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Full name Kamran Akmal
Born January 13, 1982, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 26 years 125 days
Major teams Pakistan,Asia XI,Lahore,National Bank of Pakistan,Rajasthan Royals
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Relations Brother - Adnan Akmal,Brother - Umar Akmal
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
38
65
4
1944
154
31.86
3195
60.84
5
8
290
2
123
19
ODIs
85
71
10
1543
124
25.29
1852
83.31
4
2
185
11
80
14
T20Is
12
8
2
76
21
12.66
70
108.57
0
0
6
3
6
5
First-class
129
199
24
5563
174
31.78
9
26
407
39
List A
161
136
13
3427
133
27.86
8
11
177
44
Twenty20
27
22
3
362
59
19.05
287
126.13
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1
42
7
12
15
Bowling averages
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5w
10
Tests
38
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ODIs
85
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12
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129
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161
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Twenty20
27
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Career statistics
Test debut
Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare, Nov 9-12, 2002 scorecard
Last Test
India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Nov 23, 2002 scorecard
Last ODI
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
England v Pakistan at Bristol, Aug 28, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 20, 2008 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1997/98
Last First-class
Sind v Punjab (Pakistan) at Karachi, Mar 11-13, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1997/98
Last List A
Pakistan v Bangladesh at Karachi, Apr 19, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Lahore Eagles v Sialkot Stallions at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals at Hyderabad (Decc), Apr 24, 2008 scorecard
Profile
Kamran Akmal made his first-class debut at the age of 15 as a useful wicketkeeper and a hard-hitting opening batsman. A string of good performances earned him a spot for Pakistan A in 2002, and after impressing against Sri Lanka A he won selection for the Zimbabwe tour in preference to the veteran Moin Khan. He was not expected to play in the Tests, but made his debut - and chipped in with a handy 38 at Harare - when Rashid Latif suffered a recurrence of a long-standing back injury. Initially his opportunities were limited, most of his matches coming when Latif or Moin were unavailable - he was the replacement when Latif was suspended for five one-dayers against Bangladesh, and then again when Moin was injured for the last two Tests against India. However, from October 2004, with Latif out of favour and Moin no longer at his peak, Akmal became Pakistan's first-choice wicketkeeper; he responded with a magnificent showing with the gloves in Australia that winter despite enduring criticism at home and calls for the return of Moin and Latif. But in 2005, Akmal silenced those calls as well; as well as maintaining a high standard behind the stumps, he scored five international centuries. Three came in ODIs as opener and two from the lower-middle order in Tests against India and England. The first Test century saved the Mohali Test while the second, a blistering knock, came in Pakistan's emphatic, series-sealing win at Lahore. The year, unquestionably, confirmed him as Pakistan's number one, as well as establishing him as among the brightest young talents in the world game. He began 2006 as he ended 2005; two hundreds against India and both, for varying reasons, were special. The first, at Lahore, was the fastest Test hundred by a wicketkeeper. The second, on a seaming first day green-top at Karachi, not only saved Pakistan from the depths of 39 for 6, eventually leading to a thumping win, but is unlikely to be forgotten by anyone who saw it. Since then, he has experienced a horrendously lean patch, culminating in a horror show in England and South Africa, where he shelled catches, fumbled takes and didn't score runs. As Pakistan toyed with the idea of resting him, he responded, improving his glovework enough to have a decent World Cup behind the stumps. In front of it, his batting continued to suffer and the sustained slump over the year meant that as Pakistan entered another new era after the tournament, his position as number one was more in doubt than at any stage over the previous two years.
Osman Samiuddin April 2007
