Islamabad: Following Mohammad Amir’s retirement from all forms of international cricket and revelation that he was “mentally tortured” by Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Shoaib Akhtar has claimed that he too wasn’t treated well by the management.
After the news of Amir’s retirement surfaced, Akhtar posted a video on his YouTube channel and said that he was mistreated by the PCB during the 2011 World Cup.
However, he suggested that Amir shouldn’t have retired for his issues with the management but instead, he “should have bowled well and improved his performance”.
“I openly say that I was not treated well during the 2011 World Cup, not by Shahid Afridi but by the rest of the management. I am saying it openly. I was harassed but I didn’t care as I had already announced my retirement,” Akhtar, who retired after the 2011 World Cup, said.
“Amir should have bowled well and improved his performance so that no one could remove him from the team. You have to face your fears and you must confront management but by performing,” he added.
The ‘Rawalpindi Express’ further said that if given a chance, he could train Amir to bowl again with the same intensity in just two months.
“If you hand Amir to me for two months, everyone will see him bowling over 150km/hr. I can teach him that I taught him three years ago. He can make a comeback,” said Akhtar.
Mohammad Amir shocked the cricket world with his retirement from all forms of international cricket on Thursday. He had already hanged his Test boots in 2019.
“I have been mentally tortured,” Amir can be seen saying in a video which has gone viral on social media.
