New ICC reforms may pave way for Mohammad Amir's return to domestic cricket

The International Cricket Council may play an instrumental role in the return of Pakistan prodigy, Mohammad Amir, as the governing body has approved the revised ICC Anti-Doping Code, Anti-Corruption Code and Code of Ethics, on Monday.

Though the Anti-Doping code will be effective from January 1, 2015, the rest will be active immediately on inception.

ICC Chairman N Srinivasan confirmed that Amir has a fighting chance of making it back to Pakistan's domestic cricket scenario, thanks to the horde of reforms, which will go a long way in resuscitating his fledgling career.

All is not lost for Amir, who is only 22, and still has a long way to go, as far as his cricketing career in concerned.

The young pacer also expressed hope that the move will definitely help him stabilize his career, and also confirmed that he was aiming for a return to the Pakistan side.

Amir was banned for five years from international cricket, in 2010, thanks to his role in the infamous spot-fixing saga, in England, which also saw Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif recieve ten year and seven year bans respectively.

The three players were simultaneoulsy jailed in London for their  role in the saga, which had them planning to bowl numerous deliberate no-balls, in a Test against England.

The ICC concluded by saying that the trio had a chance of redeeming themselves with the new reforms, and also hinted that their lengthy bans could be reduced by a huge margin, thus allowing them a comeback in international cricket.