Fatherhood is more challenging, regret never bowling to Lara: Amir
MUMBAI: Virat Kohli may be giving bowlers from around the world a nightmare but for Pakistan pace sensation Mohammad Amir bowling to the India captain is less challenging than dealing with his nine-month-old daughter Minsa.
“Fatherhood is more challenging for it demands more responsibilities,” Amir said during a rapid-fire interview with Espncricinfo.
The pacer’s wife Narjis gave birth to their first child on September 12 last year.
The 26-year-old, who famously dismissed Kohli in the final of the ICC Champions Trophy in England last year, feels that former Australia captain Steve Smith is the toughest batsman from the current generation. When it comes to picking a batsman from all ages he would have liked to bowl to, Amir named former West Indies great Brian Lara.
“Would have loved to bowl to Lara. Whenever I see his videos, I feel that he was the toughest batsman from that era,” said the Punjab-born cricketer.
When it comes to an inspirational figure outside cricket, Amir looks up legendary physicist Steven Hawking, who achieved remarkable fame despite not being able to move due to a motor neuron disease.
Amir, who completed a five-year ban from international cricket and spent six months behind bars for involvement in a spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan’s Test series against England in 2010, loves people who have achieved success in life by overcoming the odds.
Amir, who has taken 212 wickets in international cricket, wants to claim a hattrick in all three formats. “I want to take a hat-trick in Tests, ODIS and T20IS.”
The Pakistan bowler is also a fan of Bollywood movies and wants Shahid Kapoor to play him if ever a biopic on his life is made. Coincidentally, Shahid Kapoor-starring Padmaavat is the last movie he has watched. Amir loves football, with Argentina’s Sergio Agüero his favouirte footballer.