Aamer not fast-tracked: Pak chief

KARACHI, Jan 31 (AFP): Pakistan's cricket chief Saturday denied that Mohammad Aamer is being fast-tracked back into international cricket after a five-year ban, saying he will be monitored "on and off the field" before his re-entry.

The 22-year-old was on Thursday cleared to play in the domestic cricket by the sport's top governing body, bringing him a step closer to redemption for his part in one of the most scandalous episodes in modern cricket.

Aamer was one of three Pakistani players banned from the game for at least five years for arranging no-balls to order in a Test against England at Lord's in 2010.