Muhammad Amir To Complete Education During Ban
Banned teenage pace bowler Mohammad Amir has decided to finish his degree during his forced five year isolation from cricket.
The 18-year-old abandoned his studies as his career with Pakistan took off but his promising future was abruptly halted after he was found guilty of spot fixing by an International Cricket Council tribunal last month.
Handed a five-year ban from the sport, Amir said he wanted to use the time productively.
“I had to leave my college studies because of my full-time career in cricket once I was selected for Pakistan. But now I am trying privately to get a college degree,” the teenager said on the Express channel.
“I am passing through the toughest period of my life and I have realised just how important it is to get a good education.”
The left arm paceman had been tipped to become one of the best bowlers in the sport and was likened to the great Wasim Akram after picking up 99 wickets – across tests, ODIs and Twenty20 matches — since making his international debut in July 2009.
“I have filed an appeal with the CAS through my lawyer and I am hopeful of a good result and I am also going to London next week to attend the magistrates hearing in the Scotland Yard case against us,” he added.
“I regret not being able to play in the World Cup but I watch the matches. One thing this episode has taught me is to differentiate between true friends and foes.”
Via The Express Tribune
The 18-year-old abandoned his studies as his career with Pakistan took off but his promising future was abruptly halted after he was found guilty of spot fixing by an International Cricket Council tribunal last month.
Handed a five-year ban from the sport, Amir said he wanted to use the time productively.
“I had to leave my college studies because of my full-time career in cricket once I was selected for Pakistan. But now I am trying privately to get a college degree,” the teenager said on the Express channel.
“I am passing through the toughest period of my life and I have realised just how important it is to get a good education.”
The left arm paceman had been tipped to become one of the best bowlers in the sport and was likened to the great Wasim Akram after picking up 99 wickets – across tests, ODIs and Twenty20 matches — since making his international debut in July 2009.
“I have filed an appeal with the CAS through my lawyer and I am hopeful of a good result and I am also going to London next week to attend the magistrates hearing in the Scotland Yard case against us,” he added.
“I regret not being able to play in the World Cup but I watch the matches. One thing this episode has taught me is to differentiate between true friends and foes.”
Via The Express Tribune
