Mohammad Amir picks Wasim Akram as his cricketing idol

Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir has seen it all in his short international career thus far. He had started off as a teenage sensation by taking on the best batsmen in world cricket. Just when he seemed to be shaping up as the next big thing, Amir fell in the trap of spot fixing. He served his suspension period and soon got back to his playing ways. He brushed aside all the heavy heart and made a comeback to the Pakistani set up.

Now, he seems to be at his rampaging best again. A superlative spell from him in the finals of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 against India set the tone for the championship win for Pakistan. Needless to say, Mohammad Amir is emerging out as a top class player. He has a huge fan base and Amir recently had a question and answer session with his fans on the social media.

The fans kept pouring in questions at him during the interaction and Amir answered them with utmost honesty. Being a premier bowler, one question that was bound to come his way was to name the best batsman in world cricket according to him. He received quite a few questions on the same lines. Amir picked Virat Kohli, the Indian skipper, as his pick for this question.

Best batsman

On Shadab Khan

When asked to give his opinions about the young leg spinner Shadab Khan, Mohammad Amir called him as a bright prospect for the Pakistan team. The young leggie has made giant strides in his short career thus far.

Cricket icon

Amir further spoke about his favorite cricket player and his cricket icon. As he has always been saying, he stuck with the name of former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram. However, he could not choose one among Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis when asked to do so.

Favorite spell

Amir picked the spell he bowled against India in Asia Cup 2016 as his favorite cricketing spell.

On different notes

He also revealed that he likes romantic songs and music. He singled out ‘Main fir bhi tumko chahunga’ as his current favorite song.