Disgraced Pakistan bowler Mohammad Amir is on course for a return to domestic cricket before the end of his five-year ban for spot-fixing.

Amir, 22, was issued with the worldwide suspension from all cricket after pleading guilty to charges relating to a series of deliberate no-balls in the 2010 Lord’s Test against England.

Amir is due to complete his ban in September 2015 but the Pakistan Cricket Board is confident of having him back in action locally before then.

It has been petitioning the ICC to review its anti-corruption code to include staggered returns for banned cricketers and, following this week’s annual meeting in Melbourne, believes it is making inroads.

A PCB statement read: “The progress on ICC amendments in ICC’s anti-corruption code is very encouraging.”