Mohammad Amir, who withdrew from Pakistan’s upcoming England tour, has revealed that he backed out from the tour because his wife is expecting.
The bowler, in a Twitter update, shared that due to the timing of the tour and the restrictions in place in the United Kingdom for those coming from abroad, left him with no choice but to back out of the tour. He said that he cannot leave his wife, “who is at a high-risk pregnancy alone here [in Pakistan]”. Amir and his wife Narjis are expecting their second child together.
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Journalists Zainab Abbas and Saj Sadiq supported Amir’s decision and said that his decision to withdraw makes sense.
Other than Amir, Haris Sohail has also opted out of series citing family reasons.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had earlier announced that the team will travel to the UK to play a bilateral series in August and September.
Pakistan will bring a 28-man squad plus 14 player support personnel for three tests and three Twenty20 Internationals.
The PCB has yet to announce the squad, while the series schedule will be announced in due course.
Plans to hold a bio-secure national training camp in Lahore ahead of the England trip have been scrapped after taking into account the rapid growth of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan.
England is scheduled to host the first international series since the novel coronavirus pandemic, when they face West Indies in a three-test series without fans in attendance starting on July 8 at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
