After Imad Wasim, Mohammad Amir has come out of his retirement and after positive discussions with the PCB, is now available to play for Pakistan in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Amir took to social media to announce the same and wrote, “I still dream to play for Pakistan!”

Amir comes out of retirement

Mohammad Amir took to social media to inform that he would be available to play for Pakistan in the T20 World Cup 2024. According to him, after discussions with the Pakistan Cricket Board, he decided to do this for his country.

Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim has officially retired from international cricket, bringing an end to his illustrious career with immediate effect. The left-arm spinner and lower-order batter, who made the announcement via a social media post, represented Pakistan in 55 ODIs and 66 T20Is. His last appearance for Pakistan was in April during a T20I against New Zealand in Rawalpindi.

“In recent days I have been doing a lot of thinking about my international career and I have come to the conclusion that now is the right time for me to announce my retirement from international cricket,” expressed Imad. “I would like to thank the PCB for all their support over the years – it has truly been an honour to represent Pakistan.

“Each of my 121 appearances across the ODI and T20I formats was a dream come true. It’s an exciting time for Pakistan cricket going forwards with new coaches and leadership incoming. I wish all involved every success and I look forward to watching the team excel.

“I am now eager to concentrate on the next phase of my playing career.” – Imad Wasim

“Thank you to the Pakistan fans for always supporting me with such passion. A final thank you to my family and friends who have been so important in helping me achieve at the highest level. I now look forward to focusing on the next stage of my playing career away from the international stage.”

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Imad, now 34, played a significant role in Pakistan’s Under-19 World Cup victory in 2006, later captaining the side in 2008. He made his T20I debut in 2015 against Zimbabwe in Lahore, marking the return of international cricket to Pakistan. In ODIs, he claimed 44 wickets and scored 986 runs, while in T20Is, he took 65 wickets and scored 486 runs. His best bowling performance, 5 for 14, remains identical in both formats.

Currently part of Karachi Kings’ roster in the PSL, Imad has also featured in various T20 leagues worldwide, including the Hundred, CPL, and LPL. Born in Swansea, Wales, he initially played his early cricket in the UK.

Pakistan all-rounder Imad Wasim wasn’t a part of the team for the Asia Cup 2022 campaign and has also been left out of the team for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia.

Wasim was a part of Pakistan’s T20 World Cup team last year that went all the way to the semi-finals yet hasn’t featured for the Men in Green ever since.

The rise of all-rounder Muhammad Nawaz has pushed the 33-year-old lower in the dominance order. Despite being centrally contracted, Imad Wasim has found himself out of the team for almost a year.

Wasim is at present having a fabulous Caribbean Premier League season with the Jamaica Tallawahs, getting 10 wickets in seven matches up to this point. So it was a shock when the all-rounder wasn’t picked for the T20 World Cup, atleast, as a backup to Nawaz.

However, Wasim took to Twitter to post a cryptic message. The tweet had a photograph showing that one must continuously be happy regardless of the circumstance since certain things aren’t in their control. He tweeted this:

“No justification has been provided to me” – Imad Wasim

Earlier this year, Imad Wasim opened up about his exclusion from Pakistan’s plans in an interview with Cricket Pakistan. He claimed that nobody from the board gave him any proper  clarification with regards to why he was excluded from the team. 

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“I have not played a single match since the World Cup. I don’t know the reason behind this, to be honest. No justification has been provided to me and reasons given to me, I am unsatisfied with them. But whatever happens, happens because it is Almighty’s will.”

Imad expressed.