The Pakistan cricketer has highly praised his former coach Mickey Arthur and his contributions to shaping up the Pakistan team. Mohammed Amir said that his favorite coach was Mickey Arthur, and highlighted his contributions in grooming the youngsters and shaping them into becoming the match-winners.
It was during his tenure as a coach for Pakistan, the team had won the ICC Champions Trophy in 2017 after defeating India by a big margin at Lord’s. A year later, he made a Pakistan test team win against England by 9- wickets in the same venue. This victory ensured us a 1-0 lead in the 2-match test series.
In his recent interview with Cricket Pakistan, he highly praised the former coach Mickey Arthur and said he is the person who made team No.1 in the T20I format.
Mohammed Amir told Pakistan Cricket that “ My favorite coach will always be Mickey Arthur. He supported me a lot. He gave Pakistan the match-winners. Mickey contributed a lot to Pakistan cricket in two years. He made Pakistan the number one T20I team in the world. Pakistan won the ICC Champions Trophy 2017 during his tenure”.
He further added by saying that “ Most importantly, Mickey Arthur shaped the career of Babar Azam, who is now the captain of Pakistan in all three formats. Some officials had the return of Babar Azam after just two test matches, saying he is only a white-ball player”.
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Mohammed Amir felt that the former Pakistan coach has nurtured a bunch of players who are currently strengthening the team’s bench strength.
Pakistan cricketer Mohammed Amir concluded by saying “ In two years, Mickey gave Pakistan’s team management eight to ten good players, who are now playing for the team. Even in the 2019 world cup, we missed out on the semi-finals because of the net run rate. We were among the Top 4, but our net run rate was inferior”.