PCB rules out Butt, Asif early return

AFP, KARACHI: Pakistan on Friday ruled out an early return to international cricket for the disgraced trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif ahead of the imminent expiry of their spot-fixing bans.
The players are eligible to return to the sport on September 2 after serving five-year bans for bowling no-balls to order during a Test match in England in 2010.
But the Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) chief selector Haroon Rasheed effectively ruled out their return against England in October or in a proposed series with India, both in the United Arab Emirates.
"No time frame can be given by the selection committee at this point in time with regards to their future involvement in cricket at any level until and unless proper policy guidelines are issued by PCB," Rasheed said.

PCB rules out Butt, Asif early return

AFP, KARACHI: Pakistan on Friday ruled out an early return to international cricket for the disgraced trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif ahead of the imminent expiry of their spot-fixing bans. The players are eligible to return to the sport on September 2 after serving five-year bans for bowling no-balls to order during a Test match in England in 2010. But the Pakistan Cricket Boards (PCB) chief selector Haroon Rasheed effectively ruled out their return against England in October or in a proposed series with India, both in the United Arab Emirates. No time frame can be given by the selection committee at this point in time with regards to their future involvement in cricket at any level until and unless proper policy guidelines are issued by PCB, Rasheed said.