Kamran Akmal Biography
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.
Current age 29 years 6 days
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
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.
It
was not for all time hence, for that he was excellent at what time he
started, quit presentable to make an impression Ian Healy. On the other
hand uncontrollably cricket in all three systems have consent to
methodological blunders move stealthily in and critics and specialists
have extended pushed for the need for him to take a break.
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.
nternational Debut: 2002
Batting and fielding records
M Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
Test 53 92 6 2648 158* 30.79 4196 63.11 6 12 372 14 184 22
ODI 137 118 14 2896 124 27.85 3422 84.63 5 9 338 31 135 25
T20I 38 33 3 704 73 23.47 565 124.60 - 5 67 25 17 28
Bowling records
M Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Eco SR 4W 5W 10W
Test 53 - - - - - - - - - - - -
ODI 137 - - - - - - - - - - - -
T20I 38 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Career Statistics
Test Debut: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, 09-12, Nov 2002
ODI Debut: Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Nov 23, 2002
Twenty20 Debut: England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006
Kamran Akmal Batting, Fielding and Bowling
The above stats are as per date of this post.
Kamran Akmal Career
Test:
2002-2010
ODI:
2002-2010
T20:
2006-2010
IPL:
2008-2008
Kamran Akmal Test
Debut:
Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare (Salisbury) - Nov 09, 2002
Last played:
Pakistan Vs England at Lord's, London - Aug 26, 2010
Kamran Akmal ODI
Debut:
Pakistan Vs Zimbabwe at Queen's Sports Club, Bulawayo - Nov 23, 2002
Last played:
Pakistan Vs England at The Rose Bowl, Southampton - Sep 22, 2010
Kamran Akmal T20
Debut:
Pakistan Vs England at County Ground, Nevil Road, Bristol - Aug 28, 2006
Last played:
Pakistan Vs England at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff - Wales - Sep 07, 2010
Kamran Akmal IPL
Debut:
Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Chogan Stadium), Jaipur - Apr 21, 2008
Last played:
Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai - Jun 01, 2008
To
excellence spin, he is frequently as gone astray as the batsmen and
Danish Kaneria, in excess of the years, has went through in meticulous.
In a filament of fault-ridden performances, the one no one will stop
thinking about will be the four dropped catches (and a failed to spot
run-out) in the Sydney Test of 2009-10, which permitted Australia to run
away with an extraordinary, shocking win. In opposition to this the
memory of his Karachi hundred will for all time encounters, devoid of
obvious winner ever to be expected to come into sight. The assignation
with disagreement does his grounds no high-quality, with his negative
response to agree with his relegation from the side in the consequences
of a catastrophic Sydney Test in 2009, drawing out an inconsiderate fine
and a punitive try-out from the PCB.
Debut:
Rajasthan Royals Vs Kings XI Punjab at Sawai Mansingh Stadium (Chogan Stadium), Jaipur - Apr 21, 2008
Last played:
Rajasthan Royals Vs Chennai Super Kings at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai - Jun 01, 2008
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