karachi pakistans banned fast bowler muhammad aamer has decided to complete his education and stay away from cricket as he is not eligible to play the game for the next five years because of his involvement in spotfixingaamer who will turn 19 next month said he had always wanted to finish his educationbecause of cricket and especially after i was selected to represent the pakistan junior and senior teams i never got the chance to concentrate on my studies properlybut now i feel it is the best time to complete my education he saidthe anticorruption tribunal of the international cricket council icc last month had banned aamer salman butt and muhammad asif for different periods on charges of spotfixing during the fourth test against england at lords last yearthe trio have appealed against their bans with the international court for arbitration for sports in genevathey would have to appear before a magistrate in westminister london on march 17 to face charges for accepting bribes and trying to defraudaamer said he would be going to london to attend the magistrates hearing in the scotland yard casesince the time we were suspended by the icc it has been the most difficult period of my life and it is hard to decide what to do to use up the time productively the left arm fast bowler saidso i decided this was the best time to complete my studies and get a degree alongside fighting my case to get my name cleared of spotfixing charges said aamerthe youngster who made his debut in 2009 created a big impact in a years time during which he played 14 tests 15 oneday internationals and 18 twenty20 matchesaamer said he was determined to prove his innocence i am now trying to complete my unfinished studies privately because one thing i have learnt through the last few months is that you need good education in lifei have learnt a lot from this distressing period of my life he saidaamer who hails from the rural gujjar khan area in punjab province also added that education would help him reform his lifei am happy that my family is behind me and there are a lot of people who come up and say we want to see you play for pakistan again all this gives me lot of confidence and i feel i can make a comebackthe pacer said that during the last few months he had also learnt who his real friends are