Pakistani Cricket Players: Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal Biogaphy

Source(google.com.pk)
Full name Saeed Ajmal

Born October 14, 1977, Faisalabad, Punjab

Current age 36 years 347 days

Major teams Pakistan, Antigua Hawksbills, Dhaka Gladiators, Faisalabad, Faisalabad Wolves, Islamabad Cricket Association, Khan Research Labs, Water and Power Development Authority, Worcestershire, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited

Playing role Bowler

Batting style Right-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Saeed Ajmal
Batting and fielding averages
    Mat     Inns     NO     Runs     HS     Ave     BF     SR     100     50     4s     6s     Ct     St
Tests     35     53     12     451     50     11.00     1082     41.68     0     1     44     4     11     0
ODIs     111     69     24     324     33     7.20     531     61.01     0     0     25     0     25     0
T20Is     63     23     12     91     21*     8.27     86     105.81     0     0     7     2     12     0
First-class     134     182     50     1611     53*     12.20             0     4             44     0
List A     217     121     49     521     33     7.23             0     0             51     0
Twenty20     145     44     21     181     21*     7.86     170     106.47     0     0     13     4     24     0
Bowling averages
    Mat     Inns     Balls     Runs     Wkts     BBI     BBM     Ave     Econ     SR     4w     5w     10
Tests     35     67     11592     5003     178     7/55     11/111     28.10     2.58     65.1     9     10     4
ODIs     111     110     5885     4059     183     5/24     5/24     22.18     4.13     32.1     6     2     0
T20Is     63     62     1410     1491     85     4/19     4/19     17.54     6.34     16.5     4     0     0
First-class     134         31740     14147     546     7/19         25.91     2.67     58.1         37     7
List A     217         11390     8239     337     5/18     5/18     24.44     4.34     33.7     11     3     0
Twenty20     145     144     3236     3371     207     4/14     4/14     16.28     6.25     15.6     7     0     0
Career statistics
Test debut     Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Jul 4-7, 2009 scorecard
Last Test     Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Aug 14-18, 2014 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut     Pakistan v India at Karachi, Jul 2, 2008 scorecard
Last ODI     Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla, Aug 30, 2014 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut     Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), May 7, 2009 scorecard
Last T20I     Pakistan v West Indies at Dhaka, Apr 1, 2014 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut     1996/97
Last First-class     Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Aug 14-18, 2014 scorecard
List A debut     1995/96
Last List A     Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla, Aug 30, 2014 scorecard
Twenty20 debut     Faisalabad Wolves v Quetta Bears at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20     Warwickshire v Worcestershire at Birmingham, Jul 11, 2014 scorecard
Recent matches
Bat & Bowl     Team     Opposition     Ground     Match Date     Scorecard
6, 1/10     Pakistan     v Sri Lanka     Dambulla     30 Aug 2014     ODI # 3519
1/77, 4, 3/89, 3*     Pakistan     v Sri Lanka     Colombo (SSC)     14 Aug 2014     Test # 2136
12, 5/166, 4, 0/29     Pakistan     v Sri Lanka     Galle     6 Aug 2014     Test # 2133
20, 4/66, 53*, 3/81     Worcs     v Leics     Worcester     13 Jul 2014     FC
3/17     Worcs     v Warwickshire     Birmingham     11 Jul 2014     T20
1/34     Worcs     v Lancashire     Worcester     6 Jul 2014     T20
4/45     M.C.C.     v ROW XI     Lord's     5 Jul 2014     Other OD
14, 5/106, 7/34     Worcs     v Glamorgan     Worcester     29 Jun 2014     FC
0/10     Worcs     v Warwickshire     Worcester     20 Jun 2014     T20
27, 1/46, 6/19     Worcs     v Leics     Leicester     15 Jun 2014     FC
Profile

A modern-day offspinner who relies on the doosra as much as on other variations of flight and speed, Saeed Ajmal made a relatively late entry into international cricket, at the age of 30, but is doing his best to make up for lost time, quickly moving up to be regarded among the best spinners in the game today. Ajmal didn't play his first Test till almost 32, but showed immediately that he belonged, taking five wickets in his debut Test against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2009.

His golden run, though, started in 2011, when he showed superb control over all his variations - the offspinner, the doosra and the subtle changes in speed and flight. Unlike many offspinners who change their line when bowling the doosra, Ajmal tends to bowl the offspinner and the doosra from around the same line - on or just outside off - which makes it much tougher for batsmen to pick his variations. In 2011 he was the leading wicket-taker in Tests, with 50 in eight matches. But the best series of his young career came early in 2012, when he destroyed the batting line-up of the best team in the world, England, taking 24 wickets in just three games at 14.70. In the process, he clearly won the battle of offspinners against the highly rated Graeme Swann.

However, Ajmal first made his mark in international cricket in ODIs. He was called up for the 2008 Asia Cup, and soon after he had the Australians completely bewildered in the ODI series in the UAE; he gave away few runs and his doosra was almost 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 get a read on his bag of tricks.