Pakistan Cricket Board Considering Central Contract For Mohammad Amir

LAHORE: Mohammad Amir, who came back to international cricket after five years during the series against New Zealand, is on the verge of getting a central contract from the Pakistan Cricket Board.The tainted left-arm pacer is under consideration from the Pakistan Cricket Board for a central contract, just one month after his comeback to international cricket following a five-year ban for spot fixing.Reliable sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board said that Chairman Shahryar Khan would decide on whether Amir should be given a central contract later this weekAmir was given special relaxation by the ICC last April to resume playing domestic cricket before his spot fixing ban expired in September, 2015.The youngster impressed everyone with a series of good bowling performances in domestic cricket and in the Bangladesh Premier League. He was recalled to the national team for the T20 and ODI series in New Zealand last month.’