The PCB has indicated that the ICC was thinking of a time gap before allowing an ICL affiliated player back into the international fold and it could mean doom for some of the players looking to make a quick switch.
In a landmark, the ICC is apparently putting plans in place to ensure that those players who break away from the ICL will have to wait out a period (undefined yet but between six months to a year) before they can return to international cricket.
While the law has been not been chalked out yet, apparently the Dubai meeting in May will make concrete this decision, so hinted Saleem Altaf, the PCB’s chief operating officer. If the proposal does become law, it will be a clear and strong message from the ICC that it is not interested in unauthorized cricket, not sanctioned by the respective home board.
While the ICL recently allowed its players to seek permission from their respective boards to return to the international fold, it also reiterated that these players would come back when the ICL resumes operations at the end of the year. That has thrown a spanner in the works for the likes of New Zealand’s Shane Bond and Pakistan’s Abdul Razzaq who wanted to make a quick comeback.
Earlier players such as Imran Farhat denied that all ICL players wanted to go back playing for the country. Abdur Qadir, Pakistan’s chief selector, boldly went ahead to announce three ICL players in the 30 probables for the ICC World Twenty20 championships slated for June in the UK before the PCB withdrew the names in haste.
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