Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Amir will once again be seen tearing up the cricket pitch. Mohammad Amir will play for Gloucestershire for the T20 Vitality Blast matches in place of teammate Naseem Shah. Amir is not a new player in T20 cricket and has played 50 T20 matches for Pakistan in which he has taken 59 wickets.
Most recently, Galle played for the Gladiators in the Lankan Premier League, where he appeared in six games and helped the team reach the final. The county said they are awaiting approval from the Pakistan Cricket Board for Amir to play for them.
Gloucestershire cricket director of performance Steve Snell said: “We are delighted to welcome Mohammad Amir to the team. He is a standout international player and his experience will be invaluable to us throughout the remainder of the Blast tournament.”
Amir knows the conditions in England very well. He further added: “He has spent a lot of time with us this season and knows the conditions here very well, so our inclusion of him at this time will be a great help to us as we prepare for the second half of T20. explosive campaign. I want to do better.”
In April this year, Amir returned to first-class cricket after signing a three-match deal to play for Gloucestershire in the County Championship. Amir also has previous English cricket experience, having played for Essex in 2017 and 2019. In 2017, he made appearances for Essex during their title-winning County Championship campaign and T20 Blast campaign, taking 28 wickets in total in both. competencies.