Akhtar urges banned Amir to 'hire a shrink'

Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar has advised tainted bowler Mohammad Amir to 'hire a serious shrink', adding that he needs to be psychologically tough to perform at his optimum.

The Rawalpindi Express admitted that the match-fixing trio (Mohammad Amir, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif) have done extremely wrong, but added that they need to play and bring glory back to Pakistan if they want to wash that off.

According to the Dawn, Akhtar further said that millions of people will judge them, but they need to make sure that the stigma fades away.

The 40-year-old also said if the disgraced trio wants to apologise in the truest sense, then, they should bring the T20 World Cup back next year, and Pakistan will forgive them.

The three players were found guilty of various offences of corrupt behavior relating to the Lords Test between England and Pakistan in 2010 and will be eligible for an international return in 2016 after going through a new Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) rehab programme.