Bhogle, Raja react to Amir's 'sad untimely exit'

Pakistan’s former cricketer Ramiz Raja and India’s commentator Harsha Bhogle, in their respective tweets on Thursday, reacted to Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir’s decision of taking an indefinite break from international cricket after reservations with the national team management.

Raja described Amir’s departure as an untimely exit of a potential superstar while highlighting this entire episode as a cautionary tale for upcoming youngsters.

“Mohammad Amir retires. Sad untimely exit of a potential superstar! And a lesson for aspiring youth: Respect your talent and understand your responsibilities. Don’t mistake wealth for respect. Respect is earned by having a strong character and not by worldly glitzy sh*t!” Raja tweeted.

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Bhogle believed that the fast-bowlers career would be remembered for what could have been in the aftermath of the shocking decision.

“I hope he is content. In cricketing terms he will be remembered for what might have been,” Bhogle tweeted.

Previously, the pacer had openly expressed his disappointment on social media after New Zealand tour snub. He had also taken tacit digs at Head Coach Misbahul Haq and Bowling coach Waqar Younis, on Twitter, in the recent past.

“Right now I am leaving cricket. I am being mentally tortured. I don’t think, I will be able to handle this kind of torture because I have been tortured a lot from 2010 to 2015,” Amir said while speaking to a local news channel.

“My personal decision to leave Test cricket was taken in a wrong way. My retirement was attached to my desire of playing T20 leagues. I was wishing to invest everything in white-ball cricket for Pakistan. But every now and then someone or the other person came out with a statement. Our bowling coach came out and said, I ditched them, somebody says workload wasn’t properly handled,” he further added.

The Pakistan pacer featured in 36 Test matches, bagging 119 scalps, over the course of his career, after making his debut against Sri Lanka in 2009. He has also played 61 ODIs and 50 T20Is in his limited-overs career, taking 81 and 59 wickets respectively.