The off-spinner would probably rate yesterday’s show better than the 5 for 43 he earned against England in Abu Dhabi last February which went in vain.u00a0

Ajmal’s first victim in Delhi was Suresh Raina who was trapped leg before off a well tossed up delivery which landed in line of middle stump, but the left-handed batsman played outside the line for the ball to hit his front pad.