Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir received on Thursday the Ireland visa for the three-match T20I series against Paul Stirling-inspired team.
Sports: Veteran pacer Mohammad Amir gets Ireland visa. According to the details, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had informed Amir about the development. Amir was issued a visa after he was given clearance.
The PCB had also recorded a protest for the delay in the issuance of a visa to Amir.
Separately, the Pakistan team had participated in the training session at the Clontarf Cricket Club ahead of the Ireland series.
The players took part in the training in all the departments (batting, bowling and fielding) under the supervision of the coaches.
It was reported that all the players were fit and excited for the series.
Pakistan will take on Ireland in the first of the three-match T20I series on May 10 (tomorrow).
Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been included in Pakistan’s group of 29 cricketers who will undergo training at the country’s military base ahead of the 2024 ICC Twenty20 World Cup in June.
Amir’s inclusion comes a day after he came out of retirement and after the country’s cricket board announced changes to its selection process which made him feel “needed”.
The left-arm bowler announced his international retirement at the age of 28 in December 2020, saying he could no longer play under the then-management and that he was being “tortured mentally”.
“I still dream to play for Pakistan! Life brings us to the points where at times we have to reconsider our decisions,” he wrote on Sunday on social media platform X.
After “positive” talks with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials, he said the PCB made him feel “that I was needed and can still play for Pakistan”.
“I declare I am available to be considered for upcoming T20WC,” the 31-year-old added.
Amir’s precocious, stop-start career was halted in 2010 after he, along with then-Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and fellow pacer Mohammad Asif, were banned for five years over a spot fixing scandal. All three were also jailed by a British court.
Amir returned to play for Pakistan in 2016. He has represented Pakistan in 36 Tests, 61 ODIs and 50 T20Is.
His international wicket haul stands at 259, with 59 coming in the game’s shortest format. As a teenager, he was part of Pakistan’s T20 World Cup winning squad in 2009. Eight years later, he played a key role in Pakistan’s triumphant run at the 2017 Champions Trophy in England.
Amir’s announcement came a day after all-rounder Imad Wasim reversed his own decision to retire four months ago and made himself available to play in this year’s World Cup. Wasim was also named in the squad announced on Monday.
