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Old September 8, 2012, 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Banglatiger84
He is the best but not "by far".
Shakib and Swann are not a whole lot worse than him

What i find intersting about ajmal is his career trajectory; unlike other of their good bowlers who all of sort of "burst into the scene" with excellent performances soon after their Debut, Ajmal has been a lot more anonymous in earlier times, only getting better with time

I remember watching him live few years back and he seemed like a run of the mill offspinner; someone brought in to fill the obligatory spinner slot, but who was not a patch on their fast bowlers or previous spinners.
ajmal is an interesting case since he wasn't that good at all early on in his international career, he's making up for it now though, if he continues in this fashion he will be one of the greatest spinners all time.
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