The International Cricket Council has confirmed to PakPassion.net that the 5 minute educational video in English by Mohammad Amir on behalf of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) will also be produced in Punjabi and Urdu.

By Saj Sadiq (6th April, 2012)

The International Cricket Council has confirmed to PakPassion.net that the 5 minute educational video in English by Mohammad Amir on behalf of the ICC's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) will also be produced in Punjabi and Urdu.

In the video, Amir talks about his life following entrapment by the illegal betting mafia, his embarrassment at lying at the ICC hearings in Qatar and his three months in prison.

Amir talks about the highs and lows of his career, coming into the Pakistan team, and specifically the Lord's Test "I took six wickets but I did something very bad and after a couple of hours, my life changed, my life is ruined because of two no balls."

Amir added that he had wanted to confess to the ICC anti-corruption tribunal during the hearings in Qatar in January 2011.

In the video, he adds, "I always knew this was cheating cricket but I was under pressure. But I accept my mistake. When I was in the ICC hearing, I knew I was totally embarrassed because I knew I am lying. I wanted to tell the truth but I didn't have the courage."

Amir whose ban is due to end in September of 2015 also adds that he bowled the no balls because, "some senior players put me under pressure. I didn't want to. One day I was on the top and the next day everyone was calling me cheater and fixer. You don't have words to explain that." The spot-fixing episode, he said, had been an act of entrapment but accepted his mistake of being a part of it.

Amir further adds in the video "When the police put me in handcuffs I was literally crying and I was thinking I am not going to play cricket ever again."

Amir ends the video with a hard hitting statement, "Prison is a bad place for everyone. Don't make the mistakes which I did. I was stupid I didn't tell anybody because I didn't have courage. If someone comes to you and asks you to do those kind of things, go straight to the ICC team and your team management, they can help you."

It's not yet known when the Punjabi and Urdu versions of the video will be available, but it's expected that the PCB will use the videos in their domestic educational programmes.