Three Bowlers who retired from Test cricket at a very young age

#2 Mohammad Amir

Mohammad Amir

Pakistan has always produced some of the best left-handed pacers from Wasim Akram to Shaheen Afridi. One such talent that came into the limelight was Mohammad Amir. He was recognized by Akram at a camp that opened doors for him to play for the U-19 team. His impressive show earned him a place in the national squad when he debuted in the 2009 T20 World Cup. Pakistan went on to lift the trophy with Amir playing in all matches. He made his Test debut in the series against Sri Lanka where he dismissed two great batsmen Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara.

He continued his successful run against the Kiwis and Aussies. In the summer of 2010, Amir became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in England. But he became the victim of spot-fixing and was handed a five-year ban from international cricket. He returned to test cricket in 2016 after serving the punishment where he was back to his best. He played a couple of test series against Australia, New Zealand, England, and the Proteas. Due to personal reasons forced him to retire from Test cricket at an early age of 27. He finished with 119 wickets at an average of 30.40.