Saeed Ajmal is hopeful of being cleared to bowl in international cricket again after having his action re-tested in Chennai on Saturday.
The Pakistan off-spinner was hit with an International Cricket Council (ICC) ban in September when it was deemed his bowling action was illegal.
Ajmal, considered one of the world's leading spin bowlers, has subsequently been working on modifying his action in a bid to have his sanction lifted.
"I felt those who tested me were happy with my action," Ajmal told The Hindu. "I am hopeful, but ultimately the decision rests with them.
"I want to be a frontline bowler, the number one bowler in the [Pakistan] side. I don't want to make up numbers. I would rather retire than do that.
"If I had just wanted to bowl the off-spinner, I could have got my action cleared in two weeks. But I want to retain my variety. I think my doosra is within permissible limits now."
On his test in Chennai, he added: "I bowled five different kinds of balls six times each. I bowled the doosra, the carrom ball, the off-spinner, seam-up and the quicker one.
"If they are not happy with my doosra, then I feel I can still bowl effectively with my off-spinner and other deliveries."
Ajmal's ban saw the 37-year-old withdraw from Pakistan's provisional squad for the Cricket World Cup, which starts next month.