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7 years of cricket left in me: Kamran Akmal
Kamran Akmal hopes for comeback after fine Quaid Trophy run.
728 runs have been scored by Kamran Akmal in 10 Quaid Trophy matches this season. He has also scored three centuries and three half-centuries.
LAHORE:
Kamran Akmal has not played for Pakistan since the World Cup semi-final but hopes to make a comeback for next month’s series against England and represent Pakistan for another seven years.
Since Kamran’s omission, Pakistan have tried Mohammad Salman, Adnan Akmal and Sarfraz Ahmed behind the stumps, with the youngest of the playing Akmals – Umar – taking on the gloves in Twenty20s.
Kamran, who is the sixth highest run-scorer in the ongoing Quaid Trophy with 728 runs, had a meeting with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Zaka Ashraf and remains hopeful of returning to the national squad.
“My meeting with the chairman went well, the PCB is in possession of the documents that cleared me to play for Pakistan,” Kamran told The Express Tribune. “I was dropped due to poor form and now that I’ve worked hard on my batting and wicket-keeping, I’m hopeful of my inclusion in the squad for the series against England.”
Kamran, who has 38 dismissals to his credit this domestic season, has hit three centuries and three fifties, confirmed his fitness and also that he sought help from Ian Healy, Moin Khan, Rashid Latif and Mohtashim Rashid (current women’s team coach) in order to overcome his flaws that forced his omission.
“I’m 100% fit and ready to play for Pakistan and that remains my passion. I can play as a keeper or just as a batsman, it is for the selectors and the team management to decide.
“I haven’t stopped playing and training since my ouster and my performance in domestic cricket is there. I’m even playing club cricket in order to get as much exposure under my belt as possible.”
Published in The Express Tribune, December 11th, 2011.
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Kamran, you have not put forward a strong case yet for your inclusion in the national team. You need to significantly improve your wicketkeeping and score heavily consistently at the domestic level. Pakistan cannot afford to drop crucial catches especially in a tight series against England. You should look to Mohammed Hafeez as your example MH is not a naturally gifted player but has worked and grafted extremely hard to reap the rewards he has gained recently.
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sorry dude but your idea of cricket; dropping ball from your (gloved) hands, is not exactly popular with the nation (and selectors, hopefully)…
i would recommend a career change..how about opening a resturant or launching a boutique?
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ohhh! please have mercy on pakistan cricket
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No, please, JUST RETIRE!
Regards,
Rehan
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Please do Pakistan cricket team a favor and stick to street cricket. You can do more than 7 years there.Recommend
you should just sit home and thank god that ur not in a prison with your best buddies… dun try to push ur luck…
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just wondering how many dropped balls does he see in those 7 yrs of cricket he envisions!
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don’t know how this guy does his cover up work, other wise he should b spending those 7 years with his mates in a British jail.
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No harm in what you think but strong advice …..leave cricket, you are a hopless wicket- kepper who has made us loose many matches, your batting was average now it is below average and also your charachter and intent is also doubfull.
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Kamran, you would be subject less ridicule if you started a new career as a clown. You are and will always be a hopeless keeper
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if he continues his dirty politics in our team we do not need him then, no matter how well he does it in the domestic circle.. this guy has some serious issues.. He is no less than the three accused, remember the runouts and catches dropped in the Australia tour, then against New Zealand and the list goes on and on..!
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Please stay where you are, away from Pakistan cricket team!
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I would say 7 yrs of match fixing left in him
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Why 7, why not 6 or 8 or 10? You may retire now, there is no room for you in the team.
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Akmal! If you don’t fancy yourself in jail with your friends in England then you better stay home. You only got away. Given your antics, you would be in jail too. Have mercy on us and please don’t ever wear those gloves again. We can’t stand you dropping catches again. The catches you have dropped so far still haunt our nation. So thank you! Sit at home and plan another career.Recommend
Kamran is a pathetic wicket keeper, an average batsman & a high profile ‘GAMER’.
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@pinky:
Restuarant is not a good idea, crockery is too expensive to be dropped on floor. Boutique is fine
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kamran akmal dont mind you are rubish player stay in pakistan
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kakmal……..please be gone!
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Kamran Akmal didn’t have any cricket in him in the first place how can he have 7 years left. Plz spare us the pain akmal.
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Kami.. please join PTI
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kamran is pakistans best wicketkeeper batsman.ok he had a poor fprm.but now he has got enough punishment.and all keepers tried in his place has failed
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HOW ABOUT PAYING “GULI – DANDA” FOR 10 YEARS
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I hope ICC opens up a new investigation based on the evidence prsented against Asif and Butt. As soon as that investigation is open Akmal would get his next 7 years in a nice british jail or exchange that for a boxing match against Amir Khan for about 37 rounds. All the heartache he has caused Pakistan cricket though dropped catches, gambling, poor batting, and this idiot expression, and his politics, he sure has some nerve thinking that he can just walk in the team as soon as he is fit and available.Recommend