- Wednesday, April 24, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
Pakistan cricket authorities on Friday submitted a British visa application for spot-fixing convict Mohammad Amir, with officials hopeful of a favourable ruling that will allow him to tour England in July. The left-arm quick was sentenced to six months in an English young offender institution in 2011 after pleading guilty to corruption charges for his role in spot-fixing during the Lord’s Test of 2010—a conviction which could result in him being denied entry. Amir, along with his then captain Salman Butt and fellow bowler Mohammad Asif, were also handed five year playing bans—though Amir was allowed to return to domestic…
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