Muhammad Akram claims Ajmal will be needed by Pak post 2015 WC

Pakistan's National Cricket Academy (NCA) head coach Muhammad Akram has claimed that banned ace off-spinner Saeed Ajmal would be needed by the team following the 2015 World Cup once the bowler clears his official test.

Ajmal is out of consideration for the World Cup's final 15-man squad after it was decided by the spinner and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials that he should focus on his comeback.

Akram said that there is lot of cricket after the World Cup and they would need Ajmal in the future, adding that he was the number one bowler in the world and wants to be as effective as he was before when he does make a comeback, the Express Tribune reported.

Akram also said that Ajmal does not want to be a liability to the team, adding that the hard work the off-spinner has put in during the last three months is remarkable.

He further said that a decision would be made in the next few days about Ajmal's official test because the bowler has developed some new varieties and needs to get complete control over them before undergoing the scanner again.

The veteran spinner has been working hard on remodeling his action and appeared for informal test at the Loughborough University recently.

Akram feels that Ajmal displayed strong signs of getting cleared as only the off-spinner's 'doosra' was over the allowed 15-degree limit, and that too by two degrees, while all his other variations were legal.