Pakistan batsman Faisal Iqbal [ Images ] has been cleared to replace banned skipper Inzamam-ul Haq in the squad for the ICC [ Images ] Champions Trophy [ Images ] starting in India [ Images ] on Saturday.

The tournament's technical committee cleared the request after Inzamam was banned for four one-day matches over the Oval Test fiasco in August, an ICC statement said on Thursday.

Inzamam was cleared of ball-tampering but penalised for bringing the game into disrepute after his team refused to return to the field in protest at a decision by umpires Darrell Hair and Billy Doctrove [ Images ] to dock them runs for tampering.

The committee said Australia's [ Images ] request to call up off spinner Dan Cullen for injured fast bowler Stuart Clark in the 14-player squad is expected to be approved later.

Zimbabwe have also been allowed to replace batsman Vusi Sibanda with 19-year-old Tafadzwa Mufambisi, who has played just three one-dayers.

The 22-year-old Sibanda, with 42 one-dayers to his credit in an inexperienced team, is playing club cricket in Australia.

All Champions Trophy games, day-night affairs, would start 15 minutes later at 1430 IST to help the broadcasters, it said.

The tournament runs from October 7 to November 5.