Mohammad Amir In Nottinghamshire As A Local Player: There has been a big turn in the career of former fast bowler of Pakistan cricket team Mohammad Aamir. He has been signed by Nottinghamshire as a domestic cricketer for the remaining season of the T20 Blast tournament to be played in England. Mohammad Aamir has previously played T20 Blast for the teams of Derbyshire, Gloucestershire and Essex, but this will be his first Blast season as a domestic player. The reason for which is British citizenship, which he got only last month.
How Mohammad Amir became England’s domestic cricketer?
Due to getting British citizenship, Mohammad Aamir will no longer be counted as an overseas player, he can now play as a domestic cricketer in all the tournaments of England. From which Nottinghamshire is also going to benefit. In fact, it will also get a chance to field its remaining two foreign players, George Linde and Mohammad Ali, in the T20 Blast. The team of Nottinghamshire is currently in second place in the North Group. Aamir can play in the team’s next match against Kent on Friday 26th June. A statement issued by the team said that being a British passport holder, Aamir will be considered a local player throughout the tournament, even in the knockout matches.
Let us tell you, Aamir’s wife Narjis Khan is a British citizen, due to which she has recently been issued a United Kingdom passport. Aamir had applied to become a British citizen many years ago. At the same time, Mohammad Aamir had said goodbye to international cricket last year and is playing franchise cricket. Aamir said, ‘I am very excited to join Nottinghamshire. I’ve heard great things about this club and I’m looking forward to it. I have a lot of memories at Trent Bridge and I know that in T20 cricket, entertaining the fans is everything, so I will try my best to perform well for this team and make the fans happy.
Can enter The Hundred also
Mohammad Aamir can also be seen in England’s T20 League The Hundred this year. Actually, Trent Rockets team bowler David Payne is struggling with time to regain fitness after ankle surgery. Another fast bowler of Rockets, Matt Henry has also been ruled out of the third test against England. He has suffered a slight injury to his calf. In such a situation, Mohammad Aamir can be included in the replacement team.
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