Shahid Karim, who represented Amir at the International Cricket Concil's anti-corruption tribunal in Doha, was confident the player will be exonerated when its decision is announced on Feb. 5. "The last day of the (six-day) hearing was very positive," Karim said.

The three-man tribunal - headed by Michael Beloff - deferred its verdict as it wanted to deliberate after 45 hours of exhaustive hearings.

Three Pakistan players - Amir, Mohammad Asif and former captain Salman Butt - were suspended last September after a British tabloid alleged they accepted payments for bowling prearranged no-balls in a test against England.