The England Cricket Board has sought clarification from the ICC on the terms and conditions of his ban after Mohammad Amir played in one of its club matches, reported ESPN.
The development comes after the ICC confirmed it was investigating reports that Amir, despite the five year ban for spot-fixing, had played in an English Division One match in Surrey league. The ICC ban on Amir bars him from participating in the game at any recognised level and his turning up for the English club side could be in breach of the ICC terms and conditions on his sanction. When contacted, a senior official of the PCB said they were looking at the Amir issue but not taking it seriously.
“As far as we are concerned the ICC bans specifically states that a banned player cannot play in any event or tournament that is organized, sanctioned or approved by the home Board or its affiliated units,” the official said.
Amir was not paid anything: Addington: Surrey League side Addington said they did not pay banned Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir to play for them.
Amir, serving a five-year ban from all forms of the game, is now facing further investigations by the International Cricket Council (ICC) after admitting to playing for the club, reports said. The 19-year-old was banned by the ICC in February after being found guilty of deliberately bowling no balls against England last year in what has come to be known as the spot-fixing scandal.
Amir, who took four wickets and scored 60 with the bat against St Luke’s CC, claims he was told the match was a friendly fixture and it would not contravene his suspension. Addington club secretary Raheal Shafi insisted no money had been paid to Amir. “We are nowhere near Test or county standards and there was no money involved,” SkySports quoted him as saying. “He was very down to earth.
He was relaxing and sitting on the grass and talking about life in Pakistan, life in England and where he has travelled.” Amir, however, said he was told that the match was a friendly game. “I was informed by club representatives before the game that it was a friendly match, being played on a privately-owned cricket ground,” Amir was quoted by PakPassion.