Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir: “I have no intention of playing in the IPL, and representing England is also not in my plans for the foreseeable future”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has made it clear that he has no plans to represent England after obtaining British citizenship earlier this year.
Amir has retired from international cricket, but remains active on the franchise circuit, having featured in multiple T20 leagues around the world.
Now that he is a British citizen, the 34-year-old would be eligible to register for the Indian Premier League (IPL) draft. However, he insisted that he has no intention of doing so.
“I have no intention of playing in the IPL, and representing England is also not in my plans for the foreseeable future,” he was quoted as saying on Facebook.
The Pakistan team are currently facing Sri Lanka in a two-Test series on home soil, which began on November 9 in Rawalpindi.
Pakistan Squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka: Babar Azam (captain), Aamer Jamal, Ali Shabbir, Arafat Minhas, Azan Awais, Mohammad Abbas, Ghazi Ghori (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Suleman, Mohammad Taha, Tayyab Arif, Razaullah, Saad Baig (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha, Sameer Minhas, Saqib Khan and Saud Shakeel