Pakistan Cricket Players: Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal Biography

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Saeed Ajmal, an offspinner, received a call-up to the Pakistan squad for the Asia Cup at the age of 30 after an impressive domestic season with Khan Research Labs in 2007-08, during which he took 38 wickets in 12 first-class matches at an average of 29 apiece, and 12 wickets in nine list A games. He made an immediate impression with his subtle variations, unafraid to use the doosra. But his career took off with a series of ODI performances that bewildered Australia in Dubai and Abu Dhabi; he gave away few runs and his doosra was nigh-on unreadable. The ICC called him for his action, though it was cleared soon after. The pressure didn't get to him and immediately after, he played a crucial role in Pakistan's drive to the 2009 World Twenty20 title, regularly bottling up the middle overs with Shahid Afridi. He ended the joint second-highest wicket-taker in the tournament, with an exemplary economy rate as batsmen around the world struggled to pick a big turning doosra or even cope with his changes in flight, pace and angle. Consistent performances in the ODI version have quickly earned him a reputation for choking the runs in the middle overs with clever variations.

Saeed Ajmal has played in Faisalabad since its debut in 1995 at the age of 18. Faisalabad Wolves Ajmal represented in the 2005 ABN-AMRO Twenty-20 Cup, his team won the final in which he was the man of the match. When Faisalabad won the final Cup skipper of ABN-AMRO, in March 2006 Ajmal was named player of the tournament and was given a prize of 25,000 R . He has also represented Khan Research Laboratories , who was runner up in the final of the 2008/09 Quaid-i-Azam Trophy. though his team lost the final, Ajmal took 5/105 and 2/55 and in the process of moving from 250 first class wickets. Ajmal has also played for Islamabad.

Pakistan hosted the Asia Cup in June 2008, Ajmal was included in the squad of 15 men and is expected to act like a sheet of Shahid Afridi's leg spin . He made his debut against India on July 2, 2008 .. Ajmal took a single point, that of Yusuf Pathan, from the ten acquisitions, while conceding 47 runs (1/47) as Pakistan won by eight wickets, before taking 2/19 in a victory over ten-foot Bangladesh, although the team had no chance of advancing to the finals of the competition. In November of that year he traveled to Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates to face West Indies in a three-match ODI series. Ajmal and Afridi were only options spin team,. the first took a single window, while conceding 73 runs and Pakistan won all three games.

Ajmal next game of the third ODI against Sri Lanka in January 2009.In April Pakistan against Australia in UAE in five ODIs. Play five games Ajmal took four wickets at an average of 39.50.The journalist was arrested after the series of Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, where he had good performances in test matches, which was collected before Danish Kaneria two matches.

In April 2009, Ajmal was reported by the umpires for having a suspect bowling action. Independent testing in the next month proved that Ajmal flexed arm within the tolerance of 15 degrees allowed by the International Cricket Council. Later that year, the Pakistan Cricket Board appointed a group of 30 players who were elected to their final list for the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 in June. Initially shelved, Ajmal was one of three players added to the list, replacing players who were discharged because they were contracted with the Indian Cricket League controversy.In the tournament, Afridi associated Ajmal. Pakistan won the tournament,and Ajmal was the second joint more tournament wicket-taker with twelve dismissals of seven games (only Umar Gul, Pakistan took more windows, with thirteen dismissals).

Ajmal good way to continue in the ICC 2010 World Twenty20 as he was leading wicket taker in Pakistan. But despite his good form became known for giving Michael Hussey three sixes in what has been hailed as the most exciting match of all time Twenty20 as Australia were in trouble and Ajmal was the bowler who was shot sorry that over end.

Shortly after this Pakistan team began a tour of England, where he will face Australia in two tests in July and then play England in five ODIs and four tests. Danish Kaneria was preferred to Ajmal in the first match against Australia, but after Pakistan lost the selectors to consider dropping the leg-spinner Ajmal and choosing. [20] In the event, Ajmal was not selected until the second Test against England, [21] when Kaneria was abandoned because it was ineffective. Though Pakistan lost the match by nine windows, Ajmal got his first walking tour of five tests. In Pakistan's second innings with his team for setting a target for England to pursue, Ajmal scored 50 from 79 balls, his first half century in tests, before he was fired by his fellow spinner Graeme Swann