Spin maestro Saeed Ajmal believes Pakistan can mark the last edition of the Champions Trophy with a title win in England.

The Champions Trophy, an eight-nation tournament that was first played in 1998, will be played for the last time this year as the ICC looks to add impetus to Test cricket with a championship of its own.

Hence, there is no doubt that the upcoming tournament will hold special significance for all teams; and Ajmal says Pakistan will be looking to put in that little bit extra as well.

“This is the final Champions Trophy and I believe we will win it,” Ajmal said adding that Pakistan were looking solid despite being runners-up in the ODI series against South Africa recently.

“It's just cricket, sometimes you do well, sometimes you don't. One day a batsman will hit a century, the next day he'll get out for zero. It's not an issue. We are working hard on many aspects of the game.”

The 32-year-old has worked overtime along with teammates to not only address the technical deficiencies that were witnessed in South Africa but also lost as many as 5 kgs to get into prime shape for the upcoming tournament.

“We were informed that after the South Africa series, when we got home, for the month we would have to work hard and lose weight via training and not through dieting. We have played domestic cricket and practice matches, we've been training including running – all those activities have helped me to lose weight.”

Pakistan have added quite a few new faces in its squad and despite taking as many as five bowlers for the trip, Ajmal says the spinners will play a crucial role in seaming English conditions.

“I have played there and the pitches in England suit the Pakistan team as the ball tends to turn, especially at The Oval. The role of spinners in every form of cricket is very important. I bowl at the death and have to work extra hard, as batsmen are looking to hit hard. The new rules have also had an impact - there are five fielders in the circle and four outside. We are working out which batsmen plays which shot well and we are practicing. We are working hard and we won't have any problems in English conditions. If you're a good spinner you will do well there.”

The spinner is confident about the ability of Pakistan’s batsmen and says conditions in Abbottabad have provided the ideal environment before the teams sets off for the UK.

“The conditions are very good. The weather is very good and the pitches have bounce, as we will find in England. The practice is going very well. The PCB made a very good decision in holding the camp here and it's benefiting us a lot. We are practicing on seaming pitches and our thoughts are that if there is a seaming pitch, we will be able to perform even better.”

The Champions Trophy will run from June 6-23 with Pakistan taking on the West Indies on June 7 in the opening match of Group B. Misbah-ul-Haq’s men will also face South Africa on June 10 and arch-rivals India on June 15 -- both at Birmingham.

Defending champions Australia, England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand feature in Group A. Top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals.