Published: Sep 09, 2014, 09:36 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 09, 2014, 09:46 PM (IST)
Sep 9, 2014
Pakistan batsman Mohammad Hafeez showed his support for the spin maestro Saeed Ajmal who was banned from any form of international cricket with immediate effect, on the social media platform Twitter. He wished him luck and hailed him for whatever he has done till date for Pakistan cricket.
Stay tall & keep Ur head up @ REALsaeedajmal U r a pride of Pakistan.U always maintained a high spirit of the game.we r with U wil come back
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) September 9, 2014
Earlier in the day, ICC in a media release stated, “The International Cricket Council today [on Tuesday] confirmed that an independent analysis has found the bowling action of Pakistan’s off-spinner Saeed Ajmal to be illegal and, as such, the player has been suspended from bowling in international cricket with immediate effect. The analysis revealed that all his deliveries exceeded the 15 degrees level of tolerance permitted under the regulations.”
“Saeed, who was reported after the first Test match against Sri Lanka in Galle last month, can apply a re-assessment after he has modified his bowling action in accordance with clause 2.4 of the Regulations for the Review of Bowlers Reported with Suspected Illegal Bowling Actions.”
“The analysis was performed on 25 August by the ICC’s accredited team of Human Movement Specialists using the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane.”
The ban implies that Ajmal will not be available for Pakistan’s series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) starting next week.
Complete coverage of Saeed Ajmal’s suspension here
