Ajmal to miss Hamilton Test against New Zealand after father’s death

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan off-spinner Saeed Ajmal will miss the first Test against New Zealand in Hamilton after returning home to attend the funeral of his father.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a statement that necessary arrangements had been made to facilitate Ajmal’s return after his father died on Tuesday.

“He is devastated by the sudden death of his father who expired after being taken to hospital complaining of fever in the cold weather,” the Daily Times quoted a PCB official, as saying.

Ajmal was a certain selection for the first Test, which starts on Thursday. (ANI)