Test captain Salman Butt and
opening bowlers Mohammad Aamir and Mohammad Asif were charged after allegations
they received money to bowl no-balls at predetermined times in a Test against
England last month.
Rawalpindi picked Aamir, Lahore
selected Butt and Asif was included by defending champion Sialkot. However, all
three players will need clearance from the ICC to play.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has not
yet announced the dates for the tournament. It is likely to be staged in
mid-October.
The suspended trio are yet to be
told the dates for their ICC hearing, however they are unlikely to be able to
play in the T20 event.
According to the ICC
anti-corruption code of conduct: "No player or player support personnel
who is the subject of any provisional suspension may, during the period of any
provisional suspension, play, coach or otherwise participate or be involved in
any capacity in any international match or (any other kind of match, function,
event or activity (other than authorized anti-corruption education or
rehabilitation programs) that is authorized, organized, sanctioned, recognized
or supported in any way by the ICC, a National Cricket Federation or any member
of a National Cricket Federation." Rawalpindi chief Naeem Akhtar told The
Associated Press that he knew about the law but took a chance with Aamir.
"If Aamir gets cleared before
the Twenty20 tournament and we do not submit his name to the PCB for it, we
could not play him in the tournament," he said.
Sarwar echoed Akhtar's comments and
said that the regions had hoped players would be cleared by then.
"That's what they (regions)
are hoping for and have named the three players among their reserves,"
Sarwar said.
