Guest Post by: Crystal J. Briscoe

In the recent past a name arose very quickly in the world of cricket which got fame in no time. He is none other than the famous Pakistani off spinner Saeed Ajmal. He is known for his contemporary style of bowling and relies mostly on doosra in comparison to other flight and speed variations. The guy made a comparatively late appearance on the international scene, when he was 30, but he is doing the best for making up for the lost time.
Brief History
Saeed joined the Pakistan squad for the first time in Asia Cup 2008 after having one really impressive season at the domestic level. His debut was against India in the same series. Immediately he made a positive impression with the subtle variations that he has got, not afraid of making use of his doosra. But the career of this guy took off through series of great performances in the ODIs which bewildered the team Australia in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Few runs were given away by him and the doosra he bowled was almost unreadable.
Career highlights
Ajmal’s popularity kept on increasing and he had some excellent time in ICC World T20 in 2009. Throughout the tournament he bowled economically and took wickets regularly.
On his return Ajmal was picked for tour of SriLanka where, in Test matches, he came up with some solid performances and, in two test matches, was picked up ahead of the leg break bowler Danish Kaneria.
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