Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Amir has announced his retirement from international cricket once again, just months after reversing an earlier retirement to play in the T20 World Cup. Amir, whose career was marked by a spot-fixing ban, had previously retired in 2020 citing mental distress, before briefly returning earlier this year.
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