Saeed Ajmal praises Jasprit Bumrah for his intelligence; wants India and Pakistan to visit each other
Former Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has heaped praise on star India bowler Jasprit Bumrah for his intelligence while also making a case for the India and Pakistan teams to play each other in bilateral series.
“Jasprit Bumrah is a very intelligent bowler and intelligence is required with speed,” said Ajmal at the GloFans High School Cricket Cup launch that will take place in Sharjah and Ajman in November.
Ajmal also made a case for the Indian cricket team to take on Pakistan in each other’s countries.
India has not visited Pakistan for a bilateral series since 2006 and only plays its neighbours in ICC tournaments. The Indian team’s last visit to Pakistan was in 2008 for the Asia Cup. Pakistan visited India for a white ball series in December 2012 and January 2013. Pakistan visited India in 2016 to take part in the ICC T20 World Cup and in 2023 to participate in the ICC ODI World Cup.
“Even if the India versus Pakistan match happens on the moon, it will be huge. There is a lot of love between India and Pakistan and we must go to each other’s countries,” quipped Ajmal, who has 178 Test wickets from 35 matches.
He also batted for the survival of the Test format: “There is a need to promote long format (Test) cricket. The ones who play the longest format can play any other format,” added Ajmal, who has 184 ODI wickets.
Ajmal also revealed the batters he liked to watch playing. “I like Virat Kohli, Joe Root, Babar Azam, and Rohit Sharma, they are good players,” he quipped.
