ICC boss believes Mohammad Amir's reprieve will encourage other 'tainted' players to come out clean

The International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive David Richardson believes that the reprieve meted out to tainted Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir would, in turn, encourage corrupt players to come out clean.

Earlier, the ICC had decided to allow the banned bowler to play domestic matches under the auspices of the PCB with immediate effect.

Amir was handed a five-year ban for his involvement in the infamous spot fixing scandal in a Test against England at Lord's in 2010, with the five-year ban is scheduled to expire on September 2 this year.

Reflecting on Amir's reprieve, Richardson said that he admitted his involvement and since then he had made every effort to disclose everything that he knows to help the ACSU with their education programmes, the Dawn reported.

Richardson further said that Amir served as a good example to players who might have got involved in the past, regret what they had done and there was a way for them to come back in due course, the report added.

Under the revised anti-corruption code, a banned player has a provision of appeal to resume playing domestic cricket before the end of the international ban.