International Cricket Council (ICC) on Saturday has declared the re-modeled bowling action of Saeed Ajmal as “legal” and allowed him to continue with his new deliveries.
The bowling test was taken place in Chennai at Shri Ram Chandra Sports Medicine Centre Laboratory on January 24. While talking to Dunya News, Saeed Ajmal showed his ecstasy and thanked ICC and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for believing in him and assured to make himself fit while adopting his new deliveries.
Ajmal stated that Saqlain Mushtaq, Muhamad Akram and Mushtaq Ahmed encouraged him in every step to fight for lifting the ban on his bowling. In a response to a question, he said that he is unfit for World Cup 2015 but will not resist if PCB management calls him to swing in ICC World Cup.
A ban on the bowling of Ajmal was imposed on September 9, 2014 when his new action was challenged to be illegal for all the deliveries.
Now, the off-spinner has adopted five different deliveries in one over. First delivery is off-spin, ‘second’ has been considered to be an effective one, faster-one will be the third delivery, Ajmal has also taken carrom ball action as fourth deliverywhereas seam up will be bowled on fifth ball of the over.
Saeed Ajmal had earlier cleared the unofficial bowling action and now an official permission from ICC has made him to re-appear in bowling line.
