Pakistani middle order batsman Mohammad Yousuf can make a comeback to the team if he terminates his association with the ICL, PCB Chairman Ejaz Butt said today.

"I rank him alongside great players like Imran Khan, Javed Miandad and Hanif Mohammad. If he decides to end his association with the ICL I will see he is selected again for Pakistan the next day," Butt said in Islamabad.

Yousuf joined the ICL last year after differences of opinion between him and Shoaib Malik. The PCB has banned all the ICL-contracted players from playing domestic or international cricket in Pakistan.

Last week the Sindh High Court suspended a ban on ICL-contracted players, allowing them to participate in domestic cricket. Butt said that "we respect the court's decision but we have to follow a procedure before the players are cleared to play domestic cricket."

"I am willing to play Yousuf or any other player who breaks away from the ICL. But one has to understand that the ICL is not a legal and recognised tournament in its home base, which is India."

The next date of the court hearing is February 10 when a decision on the rebel ICL players is expected.