The team is to be announced on September 7 and although PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has asserted that the Board was not concerned about the availability of the skipper, the issue is far from resolved.

The raging issue will figure prominently during a round of meetings between cricket officials and selectors, the News reported on Sunday.

Inzamam faces an ICC disciplinary hearing into charges of ball tampering and bringing the game into disrepute in the wake of incidents during the Oval Test and may face a ban of up to four Tests and eight one-day internationals.

The hearing is scheduled for the last week of this month.

"There are a few things which need to be discussed which is why I would be meeting the PCB chairman within the next two days," Bari told the paper.

Bari said he was not aware "what the ICC rules say in such matters" and added that he would be seeking Shaharyar's advise before announcing the squad.

But the composition of the 14-member team has already been discussed within the selection committee.

"What we have fielded against England (in the one-day series) is more or less our best squad so I would say that the core of the team for the ICC Champions Trophy would be the same," he said.