Muhammad Amir was born in 1992 in the village of Changa Bangial,Gujjar Khan,Punjab.He was the youngest of seven children.From a young age,he played street cricket.He was quote as saying that: “Wasim Akram is my favorite,he is my ideal,when I used to watch him on T.V.I would try to see what exactly he was doing with the ball.Then I would go outside and copy his action and bowling”.
Muhammad Amir made his One Day International match against Srilanka taking 3 wickets at an economy rate of 4.50 and also scoring 23runs.I also remember that in 2009 he scored 73runs against NewZealand which is a record for a number 10 batsman.With his batting partner Saeed Ajmal,Amir added 103runs to Pakistan’s chase,only to fall short by 7runs.
He impressed the Pakistan Cricket team,including Wasim Akram,who took credit for discovering Amir,although Wasim Akram later commented that Amir needed to gain more weight to aid his development.
Later in 2009, Pakistan toured Srilanka and in the first One Day International match,he shared a 62runs partnership with fast bowler Umar Gul for the tenth wicket but Pakistan lost by 36runs.He also played a game against New Zealand in 2009-2010. during a match in the third One Day International match,when Pakistan had lost 8 wickets for 86runs,he scored 73runs not out,making the highest score by a number 10 batsman in One Day International Cricket and putting on a 103runs,10th wicket partnership with Saeed Ajmal.He was unable to get his side to their victory target of 212runs,as Ajmal was declare out in the last over and Pakistan lost by just 7runs.
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