Mohammad Amir, Former Pakistan Bowler, Signs Three-Match Deal to Play for Gloucestershire

London, April 22 : Former Pakistan's pacer Mohammad Amir will make a return to first-class cricket after signing a three-match deal to play for Gloucestershire within the County Championship. "The County Championship is an amazing competition and I can't wait to get going with Gloucestershire. I love playing in English conditions and I'm feeling really good, so I hope I can perform well for the team," Amir stated. Sachin Tendulkar Unleashed the 'Desert Storm' on Australian Bowling Attack in Sharjah On This Day in 1998.

The 30-year-old left-arm tempo bowler Amir has performed in 36 Test matches for Pakistan and has 119 Test wickets to his identify. The abroad signing will present Glos with an skilled seam possibility as cowl for the absent Naseem Shah, who will likely be unavailable for choice till the T20 Vitality Blast marketing campaign. Amir has linked up with the Gloucestershire squad in Lancashire and will likely be in-line to make his first-team debut towards Surrey on the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol, on April 28.

"I'm excited for the challenge and will try my best to help Gloucestershire win some matches," he stated. Amir made his Test debut for Pakistan towards Sri Lanka in 2009, on the age of 17, and claimed six wickets within the match. By the time he was 18 Amir had grow to be the youngest bowler in historical past to take 50 Test wickets. After hovering to worldwide stardom as a young person, Amir went on to get pleasure from a profitable worldwide profession and made a mixed 147 appearances in IT20, ODI and Test matches over an 11-year interval. Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh Pacer, to Pick and Choose Formats to Prolong International Career.

Amir additionally has earlier expertise of taking part in in English cricket having loved two spells at Essex as an abroad signing in 2017 and 2019. In 2017 he featured for Essex throughout their title-winning County Championship marketing campaign and within the T20 Blast marketing campaign, through which he took a mixed 28 wickets throughout each competitions. Steve Snell, Gloucestershire's efficiency director, stated, "We are delighted to have signed a bowler of Amir's calibre. We will sadly be without Naseem for a few weeks due to injury and while we help him get back to full fitness, Amir will provide us with quality and international experience in our seam attack for what is a strong first-division competition."

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