Problem is we have to beef up our batting and Ajmal is lacking in that field else he would have been automatic choice over Shoaib Malik
Ajmal has far more than Afridi and Shoaib can offer, infact i have my own resevation on Shoaib's ability to perform...
Rana Naveed can be expensive bowler and seeing indian batting order, he will give them glimpse of hope against Pakistani attack... Shahid Afiridi can be deadly if other end is operated by Ajmal or bowler of Ajmal's calliber...
Ajmal was our main striker in T20 and in recent series against Srilanka, i guess, he is in form and with little help from the pitch he can send 1/4 of Indian and Australian batting to pavilion.
on the other hand, maximum we can accept from Rana Naveed is a wicket or two, he is not main striker atleast not the replacement of the varieties Ajmal can offer.
Indian Team is not that good player of spin, Mendis gave them tough time ( yes same mendis who got treatment from Pakistani players), so we need Ajmal, we need to have variety and options in our bowling line, thats all we have to depend on, our batting line has miserably failed us, its the bowling we are depended and we shouldn't be shooting in our foots by resting a good bowler