Summary Amir had termed participation in BPL his first step to revive his career
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday has served show-cause notice to Muhammad Hafeez for statement against Amir.
In a recent interview, Hafeez had said that he could not play with a player who had damaged the country’s reputation. He was talking to a British paper when he talked about his participation in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).
Hafeez and Amir were signed by Chittagong to play in the BPL. However, Hafeez had refused to play in team that has Amir.
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The cricket board has summoned a reply from the former captain within seven days.
Hafeez also said that he would play in the premier league if he gets an offer by any team other than Chittagong.
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Earlier in 2010, three Pakistani players namely, Salman Butt, Muhammad Amir and Asif were banned from all levels of cricket in a spot-fixing scandal that happened in London’s Lord stadium.
In September 2015, Amir issued a public apology as the five-year-ban expired. He was allowed this year to return to international cricket.
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While talking to AFP earlier, Amir had termed participation in BPL his first step to revive his career. However, Amir’s performance in BPL shows that the cricketer is strongly motivated to regain nation’s trust.
