Pakistan’s former batsman Inzamam ul Haq has advised the PCB to keep away tainted pacer Muhammad Amir from the national team.
According to media reports Inzamam said, “I don’t think it would be a good idea to allow either Amir or the two other players involved in the spot fixing scandal back into the Pakistan team”.
“I just feel that if Amir is selected again for the national team it will divert the focus of the other players away from cricket and there will be added pressure on them and Amir,” said Inzamam. “I know from experience that if Amir is selected in the Pakistan team and when it goes to England, Australia or even India, the media will just focus on him and it will mean problems in the dressing room,” he added.
Last week, tainted player Mohammad Amir proved his talent in the first match of third edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Sunday at Dhaka. Since, he was ban for five year for spot fixing expired in September.
In just last some days, several cricketers including Javed Miandad and Rashid Latif have opposed the return of the tainted trio to the national team while senior player Mohammad Hafeez last week claimed he didn’t accept a contract to play in the BPL as the franchise which approached him had already signed on Amir and now former Pakistan captain Inzamam-Ul-Haq has also joined the chorus.
Inzamam is currently working as Afghanistan cricket team’s head coach for one year.
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