Mohammad Amir (Urdu: محمد عامر; born April 13, 1992) is a Pakistani cricketer who played for the Pakistani national cricket team between 2009 and 2020. Amir retired from international cricket in December 2020. Although he announced on June 14, 2021 that he is ready to return to the national team.

Amir made his first-class debut in November 2008 and his first one-day international and test appearances in July 2009 in Sri Lanka at the age of 17. He played his first international game in 2009 during the ICC World Twenty20, where he played in every game and helped the national team to win the tournament.

On August 29, 2010, he was arrested for spot fixing and given a five-year ban for bowling two deliberate no-balls. Amir pleaded guilty to the judgment of his accuser, the International Cricket Council, and publicly asked for forgiveness. In November 2011, Amir, along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, were convicted of spot fixing conspiracy charges by Southwark Crown Court and spent 3 months in prison. He was given a five-year ban, considered lenient, due to his youthful age and confession, compared to the other two conspirators who were sentenced to 7 and 10 years of suspensions and ended their careers.

On January 29, 2015, it was announced that Amir would be allowed an early return to domestic cricket, although his original ban was due to expire on September 2, 2015. Mohammad Amir signed with the Chittagong Vikings to play the BPLT20-2015. He has since returned to play for Pakistan on their New Zealand tour in 2016.

In August 2018 he was one of 33 players to receive a central contract for the 2018/19 season from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). On July 26, 2019, he announced his retirement from test cricket to focus on limited overs cricket. On December 17, 2020, he announced his retirement from international cricket.

Early life

Amir was born in Changa Bangial, Gujar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan in 1992. He is the son of Raja Muhammad Fayyaz. [18] [19] He was the second youngest of seven children. “Wasim Akram is my favorite, he's my idol. Whenever I've seen him on TV, I've tried to see what exactly he's doing with the ball. Then I went outside and imitated his actions and bowling.
In 2003, at the age of 11, Amir was spotted at a local tournament and invited to join the sports academy founded in Rawalpindi by Sir Asif Bajwa, chairman of the Bajwa Cricket Academy.

After joining the national team, Amir moved his family to Lahore to be closer to world-class cricket facilities.
Amir married the British citizen Narjis Khan in September 2016. They have two daughters together, Minsa Amir and Zoya Amir.

Domestic and T20 careers

Amir Bowling for Essex CCC in 2017

Amir was first selected as the Fast Bowler leading bowler player in a Fast Bowling camp in 2007 by former Pakistani fast bowler Wasim Akram. He took 8 wickets with an average of 16.37. In 2008 he took 4 wickets in consecutive games against Sri Lanka and England. At this tri-nation tournament, which was held in Sri Lanka, he again shone with his speed and swing bowling and took 9 wickets with an average of 11.22 in three games. Due to an injury, he played a limited role in the 2008 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup, which was held in Malaysia.

In March 2008 he made his national debut for the Rawalpindi Rams while also representing the National Bank of Pakistan. His debut domestic season resulted in him winning 55 premium wickets for NBP. He has won many wickets in top order, including those from national team players. This strong domestic form led him to his international breakthrough at the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup.

In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Dublin Chiefs in the first edition of the Euro T20 slam cricket tournament. [24] [25] However, the following month the tournament was canceled. [26] In November 2019 he was selected to play for the Khulna Tigers in the 2019/20 Bangladesh Premier League. In October 2020 he was called up by the Galle Gladiators for the inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League. [28] In November 2021 he was selected for the Galle Gladiators according to the player design for the Lanka Premier League 2021.