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"Yousuf has told us that he has resigned from the ICL and we have formed a committee to look into cases of the players who played in the ICL. Situation would become clear in a few days. There is no doubt that Yousuf is required in the Pakistan team," Butt told reporters in Lahore. Yousuf is expected to be picked up in the Pakistan squad for the tour of Sri Lanka next month where they will play three Tests and five ODIs.
PCB sources have confirmed that the board is likely to impose a minimum financial penalty on Yousuf and some other ICL players before allowing them back into the national team. Butt said the board would definitely consider all cases where the players have snapped their links with ICL by the given deadline of May 31.
"After this deadline we will have to deal with players still signed up with the ICL as per the new ICC regulations governing unofficial and unauthorised cricket tournaments," he said. Yousuf met with senior board officials Saleem Altaf and Wasim Bari in Lahore to gave them a copy of his resignation from the ICL and assured them that he had no intention of returning to the 'rebel' league and wanted to play for Pakistan again. Sources said the board is also likely to have meetings with other notable ICL players including Abdul Razzaq, Imran Nazir, Imran Farhat in next few days to sort out the matter. All three cricketers will play in the national Twenty20 championship which begins in Lahore from May 25. However, Butt made it clear that every player in future would have to prove his fitness to be part of the Pakistan team and no exception would be made
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