Mohammad Amir set to join Essex for County season

Team Essex has received a major boost for the next addition of the Natwest T20 Blast. Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir has signed up with the county team as an overseas player. Amir will be seen sporting the Essex jersey in the Natwest T20 Blast next year. In addition to that, he will also be seen playing for Essex in the County Championships. The English domestic season is slated to kick start on June 19. The official Twitter handle of the Essex team broke the news on Tuesday evening.

They revealed the signing of the pacer with a tweet. The tweet read, ”Amir is here! @iamamirofficial will join the club for @NatWestT20Blast and @CountyChamp matches from June 19 onwards. #WelcomeAmir.” The young talented pacer Amir has had a roller coaster of a career thus far. Amir made a promising start to his international career as a teen sensation. Mohammad Amir was being tipped as the next big thing in international cricket.

? | Amir is here! @iamamirofficial will join the club for @NatWestT20Blast and @CountyChamp matches from June 19 onwards. #WelcomeAmir pic.twitter.com/Bnje9XqrsG

— Essex Cricket (@EssexCricket) November 8, 2016

Just when his career had started to take off, he was caught in the spot-fixing scandal. It was the same English soil that saw his downfall. During Pakistan’s tour to England in 2010, Mohammad Amir was seen overstepping deliberately on more than one occasion in the Test matches. Charges of spot fixing were labeled against him along with the then Pakistan captain Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif. Amir, being a juvenile at that time, got some consideration in his hearing.

He pleaded guilty and was thereby banned for 5 years. He made his comeback to the national side during Pakistan’s tour to New Zealand in 2015-16 season. Since then, he has been a regular member of the side. His form hasn’t shown any slump and is still looking hungry for wickets. The signing of an in-form bowler like Amir will be a big boost for Essex.

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Amir has played 20 Tests and scalped 69 wickets. In 24 ODIs, he has 7 wickets to his name. The shortest format has seen him feature in 31 T20Is with 34 wickets to his name.