Pakistani cricketer
Mohammad Amir dazzled in his first match outside Pakistan in five years as
Bangladesh’s scandal-hit Twenty20 tournament resumed on Sunday.
The tournament was
stopped after its second edition in 2013 due to match-fixing allegations, while
Amir was banned from international cricket in 2010 for accepting money to
orchestrate deliberate no-balls in the Lord’s Test against England.
Amir grabbed 4-30
including two wickets in two balls as he underlined the talent which before the
ban had prompted many to compare him to cricket greats.
The 23-year-old’s return to the spotlight,
however, was spoiled by Misbah-ul Haq, who smashed 61 off 39 balls to lead
Rangpur Riders to a thrilling two-wicket win over his Chittagong Vikings in the
opening match. Amir’s five-year ban ended in September and he has already set
his sights on next year’s ICC world Twenty20.
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