Amir rules himself out of 2015 WC Lahore, August 03 2014 Mohammad Amirs 5-year ban is set to end in September, 2015. Mohammad Amir, who is serving a 5-year ban for his role in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal that rocked Pakistan has said it is unrealistic to expect him to feature in the upcoming 2015 World Cup, to be jointly co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. As of now, Amirs ban is set to end in September, 2015, but a three-member sub committee of the ICC is due to meet in October to submit its final report on new anti- corruption laws which could allow Amir the chance to resume training and play first class cricket. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have also intensified efforts to convince the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reduce the duration of the ban and allow him to resume his career later this year. I don`t see myself playing in the World Cup. It is not realistic. Because all these things have to go through a process. I am just grateful to the cricket board for taking up my case. I will be ready whenever I am given the chance to resume training or playing, Amir said to Geo Super channel on a talk show. The young left-arm pacer also said more stringent action needs to be taken to eliminate the match-fixing menace from the sport. What I did was wrong and I got lost in all the fame and wealth. I went down the wrong path. They are people who try to lure cricketers down the wrong path and into corruption and they need to be stopped, he said. I would suggest to the PCB to appoint a committee of senior players who can be tasked with keeping a watch on young players in domestic cricket and also in the national team and who can groom and educate these players on how to avoid the pitfalls of world cricket, Amir added. The 22-year old also spoke about the influence of seniors, and said his situation would have been different if any of the senior players had advised him against the pitfalls of spot-fixing. Seniors can play a big role in educating the new players. But at the end It is also a fact that as a individual one has to be honest with oneself. If you are honest than no one can touch you, he added. Former captain, Saleem Malik, who is also serving a life ban for his role in match fixing, has strongly supported the new law enacted by the New Zealand parliament regarding corruption in sport and asked the Pakistan government to bring out similar laws. It is a good move by New Zealand because such steps will discourage players from going down the wrong path, Malik said. Corruption in any sport is a reality and we need to arm ourselves with the proper legislation to fight this menace which can destroy players and their families and also spoil the image of cricket, he added.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 17:34:09 +0000
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