Mohammad Amir: “I want to invest properly in domestic cricket – better match fees, better prize money. A player earning PKR 5,000 a day can’t even cover a meal in the hotel they stay in. How can he play freely?”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir has revealed that one of his priorities, should he become chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), would be to reform domestic cricket.
Mohammad Amir: “When Mickey Arthur and Sarfaraz Ahmed were removed from their positions, I predicted that it would be the beginning of a dark era for Pakistan cricket”
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Left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir believes the decline of Pakistan cricket began with the removal of Sarfaraz Ahmed as captain and Mickey Arthur as head coach.
Mohammad Amir: “Khawaja Nafay should replace Babar Azam or Usman Khan in [Pakistan’s] T20 line-up”
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Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir believes batsman Khawaja Nafay can replace Babar Azam or Usman Khan in the T20I team.
Mohammad Amir: “Take out all of Shaheen’s ICC events except the 2021 T20 World Cup, where he had an impact – besides that, show me a single ICC event where Shaheen performed impactfully”
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Mohammad Amir has taken aim at fellow Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, saying he hasn’t performed in any other ICC event other than the 2021 T20 World Cup.
Mohammad Amir: “Look at Agha – he was a middle-order batter and has now moved to number three, while an opener has been pushed down to number four”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has questioned T20I captain Salman Ali Agha’s decision to promote himself to number three while pushing an opener down to number four.
Mohammad Amir on Abhishek Sharma: “I would bowl slower balls to him. Take the pace off and make him generate his own power. With a proper plan, you can get him out early”
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Pakistan left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir said he would utilise slower balls to get India opening batsman Abhishek Sharma out.
Mohammad Amir: “We all say that number four does not belong to Babar Azam, then why [don’t] we try Khawaja Nafay?”
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Pakistan speedster Mohammad Amir has questioned why selectors have not given emerging batsman Khawaja Nafay an opportunity to bat at number four in T20Is.
Mohammad Amir: “You made Faheem a fielding all-rounder. You neither give him bowling nor proper batting opportunities – so why is he playing?”
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Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has questioned Faheem Ashraf’s role in the national team, pointing out that the all-rounder rarely gets enough opportunities with either bat or ball.
Mohammad Amir: “I’ve been saying for a while, Salman Mirza, your in-form bowler, has been performing since the first match. In every series, whenever he got a chance, he delivered”
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Mohammad Amir has applauded fellow Pakistan left-arm seamer Salman Mirza, saying he is in form and delivering every opportunity he gets.
Ahmed Shehzad: “For Amir, getting Abhishek out might be a piece of cake”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad said it “might be a piece of cake” for left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir to get India opener Abhishek Sharma out.
