Legendary Indian cricketer, Kapil Dev came in support of Pakistani selectors decision to drop Mohammad Amir from the Test squad for the Australia series. The southpaw pacer had been going through a rough patch in 2018 as he found it tough to pick wickets for Pakistan. In the 24 innings, he played across formats this year, he only picked 29 wickets. In ODIs, the pacer only managed to get three scalps in 10 games.

After his dismal performance in the recently concluded Asia Cup, Amir was dropped from the Pakistan squad. However, Kapil Dev opined that this decision would do wonders for the bowler itself. He added that Amir will have to work really hard and said that it was only a matter of time before the cricketer will make it back to the international arena.

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Speaking to Gulf News on the sidelines of Asia Cup final, “Sometimes, fast bowlers go into the comfort zone. Perhaps dropping him can do a world of good to Amir. I personally feel he is a very good bowler but sometimes fast bowlers get into a comfort zone and stop performing. This is what has happened to Amir.”

He further added, “He has the ability and talent, moreover, he is a left-arm pacer. When Wasim Akram thinks he is very good, I have to take his word. If he feels Amir is good, he must be very good but however good you are, one has to work hard. I feel it is just a matter of time before he regains his form.”

However, Kapil hailed the Indian pace-duo of Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Jasprit Bumrah for their performances. He was impressed with the competition among the pacers and added that captaincy seems to come naturally to Rohit Sharma. Furthermore, he regarded Kedar Jadhav as a ‘special kind of bowler’ and concluded by saying that the Windies series will not produce any difficulty to the Indian team.