Mohammad Amir

Full name Mohammad Amir

Born April 13, 1992, Gujjar Khan, Punjab

Current age 18 years 260 days 

Major teams Pakistan, Federal Areas,National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan Under-19s, Rawalpindi,Rawalpindi Rams

Also known as Mohammad Aamer

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Left-arm fast

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	14	28	6	278	30*	12.63	1017	27.33	0	0	32	1	0	0
ODIs	15	12	4	167	73*	20.87	214	78.03	0	1	18	3	6	0
T20Is	18	6	2	39	21*	9.75	36	108.33	0	0	1	2	3	0
First-class	28	45	9	508	44*	14.11	1431	35.49	0	0	55	7	5	0
List A	30	17	8	204	73*	22.66	265	76.98	0	1	22	3	10	0
Twenty20	26	10	5	67	21*	13.40	67	100.00	0	0	2	2	3	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	14	27	2867	1484	51	6/84	7/106	29.09	3.10	56.2	2	3	0
ODIs	15	15	789	600	25	4/28	4/28	24.00	4.56	31.5	1	0	0
T20Is	18	18	390	457	23	3/23	3/23	19.86	7.03	16.9	0	0	0
First-class	28	52	4991	2578	120	7/61	10/97	21.48	3.09	41.5	5	7	1
List A	30	30	1633	1188	50	4/28	4/28	23.76	4.36	32.6	1	0	0
Twenty20	26	26	575	662	32	3/13	3/13	20.68	6.90	17.9	0	0	0

Mohammad Aamer is a 17 year old, left arm fast bowler hailing from Gujjar Khan, Punjab. Aamer is highly thought of by many in the cricketing fraternity and is tipped to reach the top in International cricket. Aamer is tall and has a skinny frame but he has still managed to bowl at impressive speeds. 

He was first picked out as a pace prospect by the legendary Wasim Akram at a pace camp back in 2007. Aamer then went on a tour of England with the Pakistan U19 side and emerged as a star bowler, taking regular wickets at a low average. Aamer then played in a tri-nation tournament featuring Sri Lanka and England, he again excelled with his pace and swing bowling. Unfortunately due to injury he missed out on playing in the U19 World Cup in Malaysia in 2008.

In March 2008 he made his domestic debut for the Rawalpindi Rams whilst also representing National Bank of Pakistan. His debut domestic season resulted in him taking 55 first-class wickets for NBP. He took a lot of top order wickets and those of players in the national side. This great domestic form resulted in him being selected for the Twenty20 World Cup which is to be held in England in June 2009.

In the T20 World Cup, he immediately began to deliver. Batsmen around the world were astonished at the pace this young 17 year old could generate. Opening the bowling, he was supported by his captain and picked up some crutial wickets along the way. The most important undoubtedly was that of Dilshan in the final from which Sri Lanka never recovered. Aamer was the find of the tournament and it was not long before he was fast-tracked into the ODI and Test team. His greatest moment to date in the test arena was at the Boxing Day Test match in December 2009. Although he bowled well in the first innings with little luck, the second innings was a different story as he picked up his first 5 wicket hall and gained respect from the tough Australian team. He has also shown glimpses that he can be a more than useful lower order batsmen with some handy innings.

Aamer is still very young and will need to be carefully managed by the coaches. He has had some injury problems in the past which will need close attention. He certainly has a bright future and Pakistanis are excited about his future.

The 2010 tour of England was a long awaited tour for both the players as well as the fans which showed best of Mohammad Aamer as he achieved many feats during the series which included youngest player to take a 5 wicket haul, youngster bowler to take 50 test wickets and youngest bowler to take 5 wickets at Lords and get name engraved at Lords Honour Board. Soon after acheieving these records Aamer's future seemed to shatter as he was alleged to spot fix as he bowled deliberate, pre-planned no-balls in Lords test match.