Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq [Images] is among the dignitaries short-listed to attend a presidential reception that Pervez Musharraf [Images] will host in honour of United States President George W Bush [Images].

The reception will be held in Islamabad [Images] on Saturday, and Inzamam, along with vice-captain Younis Khan and Salman Butt [Images], has been sounded about the function.

"Inzamam, Younis and Salman are being extended invitations for the presidential reception," a highly placed source said.

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Inzamam also confirmed that he has been told to be ready for a formal invitation. "Yes, I have been advised to be ready for Saturday's presidential reception," he told PTI from Lahore [Images].

Inzamam is Pakistan's most experienced current cricketer with 107 Test and 356 One-Day International caps.

The flamboyant Shahid Afridi [Images] and Abdul Razzaq [Images] were also considered for the reception, but due to their engagements in the ongoing Twenty20 [Images] Cup, their names were dropped.

In a pre-South Asian tour briefing in Washington, Bush had said to a question that he was a 'cricket match person'.

"I'm a cricket match person. As I understand it, I may have a little chance to learn something about cricket. It's a great pastime," he had said.

Bush is a die-hard sports fan and is also a former owner of a Texas Rangers baseball team.