Work still needed on Ajmal’s doosra

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan ace off spinner Saeed Ajmal has said he was very positive for participating in upcoming World Cup.

Talking to Private news channel Ajmal said he was pretty contented with his improvement as he was eyeing World Cup with improved techniques.

Explaining his bowling action Saeed said that after the remedial work he has went through he was now able to control his elbow extension and it s only when he bowled dosra that his elbow extension exceeded 15 degrees.

He said another encouraging aspect is that most of my deliveries are now within the 15 degree limit. The ICC s rules of course stipulate that all deliveries have to be under 15 degrees.

“I m working hard on adjusting the doosra to ensure that it is also under 15 degrees and I m confident that I will manage to do that” said Ajmal.

To a question he said that he was very pleased with the assessment of his doctors. It was very consoling to see that some deliveries are down to 20 degrees is fantastic and positive news for me.

“I will achieve that target with the help of former Pakistan off spinner Saqlain Mushtaq and all the other individuals who are helping me and guiding me” said determined Ajmal.

He said that seeing Pakistan play so well in recent ventures is so delightful and he was very excited to see that.

It s been brilliant to watch Yasir Shah and Zulfiqar Babar come into the Pakistan team as my replacements and perform so well. I m so happy for both of them and I hope they have long and successful careers for Pakistan said Ajmal while praising the youngsters.

Ajmal was banned in September during a series against Sri Lanka has gone through several tests after working on his action under veteran spinner Saqlain Mushtaq. Due to his suspension he missed series against Australia and on going series against New Zealand. (APP)