Mohammed Amir's Return Will Take Time: International Cricket Council

Acknowledging the receipt of Pakistan Cricket Board's (PCB) request letter for tainted pacer Mohammad Amir's early return to cricket, International Cricket Council (ICC) CEO Dave Richardson on Monday said that the world body has taken note of the issue but the matter will take some time to get resolved.

"The PCB has written to us regarding Mohammed Amir. But there is a process to be followed," said Richardson. (Read: Srinivasan Slammed by Supreme Court, Asks 'How Can BCCI Chief own an IPL Team?')

"Interviews need to be conducted with the player involved to establish his state of mind and how he has progressed. And things will be taken from there. So it's not going to be a short process but one which will require our attention," Richardson said on the sidelines of an ICC event where luxury watch brand 'Hublot' was announced as the official timekeeper of the 2015 World Cup. (Also Read: Amir Puts Acting Career on Hold for Domestic Cricket Hopes)

Earlier, a PCB official had confirmed to PTI that the Board had conveyed to ICC that Pakistan want an early return for Amir in domestic cricket.

"We have conveyed to the ICC that we would like Amir to be given permission to play domestic cricket before his ban ends in August 2015," the official said. (Harbhajan Did a Fantastic Job in Making his Action Legal: ICC)

Amir, 22, is serving a five-year ban imposed on him and his teammates, Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, by the ICC after the spot fixing scandal broke out during Pakistan's tour of England in late 2010.

The ICC recently revised its anti-corruption code, allowing the the anti-corruption unit chief to review a case of a banned player to make an early return to domestic cricket before the end of the ban.