“They were the ones who backed him” – Danish Kaneria slams Mohammad Amir for ‘blackmailing’ PCB

“They were the ones who backed him” – Danish Kaneria slams Mohammad Amir for ‘blackmailing’ PCB

Mohammad Amir and Danish Kaneria

Mohammad Amir shocked the cricketing world in 2020 by announcing his retirement at the age of 28. The left-arm pacer stated that his retirement was due to him not being treated well by the Pakistan management and in particular, head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis.

Amir had also come up with more and more allegations against the management, stating that his self-respect was affected and that he was not allowed to settle in, further saying that he was pushed to quit. The bowler also wished that in the future, youngsters must not be subject to the treatment that he received in his career.

Danish Kaneria criticizes Mohammad Amir’s statements

Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Amir

These statements did not go down well with former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria who spoke on his YouTube channel about Mohammad Amir and said, “I am taking nothing away from Mohammad Amir. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I feel he is trying to blackmail others with his statements so that he can make a return to the side. From his comments on moving to England and getting citizenship and playing the IPL, you can understand his headspace.”

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“Mohammad Amir should realize that Pakistan were really kind to bring him back after his spot-fixing scandal. But his performance over the last 1.5 years has been absolutely zero. Agreed he bowled really well in the ICC Champions Trophy, but since then he has been on a steep decline,” Kaneria added.

Speaking of Amir’s ‘blackmailing’, Kaneria said, “When you were excluded from the team after a decline, you then proceeded to claim that I will not play with this management. Despite them being the ones who backed Amir. When I talk about people like Misbah, Hafeez, the board pressured them to support Amir and bring him back to the team. Even some commentators did not want to support Amir, but they had to because the commentary was their bread and butter.”

This explosive piece of criticism from Kaneria on Amir has now gone viral.

Further, Amir himself replied to this article on Twitter and said, “Oh is he still here in Pakistan I thought. He understands we Pakistanis cannot do good to him, that is why this gentleman has given a similar statement one month ago. So I think we know who is blackmailing here. (sic) (translated)”

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