Harbhajan Singh has a message for Imran Khan amid Twitter spat with Mohammad Amir

Harbhajan Singh has urged Imran Khan to open a school for people like Mohammad Amir. 

In the last few days, social media has been flooded with plenty of reactions from the Twitter spat between veteran Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh and Pakistani pacer Mohammad Amir. Amir tried to provoke Harbhajan following Babar Azam-led Pakistan's 10-wicket win over India in ICC Men's T20 World Cup after which the banter turned into a spat where Harbhajan called Amir a "fixer".

In a conversation with Aaj Tak, Harbhajan urged Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to open a school for people like Amir where they can learn the way to talk to senior players.

"I would request Imran Khan to open a school for such children where they can learn how to speak to senior cricketers. In our country, we are taught manners. Even today, we talk with cricketers like Wasim Akram with a lot of respect. And people like him (Amir) don't know what to talk with whom. I should not have reacted to the comments of a person who sold his country," Harbhajan said.

Harbhajan has also had plenty of banters with former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar - but he said the banter between them was different as they have an understanding after having known each other for a very long time.

"The banter between me and Shoaib is different as we know each other for a very long time having played plenty of cricket together. We have also done many shows together. We have an understanding. Who is Mohammad Amir? Is he the same guy who was guilty of match-fixing at Lord's? What is his credibility? He would have barely played 10 matches for his country and he betrayed his country as well by accepting money to fix a match," Harbhajan added.

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Amir, along with two other Pakistani cricketers, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, were involved in a spot-fixing scandal during Pakistan's tour of England in 2010. All three cricketers were handed bans, but Pakistan decided to bring back Amir in international cricket in 2016. After playing for a few years, Amir announced retirement from international cricket in December 2020 citing "mental torture".

Amir and Asif were found guilty of deliberately bowling no-balls and they were banned from the sport for some time. While Amir was given another opportunity, Asif and Butt did not play for Pakistan again.