'It All Started With My Test Retirement...': Mohammad Amir Makes Big Revelations, Tells Why He Decided To Retire

Amir made his debut for Pakistan in the T20 International against England in June 2009. It was the same team that won the 2009 T20 World Cup. However, his career went downhill after he was found guilty in spot-fixing and was banned for five years.

Photo: @iamamirofficial / Twitter

Pakistan cricket team's fast bowler Mohammad Amir had recently announced retirement from international cricket. Amir, who stunned the world with his shocking announcement, represented his national team in 36 Tests, 61 ODIs and 50 T20Is, and recently played in the inaugural Lanka Premier League for runners-up Galle Gladiators.

Accusing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) of 'mental harassment', Amir had said that Pakistan team management not selecting him for Pakistan's tour of New Zealand was a 'wake-up' call for him.

“Right now I am leaving cricket. I am being mentally tortured. I don’t think, I will be able to handle this kind of torture because I have been tortured a lot from 2010 to 2015,” Amir said while speaking to a Pakistani news channel.

“My personal decision to leave Test cricket was taken in a wrong way. My retirement was attached to my desire of playing T20 leagues. I was wishing to invest everything in white-ball cricket for Pakistan. But every now and then someone or the other person came out with a statement. Our bowling coach came out and said, I ditched them, somebody says workload wasn’t properly handled,” he further added.

Now, after announcing retirement from international cricket, Amir took to social media to make some revelations on why he decided to stop playing for his national team so early.

What made me to take such Big Decision | Why I am retiring International... https://t.co/0FWjqMOKlK via @YouTube

— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) December 19, 2020

A look at Mohammad Amir's controversial career

Amir made his debut for Pakistan in the T20 International against England in June 2009. It was the same team that won the 2009 T20 World Cup. However, his career went downhill after he was found guilty in spot-fixing and was banned for five years. Amir returned to international cricket in 2015 and played a key role in securing the Champions Trophy for Pakistan in 2017.

Mohammad Amir has played 30 Tests, 61 ODIs and 50 T20 Internationals for Pakistan in his international career. During this time, he has taken 119 wickets in Tests, 81 in ODIs and 59 wickets in T20s. He played the last match for Pakistan in the T20 series against England in August this year.