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Pakistan star Mohammad Amir retires from international cricket, citing ‘mental torture’ – Wide World of Sports
‘I don’t think I can tolerate any more’
Pakistan star Mohammad Amir has announced his retirement from international cricket, claiming he was being “tortured mentally” by his national team’s management.
Amir, 28, was omitted from Pakistan’s touring squad of New Zealand and he has since gone on to star in Sri Lanka’s T20 competition.
Amir had already retired from Test cricket last year because of workload issues.
Mohammad Amir at Headingley. (Getty)
But the final straw appears to have been when the fast bowler was not even rated among the…
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