Disgraced Pakistan paceman Mohammad Amir could return to first-class cricket as early as next month after a relaxation of the conditions of his ban for spot-fixing, a PCB official has claimed.
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Amir, 22, was banned for five years along with Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif in a spot fixing case in England in 2010, and the trio were jailed by a UK court in 2011.
The paceman was interviewed in Lahore on Friday by the International Cricket Council after the governing body revised the players’ code of conduct in November last year, adding a provision that allows a banned player to play in domestic games a certain period prior to the end of the ban.
The change of rules prompted the Pakistan Cricket Board to file an appeal with the ICC to relax certain conditions of Amir’s ban last year.
A final decision on Amir’s appeal will be taken in ICC Board meeting in Dubai next week. A PCB spokesman confirmed Amir’s potential return.
“It is most likely that Amir will get reprieve to play domestic cricket,” said spokesman Agha Akber.
PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan last week said Amir will be monitored in first-class cricket before returning to international cricket.
His five year ban expires in August this year.
