Asif, Butt and Amir likely to miss World Cup

Pakistan will announce its preliminary squad for next year's World Cup later this month without considering suspended players Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif.

Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt on told a press conference here that the suspended trio could not be considered in the preliminary squad until they were cleared by the International Cricket Council's Anti-Corruption and Security Unit.

"We have to submit the preliminary squad of 30 players by November 30 and these players will not be considered until they are cleared," he said.