Mohammad Amir makes cut in Pakistan test team for England tour

Written By DNA Web Team | Updated: Jun 05, 2016, 06:40 PM IST

Mohammad Amir of Pakistan prepares to bowl during the International Twenty20 match between New Zealand and Pakistan at Seddon Park on January 17, 2016 in Hamilton, New Zealand.

It will be Amir's first appearance in a test match since the five-year ban on the cricketer was lifted.

Pakistan paceman Mohammad Amir, who spent time in jail and served a five-year ban for spot-fixing, was named on Sunday in a 17-man squad for the test series in England starting next month.

Providing he is granted a visa to travel to Britain, the series will mark Amir's first test appearance since he was cleared to return to the sport last September.

Amir was rated among the world's most exciting fast bowlers before a 2010 spot-fixing scandal that resulted in bans and jail sentences for him, former test captain Salman Butt and fast bowler Mohammad Asif.

He has already toured New Zealand for a limited-overs series, played in the Asia Cup in Bangladesh and featured in the World Twenty20 in India since serving his ban.

Pakistan will play four tests, five one-dayers and a Twenty20 International in England between July 14 and Sept. 7. 

Squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (Captain), Muhammad Hafeez, Sami Aslam, Shaan Masood, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Ifthikar Ahmed, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Muhammad Rizwan, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Wahab Riaz, Muhammad Aamir, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan and Sohail Khan.