the 18-player men's central contract list. And Shaheen Shah Afridi is one of the four players to get promotions.
Aamir had quit Test cricket last year, a decision which did not go down well with the team management. It led to speculations that the pacer may be ignored when the squad is picked for the World Cup, scheduled to be held in Australia later this year
Mitchell McClenaghan had a hilarious suggestion for Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir.
Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir lauded Indian captain Virat Kohli after the latter won the ICC 'Spirit of Cricket' award.
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq has expressed his displeasure over Amir and Riaz's unavailability for Test cricket.
The tournament was scheduled to run from August 30 to September 22 and culminate in two semi-finals and a final in Malahide and was due to feature the likes of Eoin Morgan and Mohammad Amir.
Earlier, Amir's decision to retire was heavily criticised by former greats as Wasim Akram, Ramiz Raja and Shoaib Akhtar all made their displeasure known after the announcement.
Mickey Arthur said that missing five years of International cricket took a toll on Mohammad Amir as he was not equipped for managing the workload.
A PCB official of the board said that besides restructuring of the domestic season, it would be made mandatory for players to appear in domestic matches to qualify for the Pakistan team.
The Pakistan pacer announced his retirement from the longest format of the game earlier this week, and Mohammad Amir is now planning to permanently shift to the UK.
Legendary Pakistan speedster Wasim Akram was left surprised with Mohammad Amir's sudden announcement that he was retiring from the longest format of the game.
Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir, who was the side's highest wicket-taker in the recently concluded 2019 World Cup, has announced his retirement from Test cricket.
Wahab Riaz spoke about Pakistan's chances in the 2019 World Cup, and further talked about his partnership with Mohammad Amir.
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