PM Imran Khan's aide Faisal Javed also asks PCB to not waste Amir.

ISLAMABAD -- Senior ruling party member and a close aide of Prime Minister Imran Khan, Senator Faisal Javed Khan, has advised the cricket authorities to address the concerns of Mohammad Amir, saying Pakistan 'should not waste a talented player' like Amir.

Javed expressed on Twitter his opinion on the controversy that hit Pakistan cricket on Thursday, suggesting both parties sit together to sort their differences.

In a shocking statement on Thursday, Amir announced his retirement from the game citing the "mental torture" and "hostile environment" created against him since he decided to limit himself to white-ball cricket last year.

Javed asked the cricketer to reconsider his decision to quit Test cricket, saying 'his age and form still suit him this very format'.

'No emotional decision please,' the senator tweeted.

Amir, who was jailed in 2011 for his part in a spot-fixing scandal, served three months in prison and a five-year ban from all forms of cricket before returning to the Pakistan squad in January 2016.

The left-arm bowler has since excelled in limited-overs cricket, helping Pakistan to the Champions Trophy title in 2017, but last month he was dropped from the squad to tour New Zealand.

Asked if he was leaving the sport altogether he said: "No, I'm not going away from cricket. If...

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