Top 5 mystery spinners of all time

#2 Saeed Ajmal

Saeed Ajmal in action during Lancashire v Worcestershire - NatWest T20 Blast

Saeed Ajmal was a vital cog for the Men in Green in all three formats of the game. The Faisalabad-born player was just lethal with his doosra, which left the opposition batsmen overwhelmed.

The 41-year-old also possessed many variations and one could never predict how much flight and speed he would infuse to the ball. Even the best batsmen had trouble reading his deliveries. The joint 2nd highest wicket-taker during Pakistan's title-winning run at the 2009 World Twenty20, Ajmal had a prominent ODI career as well albeit he was a late bloomer in Tests.

Ajmal picked up 85 wickets in 64 T20Is at an economy rate of just 6.36; clinched 184 wickets in 113 ODIs at an economy rate of 4.18 and average 22.72. Finally, he had 178 scalps in the 35 Tests he played, a career in the longest format that included ten 5-wicket hauls and four 10-wicket hauls.