Amir, by far the youngest of the three, received widespread sympathy and he was granted a return to international cricket in 2016. Pakistan cricket statistician Mazhar Arshad has estimated that without his ban, Amir would have taken 250 wickets in both Tests and ODIs. Only four players -- Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, Imran Khan and Danish Kaneria -- have taken 250 Test wickets for Pakistan. There he learned the game playing 'tape-ball' cricket, bowling a tennis ball wrapped in electric tape with a pile of bricks used as wickets. When I returned in 2016, I played regularly and that took a toll on my body and that's why I retired from Test cricket."

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 27, 2020 07:41 UTC