Pakistani Cricket Players: Kamran Akmal

Kamran Akmal Biography

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Full name Kamran Akmal

Born January 13, 1982, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 32 years 44 days

Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Lahore, Lahore City, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Lions, National Bank of Pakistan, Punjab Stallions, Rajasthan Royals

Playing role Wicketkeeper batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Relation Brother - Adnan Akmal, Brother - Umar Akmal

Kamran Akmal

Batting and fielding averages

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St

Tests 53 92 6 2648 158* 30.79 4196 63.10 6 12 372 14 184 22

ODIs 154 135 14 3168 124 26.18 3779 83.83 5 10 371 34 156 31

T20Is 50 45 6 849 73 21.76 689 123.22 0 5 82 27 24 30

First-class 193 300 29 9232 268 34.06 19 45 673 54

List A 272 238 24 6024 133 28.14 12 20 304 71

Twenty20 129 117 15 2626 82 25.74 2045 128.41 0 18 285 74 73 65

Bowling averages

Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10

Tests 53 - - - - - - - - - - - -

ODIs 154 - - - - - - - - - - - -

T20Is 50 - - - - - - - - - - - -

First-class 193 - - - - - - - - - - - -

List A 272 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Twenty20 129 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career statistics

Test debut Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Nov 9-12, 2002 scorecard

Last Test England v Pakistan at Lord's, Aug 26-29, 2010 scorecard

Test statistics

ODI debut Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Nov 23, 2002 scorecard

Last ODI India v Pakistan at Birmingham, Jun 15, 2013 scorecard

ODI statistics

T20I debut England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard

Last T20I South Africa v Pakistan at Centurion, Mar 3, 2013 scorecard

T20I statistics

First-class debut 1997/98

Last First-class National Bank of Pakistan v Habib Bank Limited at Islamabad, Jan 22-25, 2014 scorecard

List A debut 1997/98

Last List A National Bank of Pakistan v Khan Research Laboratories at Lahore, Feb 1, 2014 scorecard

Twenty20 debut Lahore Eagles v Sialkot Stallions at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard

Last Twenty20 Faisalabad Wolves v Lahore Eagles at Rawalpindi, Feb 11, 2014 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard

30 L Eagles v Wolves Rawalpindi 11 Feb 2014 T20

21, 0c/0s L Eagles v P Panthers Rawalpindi 10 Feb 2014 T20

1c/0s, 7 L Eagles v Leopards Rawalpindi 7 Feb 2014 T20

1 National Bnk v Khan RL Lahore 1 Feb 2014 LA

7, 1c/0s National Bnk v Habib Bank Islamabad 27 Jan 2014 LA

106, 1c/1s, 56, 5c/0s National Bnk v Habib Bank Islamabad 22 Jan 2014 FC

4, 2c/0s National Bnk v Pakistan TV Rawalpindi 18 Jan 2014 LA

4c/0s, 39, 2c/0s National Bnk v Pakistan TV Rawalpindi 14 Jan 2014 FC

17, 1c/0s National Bnk v ZTBL Islamabad 11 Jan 2014 LA

2c/0s, 46, 1c/0s National Bnk v ZTBL Islamabad 6 Jan 2014 FC

Profile

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.

There has been little doubt about Akmal's batting. The purity of his drives and the strength of his cutting and pulling, particularly on slower subcontinent surfaces, has always held a strong allure. And when it comes together as it did one January morning in Karachi against India - one of the Test innings of that decade - he makes it in the side as a batsman alone.

But his glovework, which began so promisingly when he effectively ended the dogfight between Rashid Latif and Moin Khan in late 2004, has deteriorated alarmingly and few Pakistan matches are complete without a clumsy Akmal error.

It wasn't always thus, for he was good when he began, good enough to impress Ian Healy. But non-stop cricket in all three formats have let technical errors creep in and critics and experts have long pushed for the need for him to take a break.

To quality spin, he is often as lost as the batsmen and Danish Kaneria, over the years, has suffered in particular. In a string of error-ridden performances, the one nobody will forget will be the four dropped catches (and a missed run-out) in the Sydney Test of 2009-10, which allowed Australia to escape with a remarkable, traumatic win. Against this the memory of his Karachi hundred will always battle, with no clear winner ever likely to emerge. The tryst with controversy does his cause no good, with his refusal to accept his demotion from the side in the aftermath of a disastrous Sydney Test in 2009, eliciting a harsh fine and a disciplinary probation from the PCB.
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