Saeed Ajmal Faces Disciplinary Action For Blasting ICC

Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal could face disciplinary action from the cricket authorities for his comments on the International Cricket Council's policy on bowlers with suspect bowling actions including of Indian spinners. (International Cricket Council Rules on Suspect Bowling Actions Make no Sense: Saeed Ajmal)

An official of the Pakistan board confirmed on Wednesday that the comments made by Ajmal on the Geo Super channel in a talk show were being reviewed by the legal experts.

"Everything is being viewed to see whether and what violation of the players code of conduct Saeed (Ajmal) had made since he is a centrally contracted player of the board," the official said.

He further added that the board is considering the options of issuing a show cause notice to Ajmal to explain his conduct and further actions would be taken in the next 48 hours.

Ajmal, 38, whose international career was derailed last year when his bowling action was declared illegal by the ICC in the show criticised the world governing body for allegedly having double standards while enforcing its new rules on bowling actions in world cricket.

"Why just target the off-spinners. Why not the left arm spinners, leg-spinners or fast bowlers. I can tell you that I have been through this bowling assessment process so many times and have watched and studied this issue so closely that I can vouch that if tests were carried out there would be many other bowlers whose bowling actions would exceed the 15 degrees extension limit," Ajmal had said.

"I don't want to take names but they are still bowlers including fast bowlers who are violating the new rules but no one is looking at them," he said.

Ajmal also said he was also amazed that no one had found any fault in the bowling actions of either Indian off-spinners Harbhajan Singh or Ravichandran Ashwin. (Harbhajan Singh, Ravichandran Ashwin Are Chuckers, Fumes Saeed Ajmal)

"If they put Harbhajan through a proper bowling assessment test now I can safely tell you he will exceed the 15 degrees limit."