Mohammad Zahid feels all matters would be sidelined once Mohammad Aamer (above) starts playing well © Getty Images
Mohammad Zahid feels all matters would be sidelined once Mohammad Aamer (above) starts playing well © Getty Images

Karachi: Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Zahid has adviced tainted player Mohammad Aamer to go out and bowl as much as he can if he wants to regain his form, adding that all matters would be sidelined once he starts playing well. Zahid further said that Pakistan’s crowd might forgive him, but the main concern was how other countries would react to his comeback, the Express Tribune reported. The veteran player felt that Mohammad Asif‘s return to the national team might not be as easy as Amir’s, insisting that majority felt Amir was too young when he got indulged in spot-fixing act. Mohammad Aamer: Looking forward to playing for Pakistan again

Reacting to former skipper Salman Butt‘s return, Zahid affirmed that he doesn’t see him making a comeback in the national team. Earlier, ICC chief executive Dave Richardson revealed that the disgraced trio of Amir,Salman and Asif were declared fit by the Tribunal to make their return to domestic and international cricket. The trio were found guilty of various offences of corrupt behavior relating to the Lord’s Test between England and Pakistan in 2010.

Amir underwent rehabilitation and the International Cricket Council (ICC) allowed him to play domestic cricket again ahead of schedule last January. Now he is available to play for Pakistan who will face England in the United Arab Emirates in October. “I can never get back the years I’ve lost but I can try to accomplish a lot more in any opportunities I have. I have learned from the past and I only want to look to the future,” the pacer said. “I need to thank the ICC because they have been very fair with me. They allowed me to start playing again in January and that gave me the boost to think that I really could return to the game and reach the highest level again. That has been the inspiration all along,” Amir was quoted saying by IANS.