Amir regrets playing club match in Rawalpindi
Mohammad Amir, Pakistan’s pacer suspended for alleged involvement in spot-fixing, Wednesday regretted playing a club match in Rawalpindi.
Talking to newsmen, Amir said, “It was a friendly match and was not organised by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 Cricket Board (PCB). I didn’t intend to violate the suspension. If it’s an offence, it’s inadvertent.”
Amir said he wasn’t aware of the ban’s extent and thought he could play matches not organised by the PCB. “The PCB wasn’t involved at all. I thought I could play,” he added.
Amir’s statement comes on the heels of reports that the International Cricket Council (ICC) has sought an explanation from the PCB over the incident, a development that can land Amir in further trouble while he awaits the verdict in the spot-fixing case, set to be given on 5 February.
The ICC’s code of conduct bars a suspended player from taking part in any match organised by his/her country’s cricket board or any of it affiliated units.
The PCB has expressed displeasure at Amir bowling in the Army vs. Rawalpindi match, and announced holding an inquiry.
Amir along with fellow pacer Mohammad Asif and batsman Salman Butt, the former Test skipper, pleaded “not guilty” in the ICC’s 6-11 January anti-corruption hearing in Doha.
The players are accused of involvement in spot-fixing during Pakistan’s tour of England in August in collusion with bookmaker http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mazhar-c75448 Majeed. They have since been suspended from all forms of cricket. They face a life ban if found guilty.
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