Mohammad Amir
Pakistani cricketer
Indonesian politician (born 1980 in Balikpapan)
- Entries
- 12
- On the record
- 5
- Stories
- 1
- Latest entry
- Jun 25, 2026
The record
Mohammad Amir is a Pakistani fast bowler whose record is defined by the 2010 Lord's spot-fixing case. In February 2011 an International Cricket Council anti-corruption tribunal sitting in Doha banned him for five years after finding that he agreed to bowl, and did bowl, two deliberate no-balls in the Lord's Test against England in August 2010. He was 18 when the ruling came down, and the three players charged had denied spot-fixing.
The criminal case went further than the cricket ban. In September 2011 he pleaded guilty at Southwark Crown Court to conspiracy to accept corrupt payments and conspiracy to cheat, and in November he was sentenced to six months' detention in a young offender institution. The Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal against that sentence later the same month, and he was released in February 2012 after serving half of it.
He returned to Test cricket in July 2016 and retired from Tests in 2019, then from international cricket in 2020, citing his treatment by the team management. He reversed that decision in March 2024, played the T20 World Cup that year and retired again in December after 36 Tests, 61 one-day internationals and 62 T20 internationals. In June 2026 he joined Nottinghamshire as a local player, having been granted a British passport.
Roles and honours on the record
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- Ruled
ICC tribunal found the Lord's no-ball charges proved and imposed a five-year ban; Amir has denied wrongdoing. Biggest sports punishments: Astros' $5M fine, two firings top
- Reported
Pakistan Cricket Board suspended the central contracts of Butt, Amir and Asif, per BBC Sport. Biggest sports punishments: Astros' $5M fine, two firings top
Stories in this file
The record, entry by entry
- 2011-02-05 Ruled An ICC anti-corruption tribunal in Doha banned him for five years, finding he agreed to bowl and did bowl two deliberate no-balls in the August 2010 Lord's Test; the three players charged had denied spot-fixing. Al Jazeera report
- 2011-09-16 Admitted He pleaded guilty at the Crown Court at Southwark to conspiracy to accept corrupt payments and conspiracy to cheat. Court of Appeal judgment, [2011] EWCA Crim 2914
- 2011-11-03 Ruled Mr Justice Cooke sentenced him to six months' detention in a young offender institution on each count, to run concurrently. Court of Appeal judgment, [2011] EWCA Crim 2914
- 2011-11-23 Ruled The Court of Appeal, led by the Lord Chief Justice, dismissed the appeals by Amir and Salman Butt against their sentences. Court of Appeal judgment, [2011] EWCA Crim 2914
- 2012-02 Reported He was released after serving half of his six-month sentence and returned to Lahore on February 26, where he did not speak to waiting media. Al Jazeera report
- 2016-07 Reported He returned to Test cricket after the five-year ban and went on to play 22 more Tests, taking 68 wickets. ESPN report
- 2019-07-26 Reported He retired from Test cricket at 27 with 119 wickets at an average of 30.47, saying he would focus on white-ball cricket. ESPN report
- 2024-03-24 Reported He reversed the international retirement he announced in 2020 and declared himself available for the T20 World Cup, saying the Pakistan Cricket Board had told him his services were needed. Dawn report
- 2024-12-14 Reported He announced his second retirement from international cricket after 36 Tests, 61 ODIs and 62 T20Is, having taken seven wickets at 10.28 in the 2024 T20 World Cup. Wisden report
- 2026-06-25 Reported Nottinghamshire signed him for the rest of the T20 Blast season as a local player, eligible through a British passport granted via his wife, a UK citizen. ESPN report