Amir must forget reduction of ban, focus on rehabilitation: Haroon Lorgat – Cricket News Update
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 pacer Mohammad Amir, but insisted that the youngster needs to focus on rehabilitating himself, as opposed to looking for a reduction in his 5-year ban from cricket.
“I would prefer that the starting point should not be about whether we (ICC) could reduce the sentence,” Lorgat told ESPNcricinfo.
“Part of the sanction he received from the ICC tribunal was to educate himself and for him to educate others. So let us do all the necessary building blocks before we get to a point where anyone could ask, 'Does he now deserve a review?’”
Amir came into the limelight after his international debut in 2009, and went on to amass 51 wickets in 14 test matches and 25 wickets in 15 ODIs. However, his career was cut short owing to his involvement in a spot-fixing scandal which saw him get convicted
and sentenced, along with teammate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 in 2010.
Following his release from prison in February this year, after serving half of his sentence, there was talk about the player planning to request a reduction in the 5-year ban from cricket that an ICC tribunal had issued him. However, he later clarified that
he had retracted the decision to appeal against the ban.
Lorgat insisted that the young pacer should focus on cleaning up his image, and reforming himself, as well as others.
“Come into the education process and don't just give up the game,” Lorgat advised the 19-year-old. “… If http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Amir-c76675 stands up and delivers a message of caution … people are going to sit up and listen.”
The Pakistan Cricket Board has also expressed a keen interest in rehabilitating the player and bringing him back into the team. Chairman Zaka http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397 confirmed that the board would help Amir through the rehabilitation process, and also use him as part of
an anti-corruption campaign.
Amir seems already to have commenced the process of reforming his image. He recently gave an interview to ex-England skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Michael-Andrew-Atherton-c75750, which was broadcast on Sky Sports earlier this week, during which he admitted that he had made a mistake, and asked
his country and fans for their forgiveness.
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