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Teenage Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir, serving six-months in jail for spot-fixing elements of a test match, could still have a future in international cricket, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Zaka Ashraf said.
Amir, 19, was detained for six months in a young offenders institution after he admitted bowling two intentional no-balls in the Lord’s test against England in August 2010.
Amir, along with team mates Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, was banned for a minimum of five years by the International Cricket Council in February last year.
“Whenever he is cleared by the International Cricket Council and serves his punishment, we think he needs intense counselling and then the selectors can decide about him,” Ashraf told a news conference on Tuesday.
“As far as his playing again is concerned that is for the selectors to decide because there is no doubt about his immense talent and he is still very young.”
Amir has taken 51 wickets in 14 tests.
Former captain Butt and Asif were jailed for 30 months and one year respectively by a London court in November for their part in the gambling-inspired plot.
Once Amir has served his time he should be treated like a normal person >>> he should get some counselling >>> prove himself in domestic cricket >>> selected based on his first class performance.
If Mike Tyson after serving time for rape can play his sport (boxing), why can't Aamir.
You can look at it another way:
The timing of Zaka's statement is anything but ideal, particularly ahead of a series vs the same team that Aamir was found guilty of spot-fixing against. Let Aamir serve his 5 year ban then start speculating about him, very premature from someone who is supposedly the chairman of a cricket board
The timing of Zaka's statement is anything but ideal, particularly ahead of a series vs the same team that Aamir was found guilty of spot-fixing against. Let Aamir serve his 5 year ban then start speculating about his future, very premature from someone who is supposedly the chairman of a cricket board.
You could look at it another way:
He has not said he will be coming back the moment he steps out of the jail. He is clear that when ICC lifts the ban and after intense counseling. Timing could be to rile England ahead of the series and why not.
He has not said he will be coming back the moment he steps out of the jail. He is clear that when ICC lifts the ban and after intense counseling. Timing could be to rile England ahead of the series and why not.
Does Zaka know something that we don't? Does his statement have a double meaning? i.e. has he had an indication from someone in ICC that Aamir might be allowed to return earlier than expected after serving his time in young offenders institute (highly doubt it though)
Once Amir has served his time he should be treated like a normal person >>> he should get some counselling >>> prove himself in domestic cricket >>> selected based on his first class performance.
If Mike Tyson after serving time for rape can play his sport (boxing), why can't Aamir.
You can look at it another way:
The timing of Zaka's statement is anything but ideal, particularly ahead of a series vs the same team that Aamir was found guilty of spot-fixing against. Let Aamir serve his 5 year ban then start speculating about him, very premature from someone who is supposedly the chairman of a cricket board
I wud go a step further and appeal to ICC to remove his ban or reduce it to two years since he is spending 6 months in jail which is more than enough to teach young kid a lesson.
He is not future of Pakistan, He is future of cricket. I hope new ICC chairman isnt Biased and understands that reason behind all these bans. They r to stop corruption in cricket not destroy someone's future.
I wud go a step further and appeal to ICC to remove his ban or reduce it to two years since he is spending 6 months in jail which is more than enough to teach young kid a lesson.
He is not future of Pakistan, He is future of cricket. I hope new ICC chairman isnt Biased and understands that reason behind all these bans. They r to stop corruption in cricket not destroy someone's future.
Unfortunately 5 years was the minimum punishment that the judge overseeing the case could give to Aamir as per ICC rules at the time. And if you are going to reduce Aamir's punishment then you will have to reduce the punishments of the other two offenders (admittedly more guilty than Aamir, one team skipper, the other a serial offender) as well. You cannot have different yardsticks for different people
**Agree with the last line but Aamir was not a doodh peeta bacha at the time.
Unfortunately 5 years was the minimum punishment that the judge overseeing the case could give to Aamir as per ICC rules at the time. And if you are going to reduce Aamir's punishment then you will have to reduce the punishments of the other two offenders (admittedly more guilty than Aamir, one team skipper, the other a serial offender) as well. You cannot have different yardsticks for different people
**Agree with the last line but Aamir was not a doodh peeta bacha at the time.
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Asif Bahi yardstick is different for under and over 18 and for people who plee guilty with out a trail. I am 80% sure westfield will get less punishment than Aamir, minor ban and less jail time too.