Danish Kaneria Says Mohammad Amir Is Blackmailing Everyone With His Statements So That He Can Return To Pakistan Side.
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Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has opined that the recent outbursts of Mohammad Amir, who retired from international cricket in 2020, are nothing but his way of blackmailing others so that he can return back to the Men in Green side.
Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir has often blamed the Pakistani team management for his decision to retire from international cricket at the age of 29. Amir, who returned to cricket in 2015 after serving out a five-year ban for spot-fixing, called time on his Test career in 2019, while retiring from international altogether in 2020.
Mohammad Amir. Image-AFP
Amir had revealed in a recent interview that he was forced to retire as he wasn’t getting the respect he deserved.
I Feel Mohammad Amir Is Trying To Blackmail Others With His Statements So That He Can Make A Return To The Side: Danish Kaneria
Danish Kaneria didn’t take Amir’s words lightly and took offense to his statements on his YouTube channel. Kaneria said that Pakistan was kind to bring Amir back to the team after the spot-fixing scandal.
“I am taking nothing away from Mohammad Amir. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I feel he is trying to blackmail others with his statements so that he can make a return to the side. From his comments on moving to England and getting citizenship and playing the IPL, you can understand his headspace,” Kaneria said.
“Mohammad Amir should realize that Pakistan were really kind to bring him back after his spot-fixing scandal. But his performance over the last 1.5 years has been absolutely zero. Agreed he bowled really well in the ICC Champions Trophy, but since then he has been on a steep decline,” Kaneria pointed out.
The Board Pressured Likes Of Misbah Ul Haq, Mohammad Hafeez To Bring Back Mohammad Amir: Danish Kaneria
Kaneria further said that while Amir has said that he will not come back into the Pakistan side until the current team management changes, he feels the same team management he criticizes were the ones that backed him up when he returned from the spot-fixing ban and did everything to make him comfortable in the team once again.
mohammad amir[photo: Sky sports]
“When you (Amir) were excluded from the team after a decline, you then proceeded to claim that I will not play with this management. Despite them being the ones who backed Mohammad Amir. When I talk about people like Misbah-ul-Haq, Mohammad Hafeez, the board pressured them to support Mohammad Amir and bring him back to the team. Even some commentators did not want to support Amir, but they had to because the commentary was their bread and butter,” Kaneria revealed.
Amir had earlier said that retiring from playing for Pakistan wasn’t an easy step and also talked about receiving British citizenship in the future, opening avenues for him to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as well.
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