Mohammad Amir, Pakistani cricketer, was found guilty of match-fixing and various corrupt offences.
England fast bowler Stuart Broad has insisted that he wouldn't harbour any ill will towards his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Amir, who is set to return at Lord's in his first Test after completing a five-year ICC ban for spot-fixing last year.
"I don't think any ill feeling or negativity from the players will have carried through - the crowd might be a different story. We know that Lord's is a passionate crowd and they all have their own minds," Broad was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.
Amir, along with former skipper Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, were found guilty of various offences of corrupt behaviour relating to the Lord's Test between England and Pakistan in August 2010 by the independent Anti-Corruption Tribunal in February 2011. Following completion of his suspension, the 24-year-old went on to display an impressive form since then, having scalped a total of 16 wickets in two ODIs and 11 T20Is he has played so far.
However, the left-hander's criminal conviction may block his entry to England, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hoping to secure visa for Amir by next week ahead of the team's departure on June 18 for a four-Test series.
The England pacer also justified Amir's return to the international cricket, insisting that memories of the 2010 spot-fixing scandal would not have any impact on his side at Lord's.
"I think he's served his time and the ICC have got their guidelines to what the punishments are for certain crimes and people have their opinion on that," Broad said. "I think the result was devalued. We couldn't celebrate - we didn't celebrate - it was all a very strange time. But I don't think any feelings will be dragged into this Test match from that Test match. I think only three or four players are playing in the England team now who were then, and Pakistan have had a huge change over," he said.
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