Kamran Akmal hits a double-hundred in List A match for WAPDA

[UN talkz]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kamran Akmal has smashed 200 off 148 balls (27x4s, 4x6s) as WAPDA defeat HBL by 7 wickets in the One-Day Cup <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/948547926766309378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Beast of an innings today.
200 out of total 318 they were chasing.
Great knock.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Beast of an innings today.
200 out of total 318 they were chasing.
Great knock.

Scary stuff if your not an Akmal brothers supporter. Kamran Akmal has been in beast mode for the past few FC seasons.

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[Abdullah719]

Congrats [MENTION=57576]MRSN[/MENTION]

 

[Abdullah719]

Highest scores in Pakistan in List A cricket:

Mohammad Ali 207 Pakistan Customs v DHA in 2004/05
Khalid Latif 204* Karachi Dolphins v Quetta Bears in 2008/09
Kamran Akmal 200 WAPDA v HBL in 2017/18

 

[UN talkz]

Scary stuff if your not an Akmal brothers supporter. Kamran Akmal has been in beast mode for the past few FC seasons.

Never have been akmal supporter.
It was a great innings even by domestic standards and that's what i have written.
How does that make me Kami or akmal supporter????

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Highest scores in Pakistan in List A cricket:

Mohammad Ali 207 Pakistan Customs v DHA in 2004/05
Khalid Latif 204* Karachi Dolphins v Quetta Bears in 2008/09
Kamran Akmal 200 WAPDA v HBL in 2017/18

A common thing between them, all 3 never established themselves fully at the international level (Mohammad Ali never even played).

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Tells you what the standard of cricket and the pitches are in the country.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Never have been akmal supporter.
It was a great innings even by domestic standards and that's what i have written.
How does that make me Kami or akmal supporter????

Doesn't make you an Akmal supporter.

I'm saying overall it's scary in terms of this could rocket him back into the Pakistan team.

No doubt it's a great inning, but at the same time, as I said above this could very well push him into the team which for most Pakistan cricket supporters is a scary sight.

 

[UN talkz]

Doesn't make you an Akmal supporter.

I'm saying overall it's scary in terms of this could rocket him back into the Pakistan team.

No doubt it's a great inning, but at the same time, as I said above this could very well push him into the team which for most Pakistan cricket supporters is a scary sight.

He wont get anywhere near team...
He has to play as a fielder as Sarf will keep so that’s not gonna work in his favour.
With Fakhar, Azhar, Imam there and Sami also in reckoning, I think it is safe to say his international career is over.

 

[Plumb]

Good Job Kami... still don't want you in the national Team...

 

[mmkextreme_1]

He wont get anywhere near team...
He has to play as a fielder as Sarf will keep so that’s not gonna work in his favour.
With Fakhar, Azhar, Imam there and Sami also in reckoning, I think it is safe to say his international career is over.

I really hope your right, but as we all have come to learn and see things can change pretty quickly/drastically in Pakistan cricket. I think I have read somewhere that Kami has said that he doesn't mind playing just as a fielder :/

 

[mhraja]

He keeps scoring runs in domestic and keeps failing at Internationals.

 

[ExpressPacer]

Kamran Akmal is the best batsman in Pakistan.

 

[Justcrazy]

He was given chance at International level. He failed to capitalize on that.

 

[anonymous_guy]

Tells you what the standard of cricket and the pitches are in the country.

What does it tell?
Can you please explain.

When a First class team gets out at below 100 scores, that tells the standard of cricket and pitches.

When a player hits 200 that tells the standard of cricket and pitches.

So can you please explain

 

[coy0607]

A common thing between them, all 3 never established themselves fully at the international level (Mohammad Ali never even played).

Kamran Akmal was a fully established and regular member of the international team for 5-6 years

 

[Deewana Mastana]

What does it tell?
Can you please explain.

When a First class team gets out at below 100 scores, that tells the standard of cricket and pitches.

When a player hits 200 that tells the standard of cricket and pitches.

So can you please explain

That he sucks at his primary job which is wicket keeping. Does not matter how much he scores in domestic but the fact that he can not do both at international levels tells you how bad the standard of cricket is in Pakistan.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Kamran Akmal was a fully established and regular member of the international team for 5-6 years

Only for ~2-3 years was he a fully established player but after that, he was just free riding.

Anyhow, I was talking about a full-fledged international career, Kami career came to a halt after 5-6 years.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Just give him 3 more chances as opener.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Good but hopefully he never puts on the Pakistan shirt again

 

[MRSN]

Congrats [MENTION=57576]MRSN[/MENTION]

thanks

Good to see him performing well in the domestic cricket. We might need an inform experienced opener in the 2019 world cup.

 

[coy0607]

Only for ~2-3 years was he a fully established player but after that, he was just free riding.

Anyhow, I was talking about a full-fledged international career, Kami career came to a halt after 5-6 years.

I don't know how you can say Kamran was only a regular for 2-3 years - that would sound absurd to anyone watching cricket in the 2000's

He has the 2nd most catches for any Pakistani WK in test matches! And he was a regular in the team from 2004 to about 2010 - he probably only missed a handful of games

Kamran definitely had a long run as an international player. Not every players has to play 100+ tests

 

[mmkextreme_1]

I don't know how you can say Kamran was only a regular for 2-3 years - that would sound absurd to anyone watching cricket in the 2000's

He has the 2nd most catches for any Pakistani WK in test matches! And he was a regular in the team from 2004 to about 2010 - he probably only missed a handful of games

Kamran definitely had a long run as an international player. Not every players has to play 100+ tests

Reread what I posted. I said that he was a fully established player for 2-3 years of those ~5-6 years. One can ask any Pakistani fan that he lost it on that tour to England in 06, and never really recovered after that. He has the 2nd most catches by a Pakistani wicketkeeper, but he also has the most drops too. He was just free riding for about 3-4 of those years and was being played more due to his "batting" ability.

 

[DRsohail]

A common thing between them, all 3 never established themselves fully at the international level (Mohammad Ali never even played).

Another one thing common bw the recent two.

 

[Suleiman]

Sarfraz couldn't do this even in his wildest dreams.

 

[mmkextreme_1]

Sarfraz couldn't do this even in his wildest dreams.

Sarfaraz's main job is to keep first and then bat.

Kami couldn't keep like Sarfaraz in his wildest dreams.

 

[Saj]

Credit where it's due.

That is one awesome innings.

 

[KyoOne]

K Akmal, Shehzad, Salman Butt, Imran Farhat

So many TTFs scoring runs in this game alone, worrying signs for the health of Pakistan cricket

 

[Pete Rose]

Given how flawed his game is at international level, I have to assume he was dropped a few times in this innings.

 

[syedfaraz5]

Sarfraz couldn't do this even in his wildest dreams.

who won the champions trophy ?

 

[Suleiman]

who won the champions trophy ?

Pakistan, or was I supposed to say Sarfraz?

The guy who had 1 innings of note in the entire tournament in which he got dropped off easy dollies.

 

[hitthestump]

We just can't rule him out, we've already lost Sharjeel and Fakhar might not be able to ride his CT final innings for much longer. Who else is there? Not saying i'd want him there, but i wouldn't be surprised to see him return to the t20 team in 2018.

 

[owaistabish]

There is no way He should come back in to the team. He is remembered only for his missed catches.

 

[giri26]

This is a great innings. There is very good chance that Kamran might find his way back into the Pakistan ODI/Test teams.

 

[indipper]

Highest scores in Pakistan in List A cricket:

Mohammad Ali 207 Pakistan Customs v DHA in 2004/05
Khalid Latif 204* Karachi Dolphins v Quetta Bears in 2008/09
Kamran Akmal 200 WAPDA v HBL in 2017/18

Have not seen Mohammad Ali, but by looking at other two, it can be see that domestic cricket is about keep banging shots at one point. Both of the players are very good if ball comes their way, but horrible if it comes into discomfort zone. At domestic they can survive like that, but at international level they can get figured out with ease and will be exploited in almost every single game with good teams.

 

[dravidthewall]

Get him in national side..he will do wonder this time..200 is not a joke.

 

[hafeezrocks]

Nth recall for Kami in the National Side?

 

[Ahson8]

Kamran Akmal is the best batsman in Pakistan.

No he isn't. He's a home-track bully

 

[ExpressPacer]

No he isn't. He's a home-track bully

Whatever it is bro. Whatever it is. He has dominated QEA for the last 4 seasons, the national T20 cup, the PSL and our LA tournaments, be it this or the Pakistan Cup. He is a beast at domestic level. An absolute monster. Pakistan's Mark Ramprakash.

 

[Markhor]

Kamran's international career might have panned out better had he been able to play on flat, home tracks in Pakistan.

Its unlikely he'll return with Arthur's insistence on fitness being criteria for selection and desire to blood younger players.

 

[hadi123]

What a great innings, regardless of the conditions/opposition quality etc. I am against him returning to the Pakistan side however, as he has shown time and time again he struggles to replicate this type of form on the International circuit.