Overview
- Mohammad Amir told interviewer Muhammad Furqan Bhatti on Sunday that he is now a "British local" and that the "Pakistan chapter" of his career is closed.
- Amir said English competitions require locally registered players to sign a declaration that bars them from representing another country as a local, which he cited as the reason he will not return to Pakistan.
- He obtained British citizenship through his wife, Narjis Khan, and has been registered to play in England as a local, freeing him from occupying an overseas slot in county and franchise competitions.
- The change creates immediate roster and contract questions for Pakistan Super League teams that signed him as a Pakistani domestic player because they may now need to use a limited overseas spot or renegotiate his deal.
- Amir leaves international cricket with 36 Tests, 61 ODIs and 62 T20Is and 271 wickets overall, and his move shifts his short-term focus to county and English franchise cricket while formal eligibility for other leagues remains uncertain.