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A petition was filed in Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday seeking lifetime ban on spot-fixing trio of Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, private media reported.
Impleading Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and federal government, the petitioner stated that players involved in defaming the country should not be allowed to play.
Aamer, one of three Pakistani players banned from the game for at least five years for arranging no-balls to order in a Test against England at Lord’s in 2010, was cleared by the International Cricket Council to return to domestic cricket recently.
He was also jailed in Britain in 2011, along with former capital Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif.
The 22-year-old vowed last week to prove himself a “better player and better human” after his spot-fixing ban was relaxed, allowing him to play again in domestic matches.
PCB denies that Amir is being fast-tracked back into international cricket, saying he will be monitored “on and off the field” before his re-entry.
The decision to allow left-armer Aamer — who at the time of his ban was regarded as one of the hottest young bowling prospects in cricket — comes as Pakistan is seeking to boost its status in the game.
