Mohammad Amir allowed to participate in Pakistan domestic cricket

The banned bowler is cleared to play domestic cricket with immediate effect

Updated: January 29, 2015 1:28 PM IST

By Aamir Salati

Mohammad Amir allowed to participate in Pakistan domestic cricket

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22-year Old, left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been allowed by International Cricket Council (ICC) to play in Pakistan domestic cricket. Amir, who was banned for five years for bowling premeditated no-balls during Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010, was not allowed to play again until September 2.

But after the recent meeting of the ICC Board in Dubai, it has been announced that the banned bowler is cleared to play domestic cricket with immediate effect.

The latest ICC statement read: “The ACSU chairman, Sir Ronnie Flanagan, with the prior approval of the ICC Board and the Pakistan Cricket Board, has exercised his discretion to allow Mohammad Amir to return to domestic cricket played under the auspices of the Pakistan Cricket Board with immediate effect.”

“Amir’s five-year ban is scheduled to expire on 2 September 2015. The ACSU chairman had exercised the powers vested in him under Article 6.8 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code after he was satisfied that Amir had cooperated with the ACSU by fully disclosing his part in the matters that led to his disqualification, admitting his guilt, showing remorse and cooperating with the unit’s ongoing investigations and by recording messages for the ACSU education sessions.”

Apart from Amir, former Pakistan captain Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif were also banned for 10 and seven years respectively for spot-fixing during Pakistan’s tour of England in 2010.

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