ISLAMABAD, :Kent Cricket has signed Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir for the second half of this year\u2019s Vitality Blast competition.<\/p>\n
The 29-year-old was one of the world\u2019s premier limited overs bowlers, having already won Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Vitality Blast titles, as well as a runners-up berth in 2020\u2019s inaugural Lanka Premier League (LPL).<\/p>\n
The left-arm seamer won both the Twenty20 World Cup and ICC Champions Trophy with Pakistan before retiring from all forms of international cricket in 2020, and has taken 220 wickets in 190 career T20 matches to date, with a bowling average of just 22.50.<\/p>\n
Amir would be available for the Spitfires for up to seven Vitality Blast group stage matches, with an option to play in knockout rounds should Kent qualify. Amir\u2019s exact arrival date would depend on Karachi Kings\u2019 progression in this year\u2019s PSL, and any mandatory quarantining period upon arrival into the UK.<\/p>\n
His first match as a Kent Spitfire could be a return to Chelmsford for the \u2018Battle of the Bridge\u2019 clash with Essex Eagles on June 25.<\/p>\n
On joining the Kent Spitfires for the Vitality Blast, Amir said, \u201cI am excited to join a Kent team full of potential\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have always enjoyed playing at Canterbury, and I hope I will be able to help Kent win a trophy this year,\u201d kentcricket.co.uk quoted him as saying.<\/p>\n
Kent\u2019s Director of Cricket, Paul Downton, said, \u201cWe\u2019re delighted that a player of Amir\u2019s quality has agreed to join us for the later stages of the Vitality Blast this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis skill and experience will be an invaluable addition to our bowling attack and I\u2019m sure our Members and supporters will share our enthusiasm in welcoming Amir to the Club,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD, :Kent Cricket has signed Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir for the second half of this year\u2019s Vitality Blast competition. The 29-year-old was one of the world\u2019s premier limited overs bowlers, having already won Pakistan Super League (PSL) and Vitality Blast titles, as well as a […]<\/p>\n
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