Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir: “PCB wants to move forward with a youngster and that’s ok. You’ll hear breaking news in 2-3 months”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has hinted that his international career might be over as he said the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) “wants to move forward with a youngster”.
Amir came out of retirement to play for the men in green in the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he was their joint-highest wicket-taker with seven wickets in four matches at an average of 10.28 and an economy rate of 4.50.
Since then, the 32-year-old has been featuring in domestic T20 leagues even though Pakistan have had a number of T20I series, including against Australia and Zimbabwe.
It remains to be seen if Amir will get picked again, but he confirmed that people will get “breaking news in 2-3 months”.
“PCB wants to move forward with a youngster and that’s ok. You’ll hear breaking news in 2-3 months,” he was quoted as saying by Khel Shel on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Pakistan will now face South Africa in a series comprising three T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests.
The T20I series will get underway on December 10, while the ODI and Test series will begin on December 17 and December 26 respectively.
Pakistan Squad for South Africa T20I Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Jahandad Khan, Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Omair Bin Yousuf, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain and wicketkeeper), Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Haris Rauf, Kamran Ghulam, Mohammad Hasnain, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir and Usman Khan (wicketkeeper)
Pakistan Squad for South Africa Test Series: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Aamer Jamal, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Haseebullah Khan (wicketkeeper), Kamran Ghulam, Khurram Shahzad, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Naseem Shah, Noman Ali, Saim Ayub and Salman Ali Agha