“People felt bad because I used the word slogger” - Mohammad Amir clarifies his ‘slogger’ remark for Abhishek Sharma

Former Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir has clarified his ‘slogger’ comment for the Indian dashing opener Abhishek Sharma after his struggling 15-run knock off 12 balls against South Africa in the Super8 clash in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

Speaking on a Pakistani TV channel, Amir stated that his comments were from the bowler’s point of view, adding that his current technique can be trapped by a bunch of good bowlers like Kagiso Rabada and Marco Jansen did in the marquee clash on Sunday.

"I was talking about him from the point of view of a bowler. I was talking about his technique. People felt bad because I used the word slogger," Mohammad Amir said on a Pakistani TV channel.

"By that, I meant his technique is such that a good team, a bunch of good bowlers, can trap him. Look at the 14 runs he scored, he scored all of them on one side. The balls he hit were bad balls. But, when Rabada started bowling well, he was not able to figure it out,” he added.

While the opening batter started the ICC T20 WC 2026 with three consecutive ducks in the group stage, he managed to score a 15-run knock off 12 balls, with two fours and a six, at a strike rate of 125 before getting out to Marco Jansen's knuckleball.

"He is a good player. Even after bagging three ducks, he has the same intent. He did not go onto the back foot. He is positive. As a senior player, if my message goes to him, I will tell him: Your technique gets exposed in international cricket. If you can show some patience and play the ball on its merit, then it will be better,” he observed.

"He has the skills, but it depends on him how well he will utilise them. I said that in that sense. People felt bad," he concluded.

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