Why Mohd. Amir Is No Longer An Automatic Choice For The World Cup!

Chief Selector Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) while discussing the case of Mohd. Amir in an interview, a few days back clarified, that despite the left-arm quick being a big match player; he is no longer an automatic choice for the world cup. So, here is a look at why the selection committee cannot guarantee a spot to the southpaw and why he has lost his status as Pakistan’s premier fast bowler.

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Lack Of Effectiveness

Ever since registering a comeback Amir has not been able to sort out technical issues with his wrist position. Hence, he has neither been consistent nor as effective as he was before being banned by the ICC in 2010.

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Poor ODI Form

Amir’s ODI form, in particular, has been pretty ordinary during the last 12 months or so. Thus, despite being economical for the most part during the time period, he has not been able to provide a regular breakthrough in the format.

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Emergence Of New Bowlers

Hasan Ali and Shaheen Afridi have consolidated their ODI positions during the last few months. Mohd. Abbass has done the same at Test level and Pakistan might want to try him during the upcoming ODIs against Australia.

ODI discards like Amir Yamin and Wahab Riaz too have managed decent performances during the ongoing PSL. Fast bowler Haris Rauf, on the other hand, has turned out to be the find of the tournament.

Therefore, with so many options available, selectors just cannot ignore the guys who have performed to facilitate the 26-year-old. So, there is no doubt that Amir has some catching up to do in order to book a ticket for the world cup in UK.