"PCB has been planning for his educational programme and is starting with the psychologist to support him after the fallout of the spot-fixing scam" |
Date: 10-06-2012
The PCB has hired a psychologist to help banned fast bowler Mohammad Amir
with his rehabilitation. Amir was released from jail in February after
serving half of his six-month sentence for his role in the spot-fixing
scam and was banned from cricket till 2015 by an ICC tribunal.
The PCB is keen to welcome Amir back to top-flight cricket once he has
served his ICC ban. The PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf has been insisting that
Amir would be given financial support while undergoing rehabilitation.
"A psychologist, namely (Maqbool) Babri, has been hired for Amir," PCB
director education Wasim Bari told ESPNcricinfo. "PCB has been planning
for his educational programme and is starting with the psychologist to
support him after the fallout of the spot-fixing scam.
"He will have sessions as a part of his psychological rehabilitation and
later will decide his further educational programme," Bari said. "The
influence of the incident obviously added some ill feelings and memories
with Amir that need to be sorted out to give him a fresh state of
mind." He didn't reveal the duration of the programme or when it starts.
Soon after Amir's release from jail, he decided not to appeal
against the ICC's ban before the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The
ICC advised him to undergo a rehabilitation programme, and recently he
appeared in an educational video on behalf of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit.
The PCB arranged a rehab programme starting with Babri, who will be a
familiar face for Amir. Babri, a psychotherapist and a certified
clinical hypnotherapist, had earlier been hired during Pakistan's
conditional camp in 2009 before their victorious World Twenty20
campaign.
"It's a challenge for me but I will do my best to counsel Amir so that
he can find his way back to international cricket," Babri told AFP. "Amir is an exceptional talent and we must help him regain his place."
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