Saeed Ajmal (File) Follow Us By HT Sports Desk Pakistani is best known for producing some of the best fast bowling players in the world. Saeed Ajmal, a spin bowler who made his name after making his international debut.
At the age of 31, was one of their spin bowlers who has occasionally ruled the roost. In his prime, the right-arm spinner established himself as one of the most dangerous spinners by participating in 35 Tests, 113 ODIs, and 64 Twenty20 Internationals for the national team.
Although Ajmal’s bowling has been the subject of controversy throughout his career, the former off-spinner has now revealed that when he was selected for the Pakistan squad for the first time in 2008, there was a lot of opposition to him playing for the country. On Pakistan’s “Ultra Edge” podcast, Ajmal discussed his career and revealed.
That the then-PCB chief selector had stated that even he could play as an off spinner if given a chance in the nets.
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‘I’m sorry, but I can’t come,” when Mudassar Nazar called me. He acknowledged that I was correct. I informed Misbah when he called that I would have to follow my rules. I am respected because I have performed in Pakistan.
After Ajmal was selected for the 15-member Asia Cup squad, the former spinner shared what the then-Pakistan chief selector had to say about him.
Raat ko team announces hui toh mera naam aa gaya, the team said. Camp Karachi is my destination. “Ye jo select kiya hai Shoaib Malik and Misbah ne, iss player ko agar main chaahu, main pad pehenke jau aur main hi naa iss se out hu.
He said our chief selector. Malik and Misbah have not bhi suna, ye maine suna hai. Saeed bhai is disappointed, misbah bola. Ham is the way to go. I was chosen for the team that very same night.
The camp was in Karachi and I recall the main selector saying, “this person, who has been chosen by Shoaib Malik and Misbah… assuming I need, I can confront this player in the nets and he will not have the option to get me out. I was told this. Malik and Misbah also heard it. Misbah came to me and said, ‘don’t be frustrated. We’ll play you’),” Ajmal declared.