Keeping big screen plans on hold, Mohammad Amir to focus on 'first priority' cricket

Pakistan's banned pacer Mohammad Amir swinged away from appearing on the big screens as he postponed his plans to appear in the film Blind Love.

Amir's decision follows the indication of him getting cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) for resuming domestic cricket by January 2015. He said that for now, he would have to postpone his plan of starring in Blind Love because his first priority has always been cricket and that would always be the case.

The Express Tribune quoted the pacer as saying that he cannot wait to hit the ground running by appearing in the competitive first-class circuit and eventually, stepping in international cricket again.

Amir's original ban was to end in September 2015, but strong lobbying from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) bore results in his favour.

With the ICC amending its anti-corruption laws in a recently concluded board meeting, the 22-year-old is set to gain the maximum out of it.

About his stint in the film, Amir had previously said that in the last couple of years, he had nothing to do. So, he added that when the well-known filmmaker Faisal Bukhari approached him to be a part of the film, he accepted the offer.

Amir was busted in the 'spot-fixing' case along with teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif after Pakistan's tour of England in 2010. Consequently, Amir had to spend three months in the young offenders' institute.

Amir said that there are positive signs that he would be cleared after an ICC meeting in January 2015 to appear in domestic cricket, so his first focus now is to get fit in time.