Saeed Ajmal signs to play in England for Worcestershire
Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistan off-spinner, who has recently been cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over a suspect bowling action, will play for Worcestershire from July 2015.
Saeed Ajmal, the Pakistan off-spinner, who has recently been cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over a suspect bowling action, will play for Worcestershire from July 2015.
Saeed Ajmal may miss the ICC Cricket World Cup as a player because of his bowling action, but the 38-year-old Pakistan off-spin bowler has been hired by the Urdu TV channel in Pakistan for the matches.
Pakistan’s 38-year-old off-spinner Saeed Ajmal will be accompanied by two experts during his bio-mechanics tests in Chennai on Saturday.
Mohammad Hafeez, the 35-year-old Pakistani off-spinner, will be in India tomorrow for his unofficial testing of his bowling action in Chennai, but Saeed Ajmal won’t make the trip.
Saeed Ajmal, currently banned from international cricket for a suspect bowling action, is apparently not keen on testing his new action in domestic cricket.
Saeed Ajmal will represent the Pakistan ‘A’ side in a five-match 50-over series against Kenya starting December 13 so the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) can analyse his re-modelled action prior to it being officially reviewed by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
India’s discarded off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has come down heavily on Darrell Hair after the former ICC umpire picked out three Asian spinners, Saqlain Mushtaq (Pakistan), Harbhajan Singh (India) and Muthiah Muralitharan (Sri Lanka), as ‘role models for chuckers’.
Worcestershire are now 12 points clear of Hampshire at the top of Division Two of the LV= County Championship after Saeed Ajmal inspired them to victory on the final day against Glamorgan and Hampshire had to make do with a draw against Surrey.
Pakistan duo Shahid Afridi and Saeed Ajmal are the latest players to be confirmed for this year’s MCC v Rest of the World clash at Lord’s. Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal will also play in the fixture on Saturday 5th July which is part of the Lord’s Bicentenary celebrations.
Saeed Ajmal took his third three-wicket haul in as many matches as The Titans beat the Highveld Lions by six wickets at Sahara Willowmoore Park to keep pace with the other RAM SLAM T20 play-off contenders.