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* Home * Sports * Muhammad Aamir returns to Pakistan squad for New Zealand tour AAMIR'S COMEBACK TO INTERNATIONAL CRICKET REMAINS DEPENDENT ON HIM GETTING A VISA AND CLEARANCE TO TOUR
NEW ZEALAND, HAROON SAID. KARACHI, JAN 1 Tainted pacer Muhammad Aamir today returned to the Pakistan cricket squad for the limited-overs away series against New Zealand, completing a cycle
of redemption following his spectacular fall from grace in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal. Aamir, who served a five-year ban and jail time for indulging in spot-fixing during the 2010 tour of
England, was expected to make the squad after being brought back into the national camp despite some resentment by fellow players. (ALSO READ: MOHAMMAD AMIR INCLUDED IN PAKISTAN SQUAD FOR
NEW ZEALAND TOUR) “We have picked Aamir in the touring squads for the internationals in New Zealand because he has done lot of hard work and shown intent to do well for Pakistan since
returning to domestic cricket last year,” chief selector Haroon Rasheed told .But Aamir’s comeback to international cricket remains dependent on him getting a visa and clearance to tour New
Zealand, Haroon said. “If there are problems with travel documents and Aamir can’t tour than Muhammad Irfan will replace him in the T20 squad. Irfan is not originally selected in the T20
squad because we want to give him a short break from the game,” Haroon said.Aamir, 23, last appeared for the national team in a Test against England at Lord’s in August 2010 before the
scandal came to the fore. Aamir and two other players — captain Salman Butt and Muhammad Asif — were suspended by the International Cricket Council after the Test for taking money to bowl
predetermined no-balls in a spot fixing scam.The trio was than banned in February 2011 for five years for spot-fixing by the anti-corruption tribunal of the ICC and also served varying jail
terms for corruption and cheating in the United Kingdom. Their bans expired in September last year and the ICC, under a special clause of its anti-corruption code, allowed relaxation to
Aamir to resume playing domestic cricket in early 2015. The left-arm pacer was just 18 and had appeared in 14 Tests, 15 ODIs and 18 T20 internationals when he played in the Lord’s Test. It
remains to be seen whether he would be able to reproduce the same form and talent he showcased five years back. ALSO READ: * * *