Ahead of the final of the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy final against India, Pakistan got a huge boost as their ace fast bowler Mohammad Amir is likely to be fit and lead their bowling attack.
According to reports, Amir went through the entire training process on Friday at the Oval and the team management seems confident about his participation.
This is going to be a huge positive for Pakistan as ever since his comeback to the game, the left-arm seamer has been a constant presence across all formats for Pakistan. He has played playing 47 out of the side's 57 international matches, across formats, in this period, thus underlying his importance in the team’s scheme of things.
Reports also suggested that Amir was generating some real steam during the training session and this bodes well for Sarfraz and team ahead of the high voltage encounter against India at the Oval.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel
Amir had been ruled out of Pakistan’s semi-final clash against Pakistan owing to a back spasm and was replaced in the team by debutant Rumman Raees.
This could have been potentially match-defining but Raees held his own on the big day and along with Hasan Ali emerged as the best bowlers for Pakistan against England as the flamboyant English line-up was restricted to a paltry 211. However, Amir’s worth in the side can never be underestimated as he has been a stellar performer with the ball and was part of a match-defining partnership with captain Sarfraz Ahmed against Sri Lanka when he scored an unbeaten 28. This came after he had picked up 2 wickets with the ball.