Amir announced his retirement from the longest format on Friday having played 36 Tests in his chequered career that saw him being banned for spot fixing.

"It was Amir's time to pay back to Pakistan cricket. If I was 27, I would love to play Test cricket. It is the ultimate test for a cricketer. Amir should have carried on and helped Pakistan win Tests, a format in which the team is struggling," said another pace legend Shoaib Akhtar on his YouTube channel.

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Former captain Waqar Younis posted a rather cryptic tweet in his reaction to Amir's retirement. "All the best with your white ball cricket," he wrote tagging Amir.

Former opener and captain Ramiz Raja, too, was left disappointed. "Amir white flagging Test Cricket at 27 is disappointing. Besides being dismissive of the greatest format that makes stars & legends his decision is clearly not in line with the needs of Pak ckt which is desperately looking to reboot test cricket. Was time to repay & not eject," Raja wrote on Twitter.

119
No of wickets claimed by Mohd Amir in 36 Tests at an average of 30.47

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