Shahid Afridi has engaged lawyers to send a letter to the Pakistan Cricket Board in a bid to have his No Objection Certificate reinstated so he can return to playing cricket for English county Hampshire.
PCB spokesman Nadeem Sarwar told the Associated Press on Friday a letter had been received from law firm Mandviwala & Zafar on Afridi’s behalf.
Sarwar said the issue has been referred to the PCB disciplinary committee, which will conduct Afridi’s hearing next Wednesday.
The PCB has suspended World Cup captain Afridi’s central contract and all his NOCs after he criticised leading cricket officials.
Afridi retired in protest, saying he will not return to international cricket if the existing PCB structure is not changed.
“A firm of lawyers acting on Afridi’s behalf have sent the PCB a letter to try and resolve the issue,” the player’s manager Umran Khan told ESPNcricinfo.
“The letter has gone into some depth in explaining the history of Afridi as a player, his contributions to Pakistan cricket and his global standing as a player. The Hampshire issue has also been raised.”