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Looking at this picture on PCB facebook page tells me Umar Akmal isnt fit at all. I remeber Wasim Akram talked about him few days ago and he was right

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Needs to lose some weight.
 
It starts with the board.

Make fitness a mandatory requirement and stick to it.

If not, players will ignore their fitness and find other ways to get picked. It's clear this is the mindset some Pakistani players have.

As for the players, it's embarrassing these "professionals" don't have the inner drive to work out and stay fit.
 
Needs to lose 25 lbs at least. This kind of unfitness is only possible if someone completely lets go off diet for several months. Which for an elite athlete should never be the case!
 
This is very strange for a guy who is looking to cement his place.. i think umar has gone overboard with this talented tag. And he has no future now. We have to look for alternatives.
 
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I don't exercise and go to gyms regularly and I am in better shape than him. What does he eat to make such a gut? He looks like somebody who sits on sofa and play video games all day (not a hater, just honest opinion)
 
His belly suggests he's carrying way too much fat for a pro athlete. And he's a young man for gods sake. Look at Misbah and Younis - they are almost middle aged men yet clearly have low body fat %s.
 
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The proof isn't only in the pictures, look at his running between the wickets. You don't see him pushing the 2s and 3s like other batsmen. Part of the reason why he's not strung together long innings on a consistent basis in any format is, along with poor temperament, his fitness issues.
 
Gabbar Singh said:
His belly suggests he's carrying way too much fat for a pro athlete. And he's a young man for gods sake. Look at Misbah and Younis - they are almost middle aged men yet clearly have low body fat %s.
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Cricket fit is a bit different brother. They are actually much more fitter than they appear. He can definitely improve for sure but at this unless he has tremendously slow down, he should be fine like this.
 
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Umar, Sharjeel and Sarfaraz need to cut down on biryanis and have a proper diet. They nowhere look like an international athlete.
 
Needs to lose weight. He body shape is similar to how Kohlis was in 2011/2012. Disgraceful that his fitness and weight have gotten to this stage.
 
Should never have been selected with a fitness like that. This is atrocious. He should be docked a certain percentage of his match fees
 
Hasan123 said:
Needs to lose weight. He body shape is similar to how Kohlis was in 2011/2012. Disgraceful that his fitness and weight have gotten to this stage.
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Kohli was never this fat, stop trying to sugar coat this.

This is pehlwaan level fat. Pathetic attitude towards the game.
 
Syed1 said:
Kohli was never this fat, stop trying to sugar coat this.

This is pehlwaan level fat. Pathetic attitude towards the game.
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No I wasn't try to sugar coat, Kohli weight issue were at the start of his career whilst Umar weight and fitness see me to be getting worse the older he gets.

Indeed it's a pathetic attitude towards the game.
 
Hasan123 said:
Needs to lose weight. He body shape is similar to how Kohlis was in 2011/2012. Disgraceful that his fitness and weight have gotten to this stage.
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What?

Here's one from the 2011 WC.

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He together with many Pak players is never 100% fit. This would partly be due to Lahori eating habits. I am sure he secretly comes down at night for a few kebabs and biryanis when the rest of the family have all gone to bed!:))
 
It sums up Pakistan's cricket deficiency in general that a man this out of shape is getting into the national team. A culture of fitness and nutritional dieting is missing among our cricketers at a time when every other team looks more and more like they are comprised of actual athletes. I know this is a time where talent in Pakistan is scarce, but they should at least be working as hard as possible on the things they can control.
 
hitthestump said:
It sums up Pakistan's cricket deficiency in general that a man this out of shape is getting into the national team. A culture of fitness and nutritional dieting is missing among our cricketers at a time when every other team looks more and more like they are comprised of actual athletes. I know this is a time where talent in Pakistan is scarce, but they should at least be working as hard as possible on the things they can control.
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And this is despite the seniors being tremendous role models in this regard (i.e. YK, Misbah, Malik).

The younger players just don't care.
 
Fitness isn't linked to body weight, overweight people can still be fit.

Umar missed a couple of fielding attempts and his running between the wickets showed his is slow off the mark, meaning he is not as fit as he should be.

PCB wont do anything , they never have. It's up to Umar to improve his fitness, esp since he's always posting pictures of himself on social media.

But if he scores a 75 off 50, its' fine by me.
 
kingusama92 said:
And this is despite the seniors being tremendous role models in this regard (i.e. YK, Misbah, Malik).

The younger players just don't care.
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Umar Akmal has had it too easy throughout his career. A useless cricketer who keeps finding his way back into the side despite not performing in internationals or domestics. If it were anyone else their careers would have been permanently ended years ago.

For all of Shehzad's fallacies atleast he makes an effort to remain fit and perform in domestics. Right now Shehzad seems like the lesser evil by a country mile.
 
It's relative - he is fitter than the gentleman Keeps for 3 format & now is the top of the chart in public demand to be Captain for 3 formats.

It's a double standard - PCB can't ask players to remain fit as per International standard & then appoint Afridi or Sarfraz as Captain - then call back Irfan/Gul.
 
kingusama92 said:
It starts with the board.

Make fitness a mandatory requirement and stick to it.

If not, players will ignore their fitness and find other ways to get picked. It's clear this is the mindset some Pakistani players have.

As for the players, it's embarrassing these "professionals" don't have the inner drive to work out and stay fit.
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Agree, fitness should be the first priority before being piked up in team, -----------unless you are an Inzi.
 
^^ Also, Sarfi is in the wrong end of age for a WK - he can only go down from here.
 
I don't mind younger athletes lacking cricket fitness (i.e. strength, agility).

This illustrates they're getting by on raw skills. It can act as a positive because there's room for growth and development.

BUT, a lot of Pakistani athletes lack general fitness (i.e body fat %, stamina) and that's unacceptable. You can't expect to work on those after making the national team. It should be the bare minimum to get picked.

Unfortunately, Pakistan's chief selector set the wrong example when he was a player.
 
Thivagar said:
Cricket fit is a bit different brother. They are actually much more fitter than they appear. He can definitely improve for sure but at this unless he has tremendously slow down, he should be fine like this.
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you are talking about things from 10 years ago, cricket has changed
 
It's not easy to put that much weight at 25-26 of age. You have to eat lots of parathas and sleep till late and avoid any physical exertion to achieve that.
 
Babar looking to run hard between the wickets after being out there for 35 overs while Umar is slowly jogging and refusing twos. :facepalm:
 
Looked up his age and it is shocking to see an int'l level cricketer being that unfit at ~26 age in today's times.
 
in his interview he said he gym buddies are Irfan and Rahat, i like to train with them, so we can understand on which way he is going .
 
Nothing wrong with his fitness. He looks bulky and strong like David warner. This bulkiness helps in big shots
 
Obviously he spends some time strength-training, but his eating habits have let him down. This is unacceptable level of fitness for a Cricketer.
 
is it just me or Sharjeel khan looking fit for this series ?
 
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Inzi proved you don't have to be super fit to be a decent batsmen but Umar Akmals always looked like he lacks stamina, always huffing and puffing at the crease.
 
Salman said:
Inzi proved you don't have to be super fit to be a decent batsmen but Umar Akmals always looked like he lacks stamina, always huffing and puffing at the crease.
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Inzi played in an era where raw talent will take you far, however in this era you need supreme fitness to succeed.
 
speedking said:
is it just me or Sharjeel khan looking fit for this series ?
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He is getting better that is for sure. He was a lot fatter when he first came onto the scene.

Also his slip catching is one of the best in the side so he does not have 'slow' reflexes.
 
May be Umar Akmal compares himself to Mohammed Shahzad of Afghanistan and think he is slim and trim. :inti
 
The issue is that fitness isn't taken too seriously. So many unfit players. Our own vice captain in ODIs and T20 captain Sarfraz got fat during international cricket. That's terrible.

If there was a precedent set in domestic that you had to be a certain fitness would get rid of this issue. Everyone and their grandma would get fit. Problem solved.
 
ads101 said:
The issue is that fitness isn't taken too seriously. So many unfit players. Our own vice captain in ODIs and T20 captain Sarfraz got fat during international cricket. That's terrible.

If there was a precedent set in domestic that you had to be a certain fitness would get rid of this issue. Everyone and their grandma would get fit. Problem solved.
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Money is the greatest motivator in this world. Just link income with fitness level. You lose a certain percentage of your income if you are certain percentage above your required BMI.

This will solve all our fitness woes.
 
Waqar removed him for the demeanor he had towards his contributions in the side, and had to ask Moin Khan for favors to not do training drills.. this much was mentioned in Waqar's report about Akmal and Shehzad..

Yet people went on and on about how Waqar had a bias against Umar Akmal.. well what can you say about this?
 
Syed1 said:
Money is the greatest motivator in this world. Just link income with fitness level. You lose a certain percentage of your income if you are certain percentage above your required BMI.

This will solve all our fitness woes.
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I don't think this will work. If implemented, some will accept the lower pay just so they have the comfort of being a little fatter (and keep eating their favourite foods). Especially the international players who are earning far more than the domestic players anyway. It's a bit like losing weight for people on a diet, they know the benefits it's just it doesn't seem worth the effort to lose it.

If players are faced with their entire livelihood being taken away if they aren't fit, they'll change. They have no choice or they have to give up being a cricketer. Pakistani domestic is extremely lax when it comes to fitness and international reflects that.
 
Look at the best odi players in the world and see how fit they are, how quick they run ones and twos. Warner Kohli Dhoni etc. Inzamam and Ranatunga are not a good example, cricket has moved way past that.
 
If he loses some fat and does some weight training he will be able to run more, run faster. Hit harder and move his bat quicker, hit further. And he gets paid to play cricket. Its that old urdu saying mota banda begharat hota hai and he has become one
 
Unless it can be proven that Umar Akmal's shot selection is to do with his weight gain etc, this is a non-issue!
 
Stark said:
Even if you had confused Kohli with Ahmed shehzad, you were pretty wrong.
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I think Kohli himself admitted that he had weight issues and his increased fitness improved his batting dramatically.
 
Hasan123 said:
The point I'm trying to make is one player has improved his fitness whilst the other has gotten worse.
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Then you certainly did no picked the right person for comparison mate.
Kohli's progress on the fitness front has been remarkable, but Kohli was never fat.
 
I don't like to say it but I don't think Akmal's altogether mentally. It happens to all of us in life at some point. But it's kind of clear, poor discipline, comments at others, putting on weight. Low confidence in himself, low confidence in his batting ability. Think he's getting through by talent alone, but his mind isn't in the right place. Don't think he handled pressure well either, you can see when the crunch time comes at the team collapsing or having to chase he bows to the pressure. And can't handle the pressure of the country depending on him.

Feel even rather than physically or simply working on his game, has to get his mind straight first.

Sometimes you can just see some players just aren't up to it mentally atm. Asad's the same in LOI looks devoid of any confidence batting. But at least he's alright in tests (though still think he's a bit nervous there too which is why he's so inconsistent).
 
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best talent in Pakistan , first PCB ,then Misbah , then Azhar destroyed his carrer
 
Corrupt selectors, that's the only logical explanation for such a digresssed overweight player getting selected.

Disgusted not just with Umar but those with power at the top.

What the hell they are doing I have no idea.
 
ads101 said:
I don't like to say it but I don't think Akmal's altogether mentally. It happens to all of us in life at some point. But it's kind of clear, poor discipline, comments at others, putting on weight. Low confidence in himself, low confidence in his batting ability. Think he's getting through by talent alone, but his mind isn't in the right place. Don't think he handled pressure well either, you can see when the crunch time comes at the team collapsing or having to chase he bows to the pressure. And can't handle the pressure of the country depending on him.

Feel even rather than physically or simply working on his game, has to get his mind straight first.

Sometimes you can just see some players just aren't up to it mentally atm. Asad's the same in LOI looks devoid of any confidence batting. But at least he's alright in tests (though still think he's a bit nervous there too which is why he's so inconsistent).
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I will be even more harsh and say that he has a very low IQ.
 
Definitely unfit. But has come in with very poor batting form behind him.
 
Pete Rose said:
Definitely unfit. But has come in with very poor batting form behind him.
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But with a more measured approach, if I might add. To me, he looks like someone who is trying hard due to which I am willing to see him get more opportunities.
 
Mamoon said:
But with a more measured approach, if I might add. To me, he looks like someone who is trying hard due to which I am willing to see him get more opportunities.
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I think Arthur will be pretty harsh in the post tour report. He wont ask for him to be benched but will ask that he improve his fitness dramatically and will be used as a benchmark for future selection. And of course play some domestic cricket before next tour.
 
Mamoon said:
But with a more measured approach, if I might add. To me, he looks like someone who is trying hard due to which I am willing to see him get more opportunities.
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A player who tries hard does not have this fitness
 
He seems both physically and mentally unfit for top level cricket he need to play in some local clubs and stay there..that is only where he belongs.

Whenever I see him I cant help to notice resemblance between him and local club heroes in Pakistan and those whom are playing with us here in Germany they are good for club level may be too good but absolutely lazy and mentally unfit to perform anywhere on higher level.
 
Asif321 said:
best talent in Pakistan , first PCB ,then Misbah , then Azhar destroyed his carrer
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it is like u r asking others to play cricket on behalf of UA and give the credit to UA if succeeded and take the blame themselves when failed...super...
 
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