Mohammed Amir set to return to cricket

[termination]

His ban expires on August and he is allowed to play from Feb. 6 months of liniency

The 6 month releive i believe only applies to domestic cricket.There isnt much domestic cricket left to be played.

[VRV Singh]

Would not be happy at all to have someone like this in the team I support but everyone is entitled to their own view.

[HippoSucks]

Everyone deserves a second chance, I suppose.

[jf1gp_1]

The circumstances are totally different' date=' Amir had the world at his feet about to enter greatness before being led astray, [b'] being young and naive to the consequences. Meanwhile Sreesanth was a washed up player trying to make a quick buck on top of his already more then decent paycheck in the IPL.

Again the 'naive' argument. The guy had brains enough to negotiate contracts, old enough to vote, even went to jail as an adult not juvenile yet 'naive' when came to accepting cash. He wasnt naive he just wanted to get rich quick, You only need to betray once to be labeled traitor there is nothing called reformed traitor

[jf1gp_1]

+1 He was a naive ,stupid kid..must have thought "what harm would a single no ball do in a test match" when he committed the crime..He served his time and unlike butt or asif deserves a second chance.. Likes of Srinivasan,Lalit Modi are bigger chors and have done bigger crimes against the sport we love..

:haha::haha: this is what i enjoy reading from SL fans, their players keep begging for opportunity to play IPL, board keeps begging to play more of India, even the most good looking woman to come out of SL Jacqueline now dances to bollywood tunes yet these SL fans cant see we own them.

[Mahaa Raavana]

:haha::haha: this is what i enjoy reading from SL fans, their players keep begging for opportunity to play IPL, board keeps begging to play more of India, even the most good looking woman to come out of SL Jacqueline now dances to bollywood tunes yet these SL fans cant see we own them.

:hysterical: Oh you poor deluded fella..you must have confused lions with those fecking windian mercenaries.. Not a single lankan opted to play in your crappy league last year. They were busy pummeling the poms..seems you've also forgot who begged us to tour india when bravo and co b!tch slapped you, eh..:two_thumbs_up:

[Pakistan]

Again the 'naive' argument. The guy had brains enough to negotiate contracts, old enough to vote, even went to jail as an adult not juvenile yet 'naive' when came to accepting cash. He wasnt naive he just wanted to get rich quick, You only need to betray once to be labeled traitor there is nothing called reformed traitor

He was in juvenile detention center. Source: http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/568967.html

[AmreekanDesi]

for me it is simple from a dispassionate perspective: You commit a crime. You do your time. Then you get your freedom which in this case is a cricket career. It is upto Pakistan to pick him or not and for them to deal with any potential consequences. Other teams are irrelevant in this case as Pakistan is not gaining any unfair advantage through this. If they were bringing back a serial performance enhancing drig abuser then the opposition team would have a leg to stand on re complaining as Pak maybe gaining a potential unfair advantage. But not in this case. Infact they might be gaining an underperforming player :D

[jf1gp_1]

He was in juvenile detention center. Source: http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/568967.html

Fine got that wrong, i always thought he was tried as an adult. Anyways its your prerogative to play /support or not play/support Amir, all i know even he were an Indian i would never want him to play for India even if he was better than tendulkar.

[Marut]

+1 He was a naive ,stupid kid..must have thought "what harm would a single no ball do in a test match" when he committed the crime..He served his time and unlike butt or asif deserves a second chance.. Likes of Srinivasan,Lalit Modi are bigger chors and have done bigger crimes against the sport we love..

Playing for your national team carries a great sense of responsibility - he was not playing for the under 15 team. There is no room for "kidding" here. PCB must have definitely organized training on matters like these, like all boards do. Life does not give you a second chance, unfortunately. That is wishful thinking. Character once lost is lost, money lost can be recovered. Imagine you kidnapped a baby you were baby sitting for - do you think you would be hired as a baby sitter in future just because people are eager to give you a second chance? All companies do background checking for good reasons - nobody wants to risk hiring people with criminal backgrounds, it is a risk not worth taking. Once you compromise on your ethics and get caught, life will never be the same again. Just because you have served your punishment does not mean people will start trusting you again. Regaining that trust the second time is a long road - it has to be earned and it will never be served to you on a platter.

[Marut]

Yes he has served his punishment but wouldn't there be doubts every time a No ball comes along. Every result involving him in the squad would be questioned. There's a very small chance but what if he does it again? Wouldn't that destroy whatever reputation the team has left? Willing to risk all that and accept constant scrutiny to have Amir back?

Not every no ball will be looked with suspicion. But yeah, if he is unlucky enough to bowl an unusual number of them in a match, nobody will believe that he was unlucky. I don't think he will fix again, not because he has reformed, but because he knows he will be under constant scrutiny.