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The curious case of Saeed Ajmal

New Delhi: When Saqlain mushtaq was perfecting the art of ‘Doosra' with tennis ball at his home terrace, little he knew he would not only revive the dying art of off spin bowling but would

India TV Sports Desk Published : Sep 10, 2014 16:14 IST, Updated : Oct 11, 2014 11:07 IST

There seems to have been a recent change in stance by the ICC in clamping down on bowlers with suspect actions. New Zealand's Kane Williamson (July 2014), Sri Lanka's Sachithra Senanayake (July 2014), West Indies' Shane Shillingford (December 2013), and South Africa's Johan Botha (October 2013) have all been reported and subsequently banned from bowling. Bangladesh's Sohag Gazi ((August 2014) and Zimbabwe's Prosper Utseya (August 2014) have been reported and will undergo testing.

And now the brakes have been put on Ajmal's career as well.

Interestingly, all the above bowlers have been off-spinners, and conspicuously, all have been reported in games with English umpire Ian Gould officiating.

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