Ajmal Shahzad criticised by Yorkshire chairman

Yorkshire chairman Colin Graves has accused Ajmal Shahzad of having a lack of team ethic following his departure from the club.

Shahzad was allowed to leave Yorkshire this week and Graves revealed that the England international's attitude was the reason for the decision.

Graves said: "I am not prepared to have somebody playing for Yorkshire who does not want to be part of the team. All the comments I have heard from Ajmal are about him, not about the team.

"(Coach) Jason Gillespie has very strong ideas about what he wants the bowlers to do. If one bowler strays away from that plan, that bowler is not a team player. That is what we can't afford.

"He (Shahzad) didn't see that. He wanted to have the opportunity to be his own man, bang it in when he wants to bang it in and bowl bouncers when he wants to bowl bouncers."

Shahzad had already taken eight wickets in three county matches before his release.