Yousuf, Razzaq, Nazir, Naved have severed ties with ICL: PCB

Only four players -- Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Razzaq, Imran Nazir and Rana Naved -- had submitted proof of terminating their contracts with the Indian Cricket League before the May 31 deadline, Pakistan Cricket Board said today.

"There was a deadline for these players to break ties with unauthorised tournaments as prescribed by International Cricket Council (ICC). Till today we have notifications from only four players that they have left the ICL and want to play for Pakistan again," PCB Director Human Resource Wasim Bari said.

"Apparently, it seems that those ICL players who have not approached us have other plans for their future," he added.

Bari, who is handling the ICL cases, said while the PCB had cleared Yousuf and Razzaq to play for the national team without any penalties, a decision on opener Imran Nazir would be taken soon. He said any player who leaves the ICL after the May 31 deadline might have to face penalties as per rules and regulations prescribed for unauthorised tournaments.

Around 20 players from Pakistan had joined the ICL since its launch in 2007 with many of them members of the national team at that time.