As suspended Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal is preparing to clear an official reassessment on his bowling action, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) boss Shaharyar Khan believes that it is now too late for the 'doosra king' to be included in the 15-man squad for the World Cup.
Addressing reporters at the Gaddafi stadium in Lahore, Shaharyar said that it was too late then for Ajmal to be drafted into the World Cup team, the Express Tribune reported.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) permits the participating teams to replace players in their squads during the World Cup under extraordinary circumstances, but it remains subject to approval from the technical committee of cricket's governing body, the report added.
Earlier, Pakistan had replaced Abdur Razzaq with Yasir Arafat in the 2009 World Twenty20.
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