Mohammad Amir announces immediate retirement from Test Cricket

Gurpreet Singh | 26/07/2019
Mohammad Amir announces immediate retirement from Test Cricket

Mohammad Amir announces immediate retirement from Test Cricket; commits to play white ball Cricket for Pakistan

Pakistan Cricket Team’s star left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir has, in what can be termed as a shocking decision announced his retirement from Test Cricket with immediate effect.

Amir however, has committed to serve his nation in the limited-overs format of the game and in his bid to concentrate on White ball Cricket, has decided to bid adieu to the purest form of the sport.

“It’s been an honour to represent Pakistan in the traditional format of the game. I, however, have decided to move away from the longer version so I can concentrate on white ball cricket”, said Amir after his decision to move on from Test Cricket.

Leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in 2019 World Cup

Mohammad Amir was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the recently concluded 2019 World Cup in England. He picked up a total of 17 wickets in the eight league matches he played in the marquee tournament, at an average of 21.05 and strike rate of 25.76.

Amir played a total of 36 Test matches and picked up a total of 119 wickets at an average of 30.48 in 67 innings.

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Gurpreet Singh is a Cricket writer at The Sportsrush. His platonic relationship with sports had always been there since childhood, but Cricket managed to strike a special, intimate nerve of his heart. Although his initial dream of playing the sport at the highest level couldn't come to fruition, Gurpreet did represent the state of Jharkhand at the under-14 level. However, almost like taking a pledge to never let the undying passion for Cricket fade away even a tad, he made sure to continue the love relationship by assigning the field of journalism as an indirect Cupid. He thus, first finished his bachelor's in journalism and then pursued the PG Diploma course in English journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC). Soon after and since 2019, he has been working at The Sportsrush. Apart from sports, he takes keen interest in politics, and in understanding women and gender-related issues.

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