End ICL contracts amicably to play for Pak again: PCB

Karachi, Mar 27 (PTI) Pakistan's Indian Cricket League
rebels wanting to play for the country again will have to
terminate their contracts amicably with the unofficial
Twenty20 event to be eligible for selection.

"They can't just walk out of their contracts to be
eligible to play for their country again. They have valid
contracts which have clauses that make some responsibilities
of the players clear," one source said.

He said if the players ended their contracts without the
consent of the ICL organisers, they could end up in legal
tangles and also face the prospect of not being cleared by
the International Cricket Council.

But PTI has learnt that former Test captains Moin Khan
and Inzamam-ul-Haq, who are key figures for the ICL in
Pakistan, have been mediating on behalf of the other players
with the organisers.

"They have spoken to the ICL about a possible exit for
the players from their ICL contracts without any legal
complications," one source said.

He said Moin had recently been in Lahore to discuss the
issue with Inzamam and some board officials after which senior
batsman Mohammad Yousuf took the decision of writing a
letter to the PCB to reconsider him for national selection
again.

The source said with the ICL not being held this year
and no clear picture on when it will be held next, most of the
Pakistani players wanted to end their contracts.

"The fact that the International Cricket Council is also
going to introduce new tough laws banning private and
unofficial tournaments from June and that there has been no
breakthrough in talks between the ICL, the ICC and Indian
board has also got the players thinking about their future,"
the source disclosed.

The ICL was launched with the largest number of signings
from Pakistan with a full team from Pakistan (Lahore Badshahs)
taking part in the league.

The source said some of the players had told Moin and
Inzamam they would be willing to surrender the remaining
payments due to them from the ICL in exchange for a smooth end
to their contracts.

Chief selector, Abdul Qadir has made it clear that some
of the ICL players including Mohammad Yousuf, Imran Farhat,
Imran Nazir, Mohammad Sami, Rana Naved, Abdul Razzaq could
all be considered for Pakistan if they left the ICL. PTI COR
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