One of the biggest matchwinners Pakistan has ever produced, mystery spinner Saeed Ajmal has taken the decision to retire from all forms of cricket after the ongoing National Twenty20 tournament in Rawalpindi. The career graph of Ajmal is basically divided into two halves, i.e., before and after his action being deemed illegal.

His action was suspected illegal back in 2014. Despite making the required changes, Ajmal lost his capacity for picking up wickets. Ajmal, who recently turned 40, finally announced his retirement from competitive cricket.

Ajmal has played 35 Tests for Pakistan and scalped 178 wickets with 10 5-wicket haul and four 10-wicket hauls in a match. The last of which he played back in 2014 against Sri Lanka at Colombo.

Saeed was equally lethal in limited overs cricket as in the 113 ODIs he played, Ajmal has 184 wickets to his name at an average of 22.72 and an advantageous economy of 4.18. The last time he donned Pakistan colors was back in 2015 during the post World Cup tour to Bangladesh before Yasir Shah took over the spin department.

According to the reports of Wisden India, the magical spinner said, “This national event is my last tournament and I don’t want to be a burden on any team. The last phase was frustrating. But before anyone can raise a finger against my selection (in domestic matches), I want to leave and that’s my final decision.”

However, the highlight of Ajmal’s career would be during the England series in UAE back in 2012 where he scalped as many as 24 wickets and helped Pakistan to whitewash the then number one side in the world. He also represented various T20 sides such as Antigua Hawksbills, Dhaka Gladiators, Faisalabad Wolves and Islamabad United.