Lahore: After Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Amir confirmed his retirement, former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar on Thursday (December 17) also revealed that he too wasn’t treated well by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) management during the 2011 cricket World Cup.
“I openly say that I was not treated well during the 2011 World Cup, not by Afridi but by the rest of the management. I am saying it openly. I was harassed but I didn’t care as I had already announced my retirement,” Shoaib Akhtar said on his YouTube channel.
Akhtar’s comments came after pacer Mohammad Amir announced his retirement from international, claiming he was ‘being mentally tortured’ by the Pakistan team management.
“Amir should have bowled well and improved his performance so that no one could remove him from the team. You have to face your fears and you must confront management but by performing.
Akhtar claimed that he would train Amir to bowl at a speed of over 150km/h in just two months. If you hand Amir to me for two months, everyone will see him bowling over 150km/h. I can teach him what I taught him three years ago. He can make a comeback,“ he stated.
PCB chief executive Wasim Khan had a word with Amir on Thursday after reports emerged that the left-arm fast bowler had quit international cricket. “Amir confirmed to the PCB chief executive that he has no desires or intentions of playing international cricket and as such, he should not be considered for future international matches,” PCB had said in an official statement.
