Karachi- Jailed pace bowler Mohammed Amir might be given a chance to resume play cricket, when he comes out of jail and the International Cricket Council permits him to play again.
The Pakistan Cricket Board said on Tuesday, whenever he is cleared by the ICC, Aamir needed to undergo intensive counselling before the selectors can consider him and decide about his future.
Amir and his two colleagues – Mohammed Asif and Salman Butt – were handed bans for their role in last year’s spot-fixing scandal in England.
Amir, was given a six-month jail sentence by the crown court in London last October for his role in the spot-fixing scandal that broke out in August, 2010, while Pakistan were touring England.
Talking to the media here in Karachi, the Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman, Zaka Ashraf said “There is no doubt about his immense talent but it is also a fact that we cannot condone the shame he and the two other players have brought to Pakistan. We will never support any player who indulges in such criminal and unethical activities.”
When asked about Amir’s future with the cricket board, Ashraf said, “I don’t know the exact dates but whenever he is released we have to see what the provisions of the ICC ban are on him. Whether, he can play at any level. But I would like to see him undergo intensive counseling.”
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