Corrupted quick bowler Mohammad Asif is hopeful about his possibilities of making a rebound to the Pakistan side and uncovered on Friday that he looked for motivation from the life of Nelson Mandela amid his time in jail in England.
Asif, who's five-year spot-altering boycott finished on September 1, was cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to resume his vocation alongside Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir, alternate players sentenced in the 2010 outrage.
"The most recent five years of my life have been exceptionally unforgiving and hard for me. The hardest piece of it was that I couldn't enter the grounds that I have played cricket all my life on and go out there and play a game that I have constantly adored and have an enthusiasm for. My family offered me a great deal of backing amid these extreme times especially when I was serving time in jail in the United Kingdom." Asif told the Telegraph in a meeting.
The 32-year-old quick bowler, who played 23 Tests and 38 ODIs for Pakistan, said he discovered a partner in Butt amid his time in jail yet South African pioneer Mandela was his inspiration while he was banished.
"I never felt that one day I would be in a jail cell. I simply needed to get that extreme time of my life over with and get up and go. Nelson Mandela is somebody who additionally needed to go to jail and he got past that troublesome time and he was my motivation when I was in jail."
The ICC banned the Asif, Amir and Butt for no less than five years for spot-settling after the two pacemen rocked the bowling alley consider no-balls amid a Test match at Lord's in 2010 in which Pakistan were driven by Butt.
What's more, in spite of the fact that the ICC has cleared the trio to come back to all types of cricket, the three players will need to experience a six-month restoration program before they can come back to global cricket, the Pakistan Cricket Board reported a month ago.
This viably implies the disrespected players would be qualified for determination, when Pakistan go to England one year from now (July-September) and Asif is as of now setting his sights on that arrangement.
"My wellness is fine and I weigh precisely what I did five years back before I was banned. Rationally I am prepared for an arrival to cricket however I must be reasonable and approach things slowly and carefully."
"Sensibly, however, my objective for an arrival to worldwide cricket is the arrangement in England one year from now and that is an objective I have set myself."
Britain will play four home Tests against Pakistan one year from now took after by five ODIs and a Twenty20. The Tests will be played at Lord's, Manchester, Birmingham and The Oval.
