Sarfaraz Ahmed: “[Amir is a] champion bowler and champion player”

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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed has praised left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir, calling him a “champion bowler”.

His comments come after Amir announced his retirement from international cricket once again.

The 32-year-old previously retired in December 2020 before coming back to represent Pakistan in the 2024 T20 World Cup.

In the tournament, Amir did exceptionally well as he was the team’s joint-highest wicket-taker with seven wickets in four matches at an average of 10.28 and an economy rate of 4.50.

“[Amir is a] champion bowler and champion player,” Sarfaraz was quoted as saying by Cricket Pakistan.

The Pakistan team recently travelled to Australia for a white-ball series and triumphed 2-1 in the ODIs before getting hammered 3-0 in the T20Is.

They then headed to Zimbabwe and won both the ODI and T20I series 2-1.

Currently, the men in green are in South Africa and began by losing the T20I series 2-0 before rebounding to claim a 3-0 victory in the ODIs.

Pakistan and South Africa are currently involved in a two-Test series, which the Proteas lead 1-0 after winning the 1st Test in Centurion by two wickets.

The 2nd Test will begin on January 3 in Cape Town.

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

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