Pakistan Board asks Saqlain Mushtaq to help Ajmal's action


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 11 Sep 2014

Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal bowls during a practice session ahead of their final ODI (One Day International) cricket match against Sri Lanka in Dambulla August 29, 2014. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte

KARACHI (Reuters) - 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.

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