Kamran Akmal (born 13 January 1982 in Lahore) is a Pakistani cricketer who has played 38 Test matches and 88 ODIs for Pakistan. He is a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, who has achieved four centuries and two fifties in 31 Test innings. However, his first century was vital - his 109 from the number eight position at Mohali, coming in with Pakistan in a lead of 39 against India in the first Test, ensured that the visitors could draw the match. His form against the touring English in 2005 made him one of the most important players in the team. Naturally, he is a batsman that plays lower down the order but has sometimes opened in both Test and One-day cricket. As an opener he has scored two back to back centuries in ODIs against England. Coming in lower down the order in Test matches, he played one memorable innings. He saved Pakistan from a score of 39/6, scoring a century, to a competitive 245 which helped Pakistan win the match and series. His batting was highly productive in early 2006 as he scored seven international hundreds within the space of 6 months. Since his tour of England in Summer 2006 however his batting form dwindled and steadily become worse. His wicket-keeping also worsened and dropped many catches on both the England tour and on a tour to South Africa in early 2007. Since then he did not score an international hundred until the Bangladeshi tour of Pakistan in 2008. Kamran Akmal was dropped for the Asia Cup 2008 as a result of his poor batting form and very poor keeping. He was replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed who has performed very well the domestic level. Kamran was named in the 30 man probable squad for the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy. On 12 November 2008, Akmal hit two consecutive 6s in the last over. As a result Pakistan won the first ODI in Abu Dhabi against West Indies. Akmal was also signed on to the Rajasthan Royals, and played in the inaugural season of the IPL. He played five matches in the tournament, as wicket-keeper and top-order batsman, including the final of the tournament against the Chennai Super Kings. He took two catches in the first innings, however he was run out for six runs during the Royal's chase. The Royals went on to win the tournament after a thrilling finish.
Relation Brother - Adnan Akmal, Brother - Umar Akmal
Kamran
Akmal may well be the most emphatic proof of cricket's changed
priorities post Adam Gilchrist. Sides now search for an explosive
batsman who can change a day, an innings, a phase with the bat and so
long as you can identify right wicketkeeping glove from left, the place
is yours.
Kamran Akmal might
fighting fit be the majority vigorous testimony of cricket’s distorted
main concerned position Adam Gilchrist. A side at the present rummage
around for a volatile batsman who can revolutionize a day, an innings,
and a stage by means of the bat and so elongated while you can recognize
right wicket keeping glove from left, the position is yours.
There
has been diminutive distrust concerning Akmal’s batting. The
cleanliness of his constrains and the potency of his wounding and
dragging, for the most part on slower subcontinent exteriors, has all
the time apprehended a strong magnetism. And when it comes mutually as
it did one January morning in Karachi in opposition to India – one of
the Test innings of that decade – he makes it in the side as a batsman
unaccompanied.
Other than his
glove work, which started quit auspiciously at what time he successfully
finished the battle between Rashid Latif and Moin Khan in belatedly
2004, has got worse frighteningly and a small number of Pakistan matches
are complete exclusive of a lumbering Akmal mistake.
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