Pakistan cricket authorities said they hoped banned paceman Mohammad Aamer would return to domestic cricket before the end of his five-year ban for spot-fixing.
Aamer, now 22, was issued with the worldwide ban on playing cricket after he pleaded guilty to orchestrating deliberate no-balls in the 2010 Lord’s Test against England in return for money.
In February 2011 he was banned from the sport for a minimum of five years by the International Cricket Council (ICC), together with then-Pakistan Test captain Salman Butt and pace partner Mohammad Asif.
The three were jailed in the UK in November 2011, along with their agent Mazhar Majeed.
Aamer is due to complete his ban in September 2015, but the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) hopes its effort to get him back early will pay off.
PCB chairman Najam Sethi last year requested the ICC to relax some of the conditions of Aamer’s ban to allow him to take part in domestic matches.
Aamer said he was anxiously waiting to be allowed to return.
“I am thankful to the PCB for their efforts and am anxiously waiting to return to play for Pakistan,” Aamer told the media earlier this year
