Mohammad Amir: “When did Imad Wasim or I ever attack Babar Azam personally?”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has made it clear he and spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim have no issue with re-appointed limited overs captain Babar Azam.
There had been rumours of a rift between the two bowlers and Azam, but Amir was quick to ask when he or Imad have ever verbally attacked the 29-year-old personally.
His comments come after he and Imad both reversed their decisions to retire from international cricket, meaning they are now available to be selected for Pakistan once again.
“When did Imad Wasim or I ever attack Babar Azam personally?” Amir was quoted as saying by journalist Farid Khan on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Amir recently played for the Quetta Gladiators in the 2024 Pakistan Super League (PSL) and took 10 wickets in nine matches at an average of 28.60 and an economy rate of 8.41.
Imad, meanwhile, represented Islamabad United and claimed 12 wickets in 12 games at an average of 20.91 and an economy rate of 6.60.
He also scored 126 runs, which included a top score of 59 not out, at an average of 21 and a strike-rate of 128.57.
As for Azam, he captained the Peshawar Zalmi and finished as the highest run-scorer in PSL 9 with 569 runs in 11 matches, which included a century and five fifties, at an average of 56.90 and a strike-rate of 142.60.
Quetta Gladiators Squad for PSL 9: Rilee Rossouw (captain), Sarfaraz Ahmed, Sherfane Rutherford, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Wasim, Jason Roy, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammad Hasnain, Abrar Ahmed, Will Smeed, Saud Shakeel, Sajjad Ali, Usman Qadir, Omair Bin Yousuf, Adil Naz, Khawaja Nafay, Akeal Hosein, Sohail Khan, Laurie Evans, Bismillah Khan
Islamabad United Squad for PSL 9: Shadab Khan (captain), Naseem Shah, Jordan Cox, Imad Wasim, Azam Khan, Tymal Mills, Faheem Ashraf, Alex Hales, Colin Munro, Rumman Raees, Matthew Forde, Salman Ali Agha, Qasim Akram, Shahab Khan, Hunain Shah, Ubaid Shah, Shamyl Hussain, Obed McCoy, Haider Ali, Muhammad Waseem
Peshawar Zalmi Squad for PSL 9: Babar Azam (captain), Rovman Powell, Saim Ayub, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Asif Ali, Mohammad Haris, Aamer Jamal, Naveen-ul-Haq, Khurram Shahzad, Salman Irshad, Arif Yaqoob, Umair Afridi, Dan Mousley, Haseebullah Khan, Mohammad Zeeshan, Mehran Mumtaz, Luke Wood, Sufiyan Muqeem, Waqar Salamkheil, Arshad Iqbal, Gus Atkinson, Shamar Joseph
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