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Dawn.com Published January 17, 2012
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Pakistan’s Saeed Ajmal flummoxed England’s batsmen with his off-spin for a career best haul of seven for 55 to dismiss the visitors for 192 on the first day of the opening test in Dubai on Tuesday.

Ajmal, whose previous best figures were 6-42, bagged his fifth five-wicket haul in Tests as England were shot out in the last session of the day.

Here, he talks to reporters about his career-best bowling figures, his success against left-handed batsmen and the much-hyped ‘teesra.’

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KHURSHEED ZAMIR
Jan 18, 2012 04:03am
well done
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Asif Bhatti
Jan 18, 2012 08:45pm
Fact of the matter is that they just cannot take it and I am loving it in my office in central London. Pakistan Hamayshah Zindabad.
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M. Asghar
Jan 18, 2012 11:13pm
Ajmal just keep cool and determinedly focussed whteher you use doosra, teesra or any other method, because it is just the beginning of a long process to use your art for the game..
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A.Ali
Jan 19, 2012 05:37am
SA told media a week before the start of this test that he mastered a special delivery, so called ' TEESRA' to execute against Brits. I think it happened first time in cricket history that a bowler warned the opponents and then successfully proved it with career best figures. Absolutely talented bowler! Hats off!!!
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