Pakistani cricket authorities have turned to former top spinner, Saqlain Mushtaq to help Saeed Ajmal change his bowling action and make a comeback to international cricket.
Mushtaq, who now lives in Britain, said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had contacted him after the International Cricket Council (ICC) suspended Ajmal on Tuesday. Tests showed all Ajmal’s deliveries breached the permissible limit for straightening the elbow joint.
“The PCB has contacted me to help out Saeed and I am willing to do that. He is a gutsy character and can adjust his action accordingly,” Saqlain told the media.
“Saeed has problems right now with his action as he appears to be going beyond the 15 degrees elbow extension allowed by the ICC,” Mushtaq said.
“But there is no doubt he is a world class bowler and his absence is a big disappointment for Pakistan cricket. So he needs to now work on his action so that he can get back into international cricket again.”
Mushtaq, 37, credited with pioneering the “doosra” delivery, took 208 test and 288 one-day wickets before a knee injury cut short his Pakistan career in 2004.
