Mumbai: Geoff Lawson, the former Australian pacer and coach of Pakistan from 2007 to 2009, feels sad at the plight of left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir following his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal.
Lawson, who is in the city to meet officials of the Kochi franchise, said: “If Amir gets suspended he won't know what to do with himself. He comes from a poor village on the edge of the Swat valley. He comes from nothing.
Poor background
“There are so many cricketers in the subcontinent who are like that; they come from the villages and play a great game of cricket, and he (Amir) is one of those.
“He's 18 and a shining star of Pakistan and world cricket. It's quite sad what's happened. If he gets a five-year or longer ban, what will he be in five years' time? More importantly, how will he exist for five years? What will he do?''
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