Saeed Ajmal denies retirement rumours
Off-spinner tweeted on Tuesday saying he was 'positive' and 'confident' of improving his performance
Ajmal bagged only two wicket in four matches during the national T20 event. PHOTO: REUTERS
Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal denied the reports circulating in the media that he is thinking about retiring from cricket.
In a tweet on Tuesday, he said that he was 'positive' and 'confident' of gradually improving performance.
Earlier, the Press Trust of India reported that Ajmal was thinking long and hard about giving up on his bid to make a comeback to the international arena after a disappointing show in the National T20 championship.
"Saeed is disappointed with his own form and his failure to come to grips with his modified bowling action. That is why he also skipped Faisalabad's last match in the tournament in Rawalpindi," one source was quoted by PTI, adding that the off-break bowler is thinking big time about retirement.
Saeed was able to bag only two wickets in four matches with his remodelled action leaking away 124 runs in the process during the national T20 event.
The 37-year-old also opted out of the last match for his Faisalabad team
Read: I'm not a spent force, says Saeed Ajmal
Earlier, chief selector Haroon Rasheed said that Ajmal has a lot of opportunities to regain his confidence in this year’s domestic circuit.
Read: Saeed Ajmal awaits selectors' signal to call it quits
"It is never easy to change your bowling action after you have bowled with it and enjoyed success for so many years. We feel for Ajmal and the problems he must be going through. But at least he is trying and like I have said the doors are still open for him if he can show us his new action has also become effective," Rasheed said.
Ajmal, meanwhile, in his earlier statements also had said that he was not ready to leave without a fight. He said he was still a useful limited overs bowler and was aiming at impressing the selectors with his performance.
"I’m ready to take on the challenge of regaining my place in the Pakistan team," said Ajmal, earlier in an interview to PakPassion.
In a tweet on Tuesday, he said that he was 'positive' and 'confident' of gradually improving performance.
Earlier, the Press Trust of India reported that Ajmal was thinking long and hard about giving up on his bid to make a comeback to the international arena after a disappointing show in the National T20 championship.
"Saeed is disappointed with his own form and his failure to come to grips with his modified bowling action. That is why he also skipped Faisalabad's last match in the tournament in Rawalpindi," one source was quoted by PTI, adding that the off-break bowler is thinking big time about retirement.
Saeed was able to bag only two wickets in four matches with his remodelled action leaking away 124 runs in the process during the national T20 event.
The 37-year-old also opted out of the last match for his Faisalabad team
Read: I'm not a spent force, says Saeed Ajmal
Earlier, chief selector Haroon Rasheed said that Ajmal has a lot of opportunities to regain his confidence in this year’s domestic circuit.
Read: Saeed Ajmal awaits selectors' signal to call it quits
"It is never easy to change your bowling action after you have bowled with it and enjoyed success for so many years. We feel for Ajmal and the problems he must be going through. But at least he is trying and like I have said the doors are still open for him if he can show us his new action has also become effective," Rasheed said.
Ajmal, meanwhile, in his earlier statements also had said that he was not ready to leave without a fight. He said he was still a useful limited overs bowler and was aiming at impressing the selectors with his performance.
"I’m ready to take on the challenge of regaining my place in the Pakistan team," said Ajmal, earlier in an interview to PakPassion.