Turning pitches: Umer Akmal claims he is 'fit'
Wicketkeeper-batsman says he will talk with the PCB chairman and hold a press conference on August 20.
Umar Akmal says incorrect reports cause distress to his family. PHOTO: FILE AFP/FILE
LAHORE:
Pakistan national cricket team batsman Umer Akmal returned from the Caribbean early on Tuesday and claimed that he was “fit”, Express News reported.
Akmal, who had been handed the additional charge of keeping the wickets on Pakistan’s recent tour to West Indies, had stayed on in the Caribbean after the tour ended to play in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
While away, Akmal had been included in the national squad that will face Zimbabwe in the upcoming tour. But it was subsequently reported that Akmal had pulled out due to a back strain. Keeping this in view, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had announced that wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed would replace Akmal on the tour.
“Umar is out of the Zimbabwe tour after suffering a back strain in the CPL,” a senior Pakistan Cricket Board official told The Express Tribune. “The doctors have advised him to rest a few weeks and the team management will now be sending Sarfaraz Ahmed as his replacement.
On Tuesday morning, the wicketkeeper-batsman shocked media persons gathered at Lahore Airport by claiming that he was fit and that the media had incorrectly reported on his health.
“I am fit, and I have brought my medical reports with me and will talk to the PCB chairman tomorrow [Tuesday].”
Akmal added that such reports caused distress to his family and that he will hold a press conference on Tuesday to explain his side of the story.
Pakistan national cricket team batsman Umer Akmal returned from the Caribbean early on Tuesday and claimed that he was “fit”, Express News reported.
Akmal, who had been handed the additional charge of keeping the wickets on Pakistan’s recent tour to West Indies, had stayed on in the Caribbean after the tour ended to play in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
While away, Akmal had been included in the national squad that will face Zimbabwe in the upcoming tour. But it was subsequently reported that Akmal had pulled out due to a back strain. Keeping this in view, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) had announced that wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed would replace Akmal on the tour.
“Umar is out of the Zimbabwe tour after suffering a back strain in the CPL,” a senior Pakistan Cricket Board official told The Express Tribune. “The doctors have advised him to rest a few weeks and the team management will now be sending Sarfaraz Ahmed as his replacement.
On Tuesday morning, the wicketkeeper-batsman shocked media persons gathered at Lahore Airport by claiming that he was fit and that the media had incorrectly reported on his health.
“I am fit, and I have brought my medical reports with me and will talk to the PCB chairman tomorrow [Tuesday].”
Akmal added that such reports caused distress to his family and that he will hold a press conference on Tuesday to explain his side of the story.