ISLAMABAD: Former legend Wasim Akram had blamed former England captain Michael Vaughan for the controversy regarding Saeed Ajmal's bowling action saying the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should have tackled this problem at that time.
The former England captain Michael Vaughan had tweeted regarding Ajmal in which he had questioned the off-spinner's bowling action when he was playing country cricket in England.
Akram said the PCB should have countered this by withdrawing Ajmal from the County Circuit whilst compensating him for any financial loss.
Akram said Ajmal bowled over 600 overs and natural tiredness can creep in and make the action appear incorrect. "Ajmal should know that the whole cricketing fraternity and hopefully the PCB are all behind him in this time of need," Akram said while talking to a private news channel.
Akram said Ajmal is the best we have and who else will support him if we also abandon him.
Former captain Rashid Latif said the ban imposed on Ajmal was a major setback for the Pakistan team, which lacks quality spin options ahead of the impending tour of Australia in October and the crucial Cricket World Cup which is just five months away.
"The sad part is that we haven't tried any other specialist off-spinner in international matches and now our World Cup plans are severely dented. Pakistan bowling is finished without Ajmal," said.
Former spinner Saqlain Mushtaq had even offered to help Ajmal remodel Ajmal's action five months before the 2015 World Cup to be held jointly by Australia and New Zealand. "I will help and support Ajmal to the best of my ability if required," Saqlain said.
Pacer Umar Gul said he wishes that Ajmal can modify his bowling action and get back with a bang. "Ajmal is the biggest asset of Pakistan cricket. All prayers are with him," he said.
Former Pakistan coach Dav Whatmore expressed his surprise over Ajmal's off- spin deliveries being deemed illegal as well."Sad to hear of Ajmal's ban, I can possibly understand the doosra but offbreaks, I hope he can correct his actions in time for CWC 2015," Whatmore said.
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