http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 coach Waqar Younis is against the replacement of wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal
Pakistan coach Waqar Younis is keeping his faith in wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, despite his poor performance against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 that cost them the match.
Younis said that this is not the time for Pakistan to mull over Akmal’s sloppy wicket keeping and seek replacement in the midst of the ICC World Cup, 2011. He thinks it would be a dangerous move to try out part-time keepers at this stage in the tournament.
Akmal missed a chance to dismiss Ross Taylor twice in the same over; http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482.
Because Pakistan have no other specialist wicketkeeper in the 15-member squad for the World Cup, the coach insists that they could only try to improve Akmal for the next game.
The former King of swing stressed that it is important not to panic and put the horror show performance behind them. He noted that Pakistan still has important clashes in the group stage, especially against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
Meanwhile, Ross Taylor joked that he probably ought to buy Akmal dinner to say thank you for giving him such a generous present on his 27th birthday.
“It’s been well documented back home that I haven’t been in the greatest form of my life. It’s been frustrating for me, and probably a lot of others as well,” said Taylor, who scratched around for 40 overs, but then hit 62 from the last 16 balls he faced.
Taylor admitted that when you are out of touch and struggling find your form, then you
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