According to a report on PTI, a plan had been worked out by the PCB and the team management for the left-armer's limited media appearance on and before the tour to England. This is the first time that Amir will be travelling to England after the spot-fixing scandal broke out in 2010, wherein he, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were found guilty.
While a special case was filed by the PCB to secure a visa for Amir for the tour to England, Butt and Asif were not even considered for the tour as the English authorities had made it clear that the duo won't be welcome in UK this year.
However, despite being asked to remain low key and limit his media interactions, a few days ago before departure, Amir went ahead and appeared in the interview without informing the board, leaving the top officials of PCB unhappy. The matter has been taken up seriously by the board and the left-arm pacer has been asked to give an explanation for the same.
"This has happened just few days after the top PCB officials including chairman, Shahryar Khan and Najam Sethi had met with Amir in Lahore and briefed him clearly on what was expected off him in England," a well-placed source in the board was quoted as saying by PTI. "He was also told clearly to improve his attitude and not antagonise his own teammates."
Khan, on the other hand, made his disappointment apparent over the non-selection of Fawad Alam for the upcoming Test series and also didn't hold back while criticising some players who were unhappy with families being allowed to travel with the team to UK for only two weeks.
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