Mohammad Aamir News

Pakistan's former Test captain Ramiz Raja also told a news channel yesterday that Sharjeel and Khalid should not be allowed back.    

Since 2010 when the spot-fixing scandal broke out on the tour to England, Pakistani cricket authorities have been very strict about enforcing curfew timings for players on foreign tours.

The PCB concerns also arise out of the fact that left-arm pacer, Mohammad Aamir, who was among the three players found guilty of spot-fixing in the fourth Test at Lords in 2010, was also with the team for the present series.

Butt, Asif and Aamir were all found guilty of spot fixing during the fourth test against England at Lords in August, 2010 and later banned for a minimum of five-years by the International Cricket Council.

The former Test captain admitted that the tour to New Zealand will be a tough one for Aamir.

There has been a debate in Pakistan cricket over giving Aamir a chance to redeem himself after he disgraced himself by getting involved in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal.

While PCB has asked players to cooperate with Amir, it remains to be seen how long will it take for them to follow their board's instructions.

Waqar Younis said that since Aamir had served his five year ban he deserved a second chance.

"We have basically decided not to stop these players from going to the BPL," a board official said.

The divide in Pakistan cricket over whether the tainted trio of Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir should be allowed back into national cricket has become greater with the former skipper expressing concern it could eventually lead to their isolation.