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Pakistan pacer Mohammad Aamir granted visa for New Zealand tour

AFP | By, Wellington
Jan 07, 2016 02:49 PM IST

Mohammad Aamir has been cleared to play in New Zealand this month with officials confirming on Thursday that the Pakistan paceman had been granted a visa despite a conviction for spot-fixing.

Mohammad Aamir has been cleared to play in New Zealand this month with officials confirming on Thursday that the Pakistan paceman had been granted a visa despite a conviction for spot-fixing.

Mohammad Aamir has been cleared to play in New Zealand this month with officials confirming on January 7 that the Pakistan paceman has been granted a visa.(AFP Photo)
Mohammad Aamir has been cleared to play in New Zealand this month with officials confirming on January 7 that the Pakistan paceman has been granted a visa.(AFP Photo)

Aamir, who served three months in jail in 2011, had been included in the Pakistan team to play three Twenty20 matches and three one-day internationals subject to clearance from Immigration New Zealand (INZ).

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INZ area manager Michael Carley told Fairfax Media that a visitor visa had been approved.

“In making this decision, INZ considered factors including the support of the New Zealand and Pakistan Cricket Board and that Mr Aamir had served his sentence for his previous actions.”

When Aamir was named in the Pakistan squad, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum said he had no objections to facing Aamir.

“He was a very young man at the time and I think he’s gone through a sound rehabilitation programme and ultimately if he gets out on the field against us, then you play against the man you’re playing against not a man who may have made some mistakes as a youngster,” he told Radio Sport.

Before the spot-fixing scandal, which also involved Aamir’s captain Salman Butt and fellow Pakistan bowler Mohammad Asif, Aamir was regarded as the hottest property in international cricket.

He had 51 wickets in 14 Tests, 25 in 15 one-day internationals and 23 wickets in 18 Twenty20 matches.

Pakistan play their first Twenty20 against New Zealand in Auckland on January 15.

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