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<h1 class="story-header" itemprop="headline">Saeed Ajmal absence puts Worcestershire &#039;in limbo&#039;</h1>
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<p class="introduction" id="story_continues_1" itemprop="description"> Director of cricket Steve Rhodes says Worcestershire are &quot;in limbo&quot; after it was confirmed that Saeed Ajmal will tour with Pakistan this summer.
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<p> Spinner Ajmal will miss the Royals&#039; FL t20 campaign due to touring Sri Lanka with his country between May and July.
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<p> &quot;We were over the moon to get him back but now we&#039;re left in limbo and we&#039;ve got to try to sort something out,&quot; Rhodes told BBC Hereford &amp; Worcester.
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<p> &quot;It&#039;s going to be very difficult to pin-point any replacement cricketers.&quot;
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<p> Rhodes stated that he is looking for somebody to bowl at similar periods of the match, and not necessarily another spin bowler.
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<p id="story_continues_2"> &quot;We&#039;re looking for a guy to bowl one or two overs in the power plays and two or three at the end of the innings,&quot; he said.
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<p> &quot;It doesn&#039;t have to be a spinner, the reason he could do it is because he&#039;s practically the world&#039;s best spinner at the moment, that&#039;s the type of cricketer we&#039;re looking for.
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<p> &quot;It will be difficult to fill and we&#039;ve got nothing concrete.&quot;
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<p> West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach has been touted as a potential replacement, but with a number of countries involved in tours, Rhodes highlighted how difficult it will be find a capable and available deputy.
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<p> &quot;The problem is that the West Indies are touring England, South Africa go to Zimbabwe for five Twenty20s, India don&#039;t seem to be available, Sri Lanka are playing in Pakistan, New Zealand are going to the West Indies afterwards.
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<p> &quot;It&#039;s really awkward to find the right sort of player.
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<p> &quot;Added to that, it&#039;s not as if you can bring in a real youngster because we have problems with work permits; you&#039;ve got to play so many international games.&quot;
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<p> But Rhodes hopes Australian opening batsman Phil Hughes will be fit and available for the one-day match against Middlesex on 27 May.
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<p> &quot;People raised a few eyebrows because he lacked a little bit of form and he lost his place in the Test side,&quot; he said.
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