Pakistan bowlers who can bother SA
Mohammad Amir spent three months in jail in England for his role in the spot-fixing scandal
London — It is not difficult to find boxers who have been jailed‚ but you need to go a long way to discover a cricketer who knows what it is like to see the world through prison bars. Usually‚ that is. A cricket convict could be just a run-up away in Centurion on December 26. Mohammad Amir spent three months in the chookie in England for his role in the spot-fixing scandal that erupted after Pakistan’s 2010 tour there. Now back on the straight and narrow‚ we hope‚ the left-arm fast bowler is in the squad scheduled to travel to SA on Wednesday to play three Tests. Did jail time affect Amir’s performance? It would seem not significantly. In his 14 Tests before he was put away he took 51 wickets at an average of 29.09. Since then‚ and following an interruption of six years‚ he has had 19 Tests and claimed 56 at 33.21. It would be the second time Amir has bowled to SA’s players since his tangle with the law — he opened the bowling in the Champions Trophy at Edgbaston in June 2017 and we...
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