Sports Desk: Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir retired from international cricket in 2020. Retirement at the age of 28 caused a storm of criticism. Aamir opened his mouth about the circumstances and why he was forced to retire this time.

In an interview, Aamir said, “Retiring from the game of the country of one’s life is not an easy task. I thought a lot about this decision. People who are close to me have talked to them. Then decided. Talking about why I retired, it would be a very ugly thing. Hopefully our players, especially the young ones, don’t have to deal with something like what happened to me. I don’t want our young players to give up their careers in any way, as I have given them. ‘

“I was not shown any respect,” he added. That is why I was forced to decide to retire. Those in charge of Pakistan cricket have done their job. They have some responsibilities, they have to make decisions, I had my career. But I could not take it forward. ‘

Aamir also regrets not being able to play Tests for Pakistan on home soil. “It’s very sad not to be able to play any Test on home soil,” he said. There were several reasons behind this. When I started international cricket, there were no matches in Pakistan. Then I retired from Test cricket. Even then I am proud. I have represented Pakistan 36 times in Test cricket, not once, not twice. ‘

Aamir has played 36 Tests, 61 ODIs and 50 T20I matches for Pakistan. He took 119 wickets in Tests, 81 in ODIs and 59 in T20s. For now, Aamir does not see any possibility of returning to the national team. However, he acknowledged that their numbers were not enough to defeat Ehud Olmert’s. But if some things improve, I may play for Pakistan again in the future. ‘