Tag: Saeed Ajmal

  • Ajmal becomes number-one ranked ODI bowler

    Ajmal becomes number-one ranked ODI bowler

    Dubai, Sept 6, 2012: Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has moved up two places to replace teammate Mohammad Hafeez as the number-one ranked bowler in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers. The latest Reliance ICC Player Rankings that were released on Thursday incorporate both the Pakistan-Australia and England-South Africa ODI series. Saeed was the…

  • Six players nominated in three categories

    Six players nominated in three categories

    Dubai, August 13, 2012: Six players have been nominated in three different categories for the LG ICC Awards 2012, Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal, South Africa’s Hashim Amla, Australia captain Michael Clarke, Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara, England’s Alastair Cook and West Indies Stafanie Taylor. The six players all feature in the ICC Cricketer of the Year, the…

  • Saeed Ajmal rises to No.2 spot as Abdur Rehman breaks into the top 10

    Dubai, Jan 29, 2012: Crafty off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has risen one more place and his spin partner Abdur Rehman has broken into the top 10 for the first time in his career in the Reliance ICC Player Rankings for Test bowlers which were released on Sunday after the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi, Adelaide and Napier…

  • Rehman stuns England to give Pakistan series 2nd Cricket Test

    Abu Dhabi, Jan 28, 2012 (Report by David Hopps): Rehman stuns England, England suffered one of their most disastrous batting collapses in Test history as they disintegrated against Pakistan’s spinners to lose the second Test in Abu Dhabi and with it the series. Pakistan went 2-0 up with one to play as Abdur Rehman, their…

  • Pakistan shock No. 1 England by 10 wickets in first Test

    By Rashid Ali Siddiqui, DUBAI, January 21, 2012 – Pakistan shock England, Pakistan thrashed world No. 1 England comprehensively by 10 wickets within three days in he first Test to walk away with a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series being played at a neutral venue in the UAE. With two days to spare England crumbled…

  • World No 1 spin bowler Saeed Amjal amongst Pakistan’s sporting best for 2011

    By: Rashid Ali Siddiqui, President PSWF: Asian Karate Champion Saadi Abbas, World number 1 spin bowler Saeed Amjal, Tennis star Aisam-ul-Haq and Women’s cricket captain Sana Mir were adjudged the best athletes of the year 2011 by the Pakistan Sports Writers Federation (PSWF). PSWF is the sole representative sports journalist body in Pakistan and affiliated with…