New Delhi: Pakistan's ace spinner Saeed Ajmal exclusion from the Pakistan squad for the World Cup has raised many eyebrows in the cricket fraternity both within Pakistan and outside. The offie was cleared by the International Cricket Council (ICC) of his suspected bowling action recently.
A highly placed source in the Pakistan Cricket has said that Ajmal was not considered for the place in the Pakistan team due to a tussle with a top official in PCB
Experts have raised serious doubts considering the turn of events how the PCB has replaced its injured players. According to the Media and Communications Officer of the ICC, Peter Breen, the fact that Ajmal had withdrawn himself from the World Cup squad did not affect anything and he was eligible to be selected by Pakistan in the event of an injury to a player.
Rahat Ali was picked as Junaid's replacement on February 5, just two days before Ajmal's results had come in but Pakistan had another opportunity to include the off-spinner after Mohammad Hafeez suffered a calf injury on Sunday and was also ruled out of the World Cup. But once again there was no room for Ajmal and Nasir Jamshed was called up.
The incident dates back in August 2014 it was just after Pakistan lost the 3rd and deciding ODI of its series against Sri Lanka at Dambulla. A top PCB official stormed into the dressing room and let fly at the team.
In response, Ajmal told the official that he had no business being in the dressing room and that is where this drama started," the official, who requested anonymity, told a Pakistani daily.
Among the other development it is reported that swashbuckling batsman Shahid Afridi is reported of not being happy about Pakistan's World Cup selection.
