KARACHI, Aug 21 (AFP): Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Aamer is set to make his big-screen debut, he told the news agency Thursday, as he struggles to make ends meet while serving a ban for spot-fixing.
Left-arm quick Aamer was rated one of the best young talents in world cricket until his fall from grace in the notorious Lord's Test against England in 2010.
Aamer, then 19, was hit with a five-year ban from cricket after he was caught in a tabloid newspaper sting along with captain Salman Butt and pace partner Mohammad Asif agreeing to bowl no balls to order.
The ban is due to end in September 2015, when Aamer said he would go back to the sport.
"I have been offered the hero's role in a Pakistan film and I have decided to take this opportunity but once my ban is lifted my first priority will be cricket," Aamer told the news agency.
"For four years now I have not played cricket which was my bread and butter, so I had to find ways and means to earn and this opportunity has come as a blessing," said Aamer.
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FE Team | Published: August 22, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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