ABU DHABI — Mohammad Amir quit Pakistan’s one-day series against the West Indies and flew home Tuesday after his mother was taken seriously ill, the Pakistan Cricket Board said.
The 24-year-old left for Lahore and will miss the third and final One-Day International against West Indies in Abu Dhabi Wednesday.
“The team management has allowed Amir to return home to attend to his mother who is seriously ill,” the PCB said in a statement.
Amir took a total of two wickets in the first two One-Day Internationals in Sharjah which Pakistan won by 111 and 59 runs respectively.
But he is expected to return for the first of three Tests in Dubai, which will be played under lights with a pink ball, starting from Oct. 13.
Pakistan also has fast bowlers Rahat Ali and Sohail Khan in the squad, one of whom is likely to take Amir’s place Wednesday.
Pakistan whitewashed West Indies 3-0 in the Twenty20 series which preceded the One-Day Internationals.
Nair replaces Dhawan
India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan has been ruled out of the third Test against New Zealand with a broken hand and replaced in the squad by the uncapped Karun Nair.
Dhawan had sustained a “minor fracture” on his left hand, the team said in a statement. His place in the team could go to Gautam Gambhir, who was drafted into the squad for the first time in two years after opener Lokesh Rahul suffered a hamstring strain during the first test win in Kanpur.
The host completed a 178-run victory in Kolkata Monday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
The third Test is scheduled to start in Indore from Saturday but has been thrown into some confusion by a local media report that the Indian board (BCCI) had cancelled the remainder of the tour due to financial problems.
The Indian Express newspaper quoted an unnamed BCCI official as saying the tour had been scrapped after banks moved to freeze the board’s accounts amid a governance review by a court-appointed panel.
