Pakistan vs Scotland: Five key Pak players to look for in the series

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#4 Mohammad Amir

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Prodigy-turned-offender-turned-prodigy?

From etching his name on the Lord's Honour board to being a prisoner at Dorset, the sojourn of Amir in the cricketing world has been nothing less than a fairy-tale turning into an ugly unprecedented nightmare. But life has given him a second chance and he is definitely putting in the best of his efforts to climb up the ladders once again.

However, ever since his return to the side, Amir has had to deal with constant comparisons of his younger self and that he has lost out on a lot of the steam that once turned the heat on the batsmen to make them sweat. But the Indo-Pak Asia cup game in 2016 was a silent reminder to his critics and fans alike that he can be as devastating when he is in the zone.

The inswinging curler, the slanting away swinger, the deadly yorker are a few of the weapons in his repertoire that can befuddle any batting line up. He might never scale the peaks that he once attained but if he does, Pakistan's surge back to the top in every format is just a formality.

The Scotland batsmen might definitely be fearing of Amir's lethal attacks, and if they want any chance to win the games ahead, they must certainly look to curb him.

Amir has 46 wickets from 37 T20Is at an economy of 6.7 and a strike rate of 17.74.

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