Mirpur: Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has termed Mohammad Amir’s performance against India as “outstanding” but at the same time said his sufferings in the last five years after being convicted for spot-fixing has been his own fault for which no one should feel bad.
“It was his own fault and one shouldn’t cry on that. He (Amir) is definitely world class and is getting better and stronger with every match. Even Virat Kohli has acknowledged that he is world class. He is an inspiration for young fast bowlers. Today the length at which he especially bowled and swung the ball at that pace was simply outstanding,” Waqar said.
Extraordinary stuff from Mohammad Amir tonight in the #AsiaCup!Will we see this kind of brilliant bowling from him at #WT20?
Posted by ICC - International Cricket Council on Saturday, 27 February 2016
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni also conceded that Amir’s length was the key.
“It was a great spell by Amir. His advantage was he bowled full. In this Pakistan team Amir and Mohammad Sami are the two bowlers who bowl a fuller length while the other two (Mohammed Irfan and Wahab Riaz) don’t bowl too full and also don’t swing much. But with quota of only four overs, captain is also under so much pressure,” Dhoni said.
