Mohammad Amir (Urdu: محمد عامر, born 13 April 1992), also known as Mohammad Aamer, is a Pakistani international cricketer, whose suspension and subsequent five year ban curtailed his promising career. He is a left-arm fast bowler, who opened the bowling in all formats of the game. He made his first-class debut in 2007, and his first One-Day International and Test appearance in 2009 in Sri Lanka, at the age of 17. However, he played his first international match during the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, where he played in every game, helping the national side win the tournament.[1][2]
Amir was touted as having the potential to be a leading fast bowler by former Pakistani left arm fast bowler Wasim Akram[3] who picked him out as a prospect in 2007.[2] Since Amir's establishment in the international arena, former Pakistani batsman Rameez Raja, as well as Akram himself, have stated that "He is much cleverer than [Akram] at 18".[3]
On 29 August 2010, he was implicated in allegations of spot-fixing and is currently serving a five-year ban for allegedly bowling two-deliberate no-balls, Amir however has announced that he plans to appeal the verdict handed out by his prosecutor the International Cricket Council.[4] In November 2011, Amir was convicted, along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, of conspiracy charges relating to spot-fixing. He was given a six-month prison sentence.
Amir was touted as having the potential to be a leading fast bowler by former Pakistani left arm fast bowler Wasim Akram[3] who picked him out as a prospect in 2007.[2] Since Amir's establishment in the international arena, former Pakistani batsman Rameez Raja, as well as Akram himself, have stated that "He is much cleverer than [Akram] at 18".[3]
On 29 August 2010, he was implicated in allegations of spot-fixing and is currently serving a five-year ban for allegedly bowling two-deliberate no-balls, Amir however has announced that he plans to appeal the verdict handed out by his prosecutor the International Cricket Council.[4] In November 2011, Amir was convicted, along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, of conspiracy charges relating to spot-fixing. He was given a six-month prison sentence.
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| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Amir | |||
| Born | 13 April 1992 Gujjar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan | |||
| Batting style | Left Hand | |||
| Bowling style | Left arm Fast | |||
| Role | Bowler | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | Pakistan | |||
| Test debut (cap 194) | 4 July 2009 v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last Test | 18 August 2010 v England | |||
| ODI debut (cap 173) | 30 July 2009 v Sri Lanka | |||
| Last ODI | 24 January 2010 v Australia | |||
| ODI shirt no. | 90 | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 2008/09 | Federal Areas | |||
| 2008/09–2009/10 | National Bank of Pakistan | |||
| 2007/08–2009/10 | Rawalpindi Rams | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODI | FC | LA |
| Matches | 14 | 15 | 28 | 30 |
| Runs scored | 278 | 167 | 508 | 204 |
| Batting average | 12.63 | 20.87 | 14.11 | 22.66 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| Top score | 30* | 73* | 44* | 73* |
| Balls bowled | 2,867 | 789 | 4991 | 1633 |
| Wickets | 51 | 25 | 120 | 50 |
| Bowling average | 29.09 | 24.00 | 21.48 | 23.76 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a |
| Best bowling | 6/84 | 4/28 | 7/61 | 4/28 |
| Catches/stumpings | 0/– | 6/– | 5/0 | 10/0 |
| Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2010 | ||||
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