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Salman, along with bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir, were suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in September on spot-fixing charges during Pakistan’s Lord’s Test against England a month before.
The suspension came after British tabloid News of the World claimed several Pakistani players took money to obey specific orders from an alleged book-maker during the Test.
The three suspended players are to appear before an ICC anti-corruption tribunal, headed by Michael Beloff QC, in Doha from January 6-11.
Salman and Amir had their appeals against suspension rejected, while Asif withdrew his appeal after initially deciding to challenge the sanction.
Salman hired Patel last month after being represented by Khalid Ranja and Aftab Gul in the suspension appeal hearing last month.
“I am in Lahore and busy in preparing for the case,” Patel told AFP in an email.
He is expected to meet Pakistan Cricket Board officials, including the organisation’s legal adviser Taffazul Rizvi.
Salman said last month that he hired Patel, who is based in London, as he specialises in criminal defence. The three players also face the possibility of criminal proceedings by Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
Scotland Yard, which raided the team’s hotel and reportedly confiscated large sums of money from the rooms of three players, has mounted its own investigation.
The CPS has received two reports from Scotland Yard and is to determine whether the case is strong enough to prosecute on charges of conspiracy to defraud book-makers in Britain.
