Top 5 late bloomers in Test cricket 

#4 Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal was one of the most difficult bowlers to play during his peak. The variations he had were very difficult to pick. His impressive outing in the T20 World Cup (in 2009) and a good start to his ODI career earned him a Test debut in 2009 (at the age of 31) against Sri Lanka in Galle. He took 5 wickets in his first Test.

The Pakistani mystery spinner recently retired from all forms of cricket, but he played his last international game in 2015. He played his last Test back in 2014. He was constantly under the scanner for his dubious action but he kept passing tests to continue playing.

Ajmal played 35 Tests and took 178 wickets. He troubled a lot of batsmen throughout his career and was one of only six bowlers who debuted after the age of 30 to have taken 100 Test wickets.