Muhammad Amir was considered as one of the Pakistan’s fastest in-swinger bowlers of all times, arguably among the very best left-arm bowlers; he bid a goodbye to all forms of International Cricket on 17th of December 2020, because of alleged ill-treatment from the management of Pakistan Cricket Board, as he was not selected for the New Zealand tour last month. “I was always available for white ball cricket, now I’m leaving it now, because I’m being mentally tortured” Amir told a news gathering agency AFP.
Born on 13th of April 1992, the left arm speedster played all three formats of the game as a left arm fast bowler for his team. He gained fame as one of the most successful bowlers in all formats of international cricket as the leading wicket taker. The 28 year old swinger was one of the brightest prospects burst on the International format in 2007 and subsequently his performance in all formats rose him to international fame in 2010, as a young left-arm swinger.
In 2009, Amir become an international sensation, by his pace and ability to swing the ball in both ways, and played a pivotal role in the 2009 T20 World Cup final against Sri Lanka by hitting the stumps of Tillakaratna Dilshan in the first over, clinching the title. Later he continued his skill against Australia in Leeds,winning the Test match title after 15 years. He was using short-ball, with his bouncers, and a constant speed. Besides his bowling career, Amir was also a left handed batsman, who has shared his long run partnership on tenth wicket.
Amir’s cricketing career hit that time when he was arrested and banned from the international format upto five years in a spot-fixing controversy. However, Amir didn’t let down his passion and came back in 2016 and joined Team Green and played against New Zealand and helped his team to win the Champions trophy with three wickets in the final. After that he played back to back series for his team in 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, 2018 Asia Cup, 2019 Cricket World Cup, with a proper and comfortable position. In his career, Amir played 36 Tests, 61 ODIs and 49 T20 matches with a total number of 259 wickets in all formats. Amir played his final test match series against South Africa on 11th of January 2019, final One day International on 2nd October 2019 against England and final T20 match against England on 20th of August 2020.
Amir was a mature bowler who always bowled with heart, upholding the spirit of the game. The swinger enjoyed the highest ranks of International cricket. With no crowds to bid him a farewell, I wish him good luck for his future endeavours.