Full name Saeed Ajmal
Born October 14, 1977, Faisalabad, Punjab
Current age 36 years 171 days
Major teams Pakistan, 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
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 33 | 49 | 11 | 428 | 50 | 11.26 | 1017 | 42.08 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| ODIs | 110 | 68 | 24 | 318 | 33 | 7.22 | 516 | 61.62 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| T20Is | 63 | 23 | 12 | 91 | 21* | 8.27 | 86 | 105.81 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| First-class | 123 | 168 | 47 | 1432 | 53 | 11.83 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 216 | 120 | 49 | 515 | 33 | 7.25 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 135 | 43 | 21 | 165 | 21* | 7.50 | 163 | 101.22 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 33 | 63 | 10727 | 4642 | 169 | 7/55 | 11/111 | 27.46 | 2.59 | 63.4 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| ODIs | 110 | 109 | 5861 | 4049 | 182 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 22.24 | 4.14 | 32.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 63 | 62 | 1410 | 1491 | 85 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 17.54 | 6.34 | 16.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 123 | 28370 | 12748 | 474 | 7/55 | 26.89 | 2.69 | 59.8 | 30 | 5 | |||
| List A | 216 | 11366 | 8229 | 336 | 5/18 | 5/18 | 24.49 | 4.34 | 33.8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 135 | 134 | 3002 | 3134 | 195 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 16.07 | 6.26 | 15.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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.
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