Karachi: More than five years may have
passed but Pakistan's top off-spinner Sajeed Ajmal still can't
"understand" how Sachin Tendulkar was adjudged not out when he
was rapped on the pad by him during the 2011 World Cup semi-
final.
The 40-year-old Ajmal retired from all cricket after
Faislabad lost to Lahore in the National T20 Championship
yesterday.
Batting great Tendulkar, who top-scored with 85 in that
game against arch-rivals India at Mohali, at times struggled
to pick Ajmal's variations.
It was Ajmal who finally dismissed Tendulkar.
"I was totally convinced I had him in front of the stumps
but how the umpires didn't give him out I still can't
understand," Ajmal said.
He admitted that bowling to Indian batsmen spurred him
on.
"It was always a test of skills and nerves when bowling
to Tendulkar and company."
After a successful but controversial career, Ajmal
finished with 178 wickets in 35 Tests, the last of which
was at Galle in Sri Lanka in 2014, where his bowling action
was reported for a second time. PTI
