Pakistani cricketer Mohammad Asif, who was jailed for 12 months for sport fixing allegations in England last year, decided to pursue his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland against the seven-year ban imposed on him by the International Cricket Council (ICC), local media reported on Thursday.

The right-hand fast bowler was found guilty of bowling no-balls on predetermined deliveries for a big amount of money during Pakistan's tour of England in 2010.

According to local Urdu TV channel Geo News, he filed the appeal through his lawyer Ravi Gill saying that the ban imposed on him was illegal and the evidence against him was not enough to ban.

"I had filed the appeal when I was banned by the ICC last year and now I have decided to pursue my appeal through my counsel," said Asif.

The 29-year-old world class seamer was released from jail on May 3 this year after completion of his sentence in a prison for international convicts in Canterbury, England.

In November, 2011, Pakistan's three cricketers including former captain Salman Butt, Muhammad Amir and Asif were sentenced by the Southwark Crown Court for cheating and conspiracy.

Talking to media from England, he hoped that he would get quick response and court would lift ban from him, which was imposed on him after a tabloid magazine leaked their deal to bowl no-balls in the Lord's Test against England in 2010.

Asif played 23 Tests and 38 One-day International matches for Pakistan, pocketing 106 and 46 wickets respectively, before his career was suspended by the ICC for sport fixing.

Asif's career had been full of controversies as he was twice failed dope tests, in 2006 and 2008. He was also arrested by Dubai police at airport and was detained for 19 days in June 2008 for keeping banned drug along with him.

Despite ban on him, Asif on Monday had featured in a club match in England that was not registered with ICC.

He told media that he had been training hard to keep him fit for his comeback into the international career in future.