Mohammad Amir retires from tests

[OverratedSanity]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27260793/mohammad-amir-announces-retirement-test-cricket

Major wat @ that. Thought he was showing some flashes of his old self in recent series, especially in SA.

However, I do admit to getting a kind of sick satisfaction in seeing him unable to get back to his old form and would've liked to see him become complete rubbish instead of just the meh bowler hes been.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Good riddance to the cheat.

 

[Starfighter]

I don't really care. More interested in other potential up-and-coming Pakistan bowlers now.


I will, however, head over to read the comments on PakPassion.

 

[trundler]

Pretty weird retirement. Had been mediocre in tests since his return, pretty low WPM although you could party attribute that to dropped catches.

 

[vcs]

You beat me to it, I was really surprised when I saw it on the Cricinfo match updates page for England vs. Ireland.

Ultimately, I think he just didn't fancy putting in the slog on the dead UAE pitches which reduced him to a toothless trundler. He bowled pretty decently on helpful wickets in England and South Africa over the last year.

Wahab will probably get back in. Abbas-<Wahab/Hasan/Afridi>-Shah-<some other spinner> in UAE, and Abbas-<two of Wahab/Hasan/Afridi>-Shah overseas will be their attack going forward I guess.

 

[trundler]

I have no clue about who replaces him. Pakistani domestic cricket tells you **** all.

 

[vcs]

Yeah, I would prefer them trying out some domestic gun over Riaz and Hasan Ali but they probably won't do that.

 

[harsh.ag]

May he be remembered more for the beautiful swing bowling summer of 2010.

 

[harsh.ag]

Btw what's going on with Mohammad Abbas?

 

[OverratedSanity]

May he be remembered more for the beautiful swing bowling summer of 2010.

I have faith in humanity that that isn't what he'll be remembered for.

 

[Starfighter]

Ultimately, I think he just didn't fancy putting in the slog on the dead UAE pitches which reduced him to a toothless trundler. He bowled pretty decently on helpful wickets in England and South Africa over the last year.

I do think that the complete lifelessness of the UAE pitches is damaging their pace bowling, although considering how bad some Pakistan wickets were the effect mightn't be that great. Is it simply not possible to grow some grass? Or as an alternative, make a really hard, polished surface like they used to in the Windies.

Wahab will probably get back in. Abbas-<Wahab/Hasan/Afridi>-Shah-<some other spinner> in UAE, and Abbas-<two of Wahab/Hasan/Afridi>-Shah overseas will be their attack going forward I guess.

Wahab should be discarded for tests and they need to start picking somewhat younger bowlers who are performing domestically, not going back to the same failures, and equally not looking for the next 19 year old wunderkind while not considering anyone over the age of 22. Also I have strong doubts about Hasan Ali in the long term, but that's neither here nor there.

 

[Spintolose]

Good riddance to the cheat.

A bottle top recycler or more of a sandpaper man?

 

[Athlai]

He could've been the best bowler in the world.

 

[trundler]

I think Mir Hamza looked meh but I feel he could do better in helpful conditions.

 

[morgieb]

Definite shock, I still think he's their most dangerous bowler in most conditions. Though his performances has been well behind Abbas and Afridi looks a real talent so I can maybe see it.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

Sad to hear. He was never the same bowler after his 5 year ban.

He made mistakes but he was only 17 and was most likely put under pressure by Butt.

Hopefully we can find someone to replace him.

Abbas and Afridi plus someone else. I am liking Naseem Shah, who looks like an amazing prospect.

 

[sledger]

One less morally bankrupt loser for the sport to worry about. Good.

 

[trundler]

He's 16 ffs. Don't want another teenager to be rushed in. Wasim was 30 years ago. Most bowlers doing well in domestic are old pros like Irfan and Aizaz Cheema. Dire.

 

[thierry henry]

I saw him bowl a lot in NZ in after his comeback (Pak came here 3 years in a row) and he still looked really dangerous but bowled without much luck and with an awful lack of support from his fielders.

He probably wasn’t about to all of a sudden have a glorious test career at this point, but this still makes me sad for various reasons- and I’m not someone who takes what he did lightly.

 

[Agent Nationaux]

He's 16 ffs. Don't want another teenager to be rushed in. Wasim was 30 years ago. Most bowlers doing well in domestic are old pros like Irfan and Aizaz Cheema. Dire.

I didn't say now. I just said he looks like a great prospect.