Pakistani off-spinner, Saeed Ajmal
has revealed that he wishes to open a cricket academy for youngsters in
Faisalabad in order to do something for his country, once he retires
from International cricket.
Ajmal came into the scene of International cricket in 2008 and made his Test debut in 2009 against Sri Lanka.
He has not been playing International cricket for long but the wily
off-break bowler is considered as one of the most dangerous
bowlers in limited overs cricket at the moment because of his
variations.
He is also a part of the squad, which was named
last month for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. Some of the senior bowlers
have been rested for this tour, which is going to put more pressure on
Ajmal as he will be leading the attack in the
absence of Umar Gul and Wahab Riaz.
Saeed admitted that Pakistan has given him
everything and he feels that he should be returning back something to
the country and the best way for him is to transfer his knowledge to
younger players in future.
The off-spinner said, “I plan on creating an
academy for youngsters in Faisalabad. I want to give something back to
cricket and give young players an opportunity to learn the game and
refine their skills. I want to do something for the
upcoming players and children in my home city of Faisalabad.”
However, Ajmal does not have any plans of retiring
from International cricket at the moment and said that he still has a
lot of things to achieve in the game. So far, Ajmal has been more
successful in limited overs cricket but he wants
to be among the top 10 bowlers in all the formats of the game.
“I've not given retirement any thought at all. My
aim is to become Pakistan's best bowler and also, to be the top bowler
in the world. Only after that will I consider retiring from the game.
God willing I want to top the bowling rankings
in all formats,” he added.
The only Test of Pakistan’s series against Zimbabwe is going to start from the 1st of September and let’s see what role Ajmal plays against the minnows.
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