PCB ready to consider Amir’s appeal – Cricket
Pakistan Cricket Board Chief, Zaka http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ashraf-c46397, said that the board will take into consideration Mohammad Amir’s plea, following the player’s decision to appeal the ICC ban.
The banned fast bowler returned home on Feb 26 after serving jail time for the spot-fixing verdict handed by Justice Cook in November last year. Amir was jailed for six months, but was released after serving half of his term on accounts of his good behaviour.
The youngster made his international debut at the age of 17 and played his first match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 to lift the coveted title.
The left-armer continued to blossom and impressed everyone with his outstanding ability. He went on to represent the country in 14 Test matches, and 15 ODIs with 51 and 25 wickets respectively before being caught in the now infamous incident of spot fixing.
The 19-year old pacer was allegedly involved in bowling deliberate no-balls during a Test match against England at Lords in August 2010. Based upon the evidence, the International Cricket Council suspended Amir, along with his then teammates http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-Butt-c2418
and Muhammad Asif, and later in 2011, after Amir’s confession, Southwark Crown Court in England sentenced an imprisonment on the trio.
ICC, earlier (February 5, 2011), had also announced penalties to the players for their fraudulent act, and banned Amir for five years, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Salman-c88163 (10 years) and Asif (seven years), and further barred them from taking any participation in cricket and cricket
related activities governed by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 and its members.
Amir, however, has now decided to appeal against the ban and is very hopeful to make his return to cricket in the near future.
“We have the option of appeal, which we will exercise. We will never lose hope, I have never done that in my life. I firmly believe that in adversity something good comes out. I will do everything in my power to make a strong comeback,” said the distressed
cricketer.
Furthermore, the pacer also commented that he remains passionate as ever in resuming his cricketing career.
"I think when someone is seeing in front of him the end of his future and his career that is the worst day of one's life. Cricket is very important for my life. My whole family depends on me and of course I depend upon cricket. So the entire thing will be
upset by this decision," said the pacer.
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