Mohammad Amir is now back to play the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 matches. This was confirmed after his meeting and talks with the Pakistan Cricket Board. He is very delighted to represent his country. Mohammad Amir was retired and had not played cricket for a very long time, but when PCB ensured his importance for the Pakistan team, so he decided to play in the World Cup in 2024. He is 31 years old and had a great international career before. A total of 36 test matches have been played by him before.
Along with this, 61 ODI International matches and 50 T20 International matches have been played by Aamir in his career. The last match played by him was in 2020. Amir has also appeared in the Pakistan team many times in World Cup tournaments. He has represented the Pakistan team in the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 and also in the ICC T20 World Cup 2009. He is known for his outstanding pacing skills. This article will guide you through the complete details regarding the decision to take Mohammad Amir in the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.
Mohammad Amir Comes out of Retirement Before T20 World Cup 2024:
Mohammad Amir has confirmed that he will be representing Pakistan although he was retired. He said that he has always dreamed of playing for Pakistan and still he desires to play for his beloved country. He added that there are many times in life when we have to reconsider our decisions. So after some positive and fruitful discussions with PCB, I am highly grateful to play for the Pakistan team.
Mohammad Amir also added that after a discussion with his family and friends, he is now available to play the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 matches with full practice and courage. He will be showing his professional bowling strength to all the International batsmen.
Mohammad Amir Bowling Career:
Mohammad Amir is a left-arm fast bowler who is known for his outstanding pacing skills. He is always considered a great choice by the Pakistan Cricket Board for all Pakistani cricket matches. He retired in 2020, so after that, he did not play any international matches for the Pakistan cricket team.
But now he has reconsidered his decision to play for the Pakistan team so in the upcoming World Cup he will be showing his outstanding bowling performances. Let’s discuss some of the details of the bowling career of Mohammad Amir.
- Test Career
- ODI Career
- T20 International Career
Test Cricket Career:
Mohammad Amir started playing test matches in 2009. He ended up playing test matches in 2019. This was the time when he made a good record in his test career. A total of 36 matches were played by him in his test format with his outstanding bowling skills. He has taken a total of 119 wickets till now.
Mohammad Amir has an economy rate of 2.85 and he possesses a bowling average of 30.5 in his test format cricket. So Mohammad Aamir has a good test career. But he is much indulged in playing the one-day and T20 International format matches.
- Matches: 36
- Wickets: 119
- Economy Rate: 2.85
- Bowling Average: 30.5
ODI Cricket Career:
Mohammad Amir has played many ODI matches in his cricket career. He started playing One Day International matches in 2009 and ended his ODI career in 2019. A total of 61 matches were played by him in the ODI format. In all these matches, he was able to take 81 wickets. This was a great achievement for him in the ODI format cricket. His economy rate in the one-day International matches played by him is 4.7 and he has a bowling average of 29.6.
So, Mohammad Amir has shown his exceptional bowling skills in one-day international cricket as well. For this reason, he is considered one of the best International bowlers from the Pakistan team till now. This is also the reason for reconsidering him for the upcoming World Cup matches.
- Matches: 61
- Wickets: 81
- Economy Rate: 4.7
- Bowling Average: 29.6
T20 International Career:
Mohammad Amir started playing T20 International matches in 2009 and his last T20 International match was played in 2020. During this time, he was able to play 50 T20 International matches. In all these matches, he took 59 wickets and made an economy rate of 7.02.
His bowling average in T20 International Cricket career is 21.4. This is a good record which is expected to increase after playing the T20 World Cup 2024 matches. So he will put his full efforts in all the matches played by him.
- Matches: 50
- Wickets: 59
- Economy Rate: 7.02
- Bowling Average: 21.4
Conclusion:
Muhammad Amir has played many matches in different formats of cricket. He has a good command of bowling on different pitches. Muhammad Amir has again returned to play the T20 World Cup 2024 matches. Now, the Pakistan team will have more chances to get victory. So, he is a perfect addition to the team for the upcoming tournament.