Kamran Akmal has been the wicket keeper of the Pakistani cricket team for some time now. He is a fairly good keeper, recruited in the Pakistani team following the likes of skilled http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rashid-Latif-c84084. A wicket keeper’s role in nursing the bowlers and scrutinizing
the batsmen is vital. They are in the best possible position to judge the game and can help the captain come up with match-saving suggestions. Sound hands and skills with the bat are ingredients of a worthy wicket keeper.
Kamran Akmal had a lot of potential and has groomed over the years. He is perhaps one of the most stable openers that the Pakistani side acquired in a long time. He still has some rough edges that need to be polished. The 28-year-old Kamran Akmal got his
break in the Pakistani team at the tender age of 20. He made his test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 at Harare on November 2002. He was backed by some brilliant performances in the domestic series but he had to prove his worth in the international arena. Sadly he
failed to perform with bat and he is amidst the unfortunate players who fetched a duck in their debut innings. In contrast, he took four catches in the test match and scored 38 runs later on. With time he has matured.
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recovery in the Mohali test. However, he suffered from strong criticism due to his sloppy attitude behind the stumps in the recent tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.Critics claim his foremost duty is to be a stable keeper before pitching in with the bat. They think he is
slacking in this basic duty like the Sydney test where he fumbled four catches. His up to date tally in test format is, six centuries in 53 test matches tagged with 184 catches and 22 stumpings. He has a dull average in test cricket just about 31. He needs
to work on being more consistent and composed.
Kamran Akmal has rightfully earned the reputation of a demolisher in the twenty20 format of the game. He can put the opposition in a ruckus when it comes to twenty20. The crowd loves him, he has the ability to mould the course of match in no time at all.
In twenty 20 he has a aggressive strike rate of almost 125 and has scored over 700 runs in just 33 innings. His fine wicket keeping during the twenty 20 world cup was one of the factors that led the Pakistani side to twenty20 glory. Under his resume, he has
a total of 45 dismissals in the 38 games. In all formats, he has been crowned the man-of-the match seven times.
Recently Kamran Akmal has found himself in the centre of a drama when he was accused for spot fixing by the ICC authorities and a British news paper. The investigations are underways and he has denied the allegations. Kamran Akmal is injured at the moment
but is recovering and wants to play for his side in the 2011 world cup. All the cricket fans would love to see him in action at the ICC magnum opus event.
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