The Pakistan Cricket Board has given the green signal to all-rounder Sohail Tanvir to play for his Indian Premier League franchise, Rajasthan Royals, in a charity match against Middlesex at Lord's on July 6.
The sports management company which represents Tanvir said in a statement that Tanvir would represent Rajasthan Royals in the match, being played for the British Asian Trust.
Left arm pacer Tanvir was the best bowler of the IPL in the first season and played a key role in his team winning the title. However, he could not play the second edition after the Pakistan foreign ministry advised the PCB not to send its players to India due to security concerns arising out of the tense relations between the two countries following the Mumbai terror attack last November.
The IPL was later moved to South Africa but by that time the IPL franchises had either terminated or suspended the contracts of the Pakistani players due to their unavailability for the second season.
Portfolio world, the sports management company, also quoted Shilpa Shetty, the co-owner of Rajasthan Royals, as saying that she was excited to have Tanvir back in the team.
"He was truly missed in the IPL second season," Shetty was quoted in the statement.
Tanvir struggled in the recent T20 World Cup in England and was dropped from the playing eleven.