Ajmal claims declined chance to captain Pak's T20 squad

Veteran Pakistani cricketer Saeed Ajmal, who is widely regarded as the world's best off-spinner, has reportedly claimed that he declined an offer to become the captain of the team's national Twenty20 side in order to concentrate on his bowling.

Ajmal claims to have declined captaining the Pakistan national team because he did not want any unnecessary pressure and wanted to focus on his bowling.

According to the Dawn, Ajmal said that he was reluctant to take the reigns of Pakistan's T20 squad that was offered to him after Mohammed Hafeez resigned in April, saying that he feels that he is better as a team player.

Ajmal said that he does not think about being captain of Pakistan, but he is reluctant too, adding that captaincy in the country is not easy as the skipper ends up being blamed for anything that goes wrong.

The off-spinner said that Hafeez resigned after Pakistan's exit from this year's World T20 tournament because all the blame was being dumped on him.

Ajmal said that he has been approached for captaincy but he declined, adding that he wants to be relaxed about his cricket.