AUCKLAND: England Cricket Board (ECB) o Saturday hired former Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq as a spin consultant, a media report said.

Confirming the development, Saqlain said, “ECB has hired my services for 2 years and I have to work 100 days a year with them. My main duty will be with the England Cricket Team but I will also work with young and rising spinners in English cricket.”

The inventor of ‘doosra’ action in bowling said that he will try hard to improve the performance of England’s spin department.

“Both Adil Rashid and Moeen Ali are very talented and are already making a mark in International Cricket. They performed well in England’s tour of India and I am hopeful that I will be able to guide them to more success,” he said.

When asked whether he was approached by the national cricket board for a coaching role, he said that he was once called by PCB, however, there was no follow-up and no coaching stint materialised.

“If people ask why Saqlain has not worked with the PCB yet, then they should redirect their questions to the PCB.”

“I worked with the Bangladesh national team as well, and I am the only Pakistani who has worked with five different countries and two counties (Middlesex and Somerset).” claimed Saqlain. “I even helped Saeed Ajmal clear his bowling action.”