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LONDON: Disgraced Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamir received some much-needed support from Indian batting great Rahul Dravid on Wednesday when he said it would be great if the young bowler could manage a comeback after serving a five-year ban for spot-fixing.
The 19-year-old Aamir was recently released from prison after completing half of a six-month sentence for his involvement in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal.
“He’s a superb player, an exceptional talent, and when he’s served his ban I hope he’d be able to come back. It’s not easy to stay away from the game for so long, to not play it, and be able to come back,” Dravid told BBC Sport.
Aamir, who at 18 became the youngest bowler to take 50 Test wickets before being shamed by the scandal, claimed he was “manipulated” by his then skipper Salman Butt, who took advantage of their “good friendship”.
Dravid said he hoped the teenager had learnt his lesson from the ordeal he went through and would come back a better player.
“It was difficult to accept for everybody across the world who saw such a young talent like Aamir losing like this. Unfortunately he made a few mistakes for which he paid dearly. But we all want him to come back at some stage. I hope he can do it,” Dravid added.—Agencies
