Worcestershire confirm no Saeed Ajmal return – Cricket News Update
English county outfit, Worcestershire, has confirmed that http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859, the premier Pakistani off-spinner, will not be returning for a second stint with the club, owing to international commitments.
Talks of bringing in the spin wizard for a second term at Midlands were all but confirmed before ICC recently announced http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755’s proposed tour of Sri Lanka, which is expected to take place sometime between end of May and early July.
The Royals were hoping that Ajmal could be their second overseas player for the current T20 season, after securing the services of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 opening batsman, Phil Hughes. However, they will now need to look for reinforcements elsewhere after losing out on the talented Men In Green spinner.
"Following the recent announcement that Pakistan's tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 schedule.”
"But it is now understood that it is likely to take place between late May and mid-July 2012, ruling Ajmal out of the county's T20 campaign."
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Steven-John-Rhodes-c91315, Worcestershire’s director of cricket, also expressed his disappointment after failing to land Ajmal for their T20 campaign however, revealed that that the county is active in the transfer market.
"Losing a player of Saeed's quality is a big disappointment."However, we are extremely active in finding a replacement for the Twenty20," Rhodes said.
Apart from appearing in the Friends Life T20 campaign for the county, the 34-year-old also plied his trade in the County Championship as well, and helped Worcestershire to avoid relegation from Division 1 – his most notable performance came in his final appearance, against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sussex-c852, where he took an impressive six-for in the second innings to help his side claim a narrow 34-run victory.
Recently, he bamboozled the English national team on their tour of UAE in Jan-Feb, claiming a whopping 24 wickets in three Test matches – leading the Men In Green to a resounding 3-0 whitewash. He will now concentrate on his commitments with the national side, which includes a first home series in three years against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747.
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