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Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal’s bowling action has been found to be illegal and he has been suspended from bowling in international cricket.
The offie, who was set to play a big part in Pakistan’s two-test series against Australia in October, will now be unable to play in the series in the United Arab Emirates.
He was expected to have a strong impact against an Australian batting line-up that capitulated against Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin last year, and showed similar problems against Zimbabwe’s attack in the recent one-day series in Harare.
Saeed Ajmal is the top wicket-taker at the grounds in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, where they will play Australia in October, and is one of their top performers in recent times.
Ajmal was tested by the ICC in Brisbane after being reported in the Test series against Sri Lanka for a suspect action.
The testing revealed that his bowling exceeded the allowed 15 degrees of elbow bend, and therefore is an illegal action. It is unclear how long he will be out of the game, but he is almost certain to miss the Test series against Australia.
The full release from the ICC is below:
Saeed Ajmal’s bowling action found to be illegal
The analysis revealed that all his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations
Saeed Ajmal’s bowling action found to be illegal – Cricket News Ajmal was reported after the first Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle last month.
The International Cricket Council today confirmed that an independent analysis has found the bowling action of Pakistan’s off-spinner Saeed Ajmal to be illegal and, as such, the player has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect.
The analysis revealed that all his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations.
Saeed, who was reported after the first Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle last month, can apply a re-assessment after he has modified his bowling action in accordance with clause 2.4 of the Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with Suspected Illegal Bowling Actions.
The analysis was performed on 25 August by the ICC’s accredited team of Human Movement Specialists using the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane.
What do you think Roarers? Does this give Australia a big boost ahead of the Test series?
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