Pakistan cricket: Mohammad Amir and Imad Wasim announce international retirements for second time

Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir and all-rounder Imad Wasim have announced their full international retirements for the second time.

Amir, 32, and Imad, 35, reversed their initial retirements to play in the T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies this summer, but Pakistan suffered a disappointing group-stage exit.

Left-armer Amir retired from Tests in 2019, before ending his international white-ball career in December 2020 after he claimed he was “mentally tortured” and given “shabby treatment” by the team management.

In 2010, Amir was banned from cricket for five years for spot-fixing during a Test match in England, along with then skipper Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif.

All three players were later jailed in the UK, with Amir serving half of his six-month sentence.

On Saturday, he posted on X, saying he had made the “difficult decision” to retire from international cricket.

He added: “These decisions are never easy but are inevitable. I feel this is the right time for the next generation to take the baton and elevate Pakistan Cricket to new heights.”

Amir took 119 wickets in 36 Tests, 81 wickets in 61 one-day internationals and 71 wickets in 62 T20 internationals.

Imad only played white-ball cricket for Pakistan, scoring 986 runs at an average of 42.86 in ODIs, and 554 at 15.82 in T20s. He took 44 and 73 wickets in each format respectively.