12 Controversial cricketers - The headline hoggers

11. Mohammad Amir:

The lanky pacer has had a tumultuous cricketing career until now witnessing both overnight fame and fall of glory. Labeled as prodigal talent on his early appearance in the international arena, he paved the way for an illustrious road ahead. All these predictions had a horrendous end because of his involvement in match fixing along with his team-mates Salman Butt and Mohd Asif. Amir was written off by many admirers of the game after this shameful stint but also has gathered a lot of sympathies because of his young age and the hopes of a bright future. He has proved by his recent comeback in domestic cricket that he had not lost is cricketing finesse by grabbing a seven-wicket haul in his first comeback match and has grabbed 34 wickets in four matches. But his return has not been without its share of controversies. During the match, he was fined 150 of the match fee for sledging. At the same time, he also had to bear the brunt the stigma of match fixing by being called a thief by his fellow cricketers. The international opposition by Kevin Pietersen and Rameez Raja about his comeback has also been making rounds. The decision of Hafeez of not playing in Bangladesh Premier league because it had already signed Amir has raised many eyeballs and concerns about his efforts of a comeback.

It is said that time is the best healer. All one can hope is that Amir’s spectacular performances overshadow the blot of his past actions and once again he is feared only by the batsmen and not disliked by anyone.