Pakistan Cricket Team’s fast bowler Muhammad Amir has clarified in an interview that he would never play International cricket for England but might consider playing Indian Premier League after getting England’s nationality.
Pakistan’s players have not played IPL since the first edition of the event in 2008, in which Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik, Shoaib Akhtar, Muhammad Asif, Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal, Sohail Tanvir, Younis Khan, Umar Gul and Muhammad Hafeez participated.
On the other hand, Azhar Mahmood played IPL even after 2008, as he had nationality of England.
Muhammad Amir said that he would get nationality of England in 2024 but he is not sure what would be the scenario next year. He said that he is thinking about going step-by-step so he is not thinking about playing IPL right now.
Fast bowler said that after getting the nationality, he will avail the best options. He has not played international cricket since 2020, when he represents Pakistan against England.
Muhammad Amir has picked up 259 wickets in International cricket for Pakistan, after representing the green shirts in 61 ODIs, 50 T20Is and 36 Test matches.
He is the only Pakistani fast bowler who helped his team win two ICC trophies, 2009 T20 World Cup and 2017 Champions Trophy, both in England.
