Mudassar Nazar "I kicked Umar Akmal out of the Academy"

[Saj]

Speaking exclusively to PakPassion.net former Pakistan and NCA coach Mudassar Nazar recalled how he told young Pakistani batting hope Umar Akmal to leave the academy at Lahore and not come back.

"I remember the incident very well" stated Mudassar, who is now working for the ICC at their academy in Dubai. "He wasnt focussed on cricket, he wasn't practising hard and he kept on throwing his wicket away due to reckless shots in the games we held at the academy. I said to him that he should pack his bags and leave the academy with immediate effect. He had also thrown his wicket away 3 or 4 times at the Under 19 World Cup".

Mudassar, a former opening batsman and more than useful medium pace bowler for Pakistan added "It was very frustrating, as I could see he had the talent, but his mind was not on the job and I felt that there were more deserving youngsters out there who warranted a place at the academy ahead of Umar".

Mudassar continued "He left the academy after my outburst, but that was not the last we saw of him of course. He kept on coming back and his brother Kamran also requested that he had learnt his lesson and wanted another chance. I allowed him back to see if he was indeed a changed character and what I saw then was someone who started to practice hard and take his cricket seriously".

"These days he is a shining example to any youngster both in terms of ability and his work rate and has a very bright future ahead of him" stated Mudassar.

 

[MIG]

I wish Muddasser had given the same treatment to a few others as well - the "kick in the backside" trick seemed to work on Umar.

 

[Poison]

misleading heading MIG - should be something about U. Akmal's maturity.

 

[Savak]

And who were these more deserving youngsters who deserved a chance ahead of Umar Akmal? Has we produced any explosive young batter for the past 5-6 years?

Discipline is so over rated at times. I wonder why did Nazar even have to release this statement on Umar Akmal when the lad is doing so well. He certainly doesnt deserve any credit for Akmal's success.

 

[Xohaib]

And who were these more deserving youngsters who deserved a chance ahead of Umar Akmal? Has we produced any explosive young batter for the past 5-6 years?

Discipline is so over rated at times. I wonder why did Nazar even have to release this statement on Umar Akmal when the lad is doing so well. He certainly doesnt deserve any credit for Akmal's success.

He is talking about batting discipline,I think he needs to kick ahmed shehzad and tanveer aswell.

 

[JeeraBlade]

And who were these more deserving youngsters who deserved a chance ahead of Umar Akmal? Has we produced any explosive young batter for the past 5-6 years?

Since when being explosive the only quality a batsman is supposed to have? Is it 1997 --- when the T20 started?

Discipline is so over rated at times.

No wonder Shoaib ended up playing as 40% of the matches during his career. Had he received similar kick on his behind, he may have been the best fast bowler world may have ever seen.

I wonder why did Nazar even have to release this statement on Umar Akmal when the lad is doing so well. He certainly doesnt deserve any credit for Akmal's success.

So, we should eliminate the academy? Besides, Muddasar just did not kick him out, he must have done a few other things to polish Umar's batting - I am sure.

 

[Golden arm]

I think we must appreciate, mudassar did a wonderful job in kicking him out of academy.
This lad is now performing wonderfully, credit goes to mudassar as well.
By kicking him out of the academy, he brought best out of him.
I would like academy staff to give same treatment to sohail tanveer and ahmed shahzad, as well.

 

[Sakss]

i guess umer akmal has learnd sme things since thn

 

[najam2007]

Jamshed needs a kick too.......

 

[srh]

Mudassar Nazar please give one kick each to Nasir Jamshed, Shehryar Ghani and Azeem Ghumman.

 

[Bublu Bhuyan]

I wish Muddasser had given the same treatment to a few others as well - the "kick in the backside" trick seemed to work on Umar.

Which few others are you talking about ?

 

[Bouncer]

Saj, when are we getting Mudasar's interview?

 

[ace_allrounder]

Haha....Shararti bacha Umer.

But I guess Mudassar did the right thing.
Just look at Umer now.

 

[Saj]

Saj, when are we getting Mudasar's interview?

Its a very long interview but I promise its worth the wait.

I was on the phone to Muddy for one hour 15 minutes.

Some wonderful insight about the youngsters, oldies and current players.

I'll do another little article about what he had to say about Aamer in the next day or two and next week depending on how things go, writeup the interview.

Just to clarify when Muddy talks about discipline, he means batting discipline.

 

[Bouncer]

Its a very long interview but I promise its worth the wait.

I was on the phone to Muddy for one hour 15 minutes.

Some wonderful insight about the youngsters, oldies and current players.

I'll do another little article about what he had to say about Aamer in the next day or two and next week depending on how things go, writeup the interview.

Just to clarify when Muddy talks about discipline, he means batting discipline.

I hope u asked him my question....cant wait for interview!

 

[Sakss]

Its a very long interview but I promise its worth the wait.

I was on the phone to Muddy for one hour 15 minutes.

Some wonderful insight about the youngsters, oldies and current players.

I'll do another little article about what he had to say about Aamer in the next day or two and next week depending on how things go, writeup the interview.

Just to clarify when Muddy talks about discipline, he means batting discipline.

did he say positive stuff about aamir???

 

[mindless slogging]

I wish Muddasser had given the same treatment to a few others as well - the "kick in the backside" trick seemed to work on Umar.

Agree. I remember watching one of his U19 WC innings and he definitely lacked batting discipline; kept wanting to give his wicket away.

If only this treatment was dished out to Nazir, Jamshed, Shahzad, Akhtar, Asif, Tanvir, Malik, Kamran et al,we may have had a good team by now.

 

[Sufian84]

good work from nazar.

 

[zaid65]

"He left the academy after my outburst, but that was not the last we saw of him of course. He kept on coming back and his brother Kamran also requested that he had learnt his lesson and wanted another chance.

What if he would not be a brother of Kamran Akmal, means we would have lost a talented player in the dust?

Can we ask Muddassar, how many other talented players him or other PCB officials have sent home and could not able to come back because they are not the brothers of Kamral, nephew of Miandad, or son of the chief of PCB.

 

[Awesome Anjum]

Just shows you what a part safarish plays in Pak cricket and Pak life generally. Were it not for Kamran's intervention, Umar Akmal could have been a wasted talent like many others before him.

 

[Xohaib]

Just shows you what a part safarish plays in Pak cricket and Pak life generally. Were it not for Kamran's intervention, Umar Akmal could have been a wasted talent like many others before him.

May be mudassar knew that he will comeback anyway because of kamran,and should be taught a lesson,and may be he was not disciplined because of his brother.
Dont blame someone if you dont know the whole matter

 

[kingusama92]

Nice to see that he was willing to throw someone out of the academy if they seemed to not be trying hard during practice or games.

People are right in suggesting that he wouldn't have been able to come back if his brother wasn't in the team already, which is why this was extremely risky stuff by Nazar.

Credit goes to Umar Akmal though, he really seems to have picked up his game and is definitely mature at the crease.

 

[BD-fan]

...He certainly doesnt deserve any credit for Akmal's success.

I enjoy your posts reading. But this is not Savak. Put yourself at MN's place. Now see if he deserves any credit or not in focusing the child's mind/energy where it should be. Throwing away wickets is a crime.

 

[Xohaib]

A guy with not a strong mind would have given up.

 

[zaid65]

May be mudassar knew that he will comeback anyway because of kamran,and should be taught a lesson,and may be he was not disciplined because of his brother.

We don't know what were Muddasser's intentions, but being the director of academy, he could used better technique to discipline the talented player. I am not saying he did not have try hard enough on him but still these kind of desi techniques are unacceptable at higher level, especially at the national coaching academy.

 

[Xohaib]

We don't know what were Muddasser's intentions, but being the director of academy, he could used better technique to discipline the talented player. I am not saying he did not have try hard enough on him but still these kind of desi techniques are unacceptable at higher level, especially at the national coaching academy.

He is a experienced and very intelligent man,he know how his job is done,That kick was like a ban. and i agree with him if a player is not concentrating on his job he needs kick like malik and misbah.

 

[volcyz]

Why the need for this kind of publicity?
Mind boggling

 

[Saj]

Why the need for this kind of publicity?
Mind boggling

Not sure what you mean by that comment. What Mudassar is referring to is a "kick up the backside" that was needed for Umar Akmal and it did the job.

 

[sehsan]

Why the need for this kind of publicity?
Mind boggling

what publicity you are talking about? Mudassar is stating the fact.

 

[Extreme Pace]

Why are people getting worked up over this ? The Academy isn't someone's property and if a player is not working hard enough he should be kicked out and replaced with someone who is willing to work hard. The article states "he kept coming back and i decided to see if he had changed" shows that it did motivate Umar Akmal and he started working harder. I don't think it has much to do with Kamran Akmal, if Nazar was that kind of a person he wouldn't have kicked out his brother in the first place.

 

[Random Aussie]

We don't know what were Muddasser's intentions, but being the director of academy, he could used better technique to discipline the talented player. I am not saying he did not have try hard enough on him but still these kind of desi techniques are unacceptable at higher level, especially at the national coaching academy.

Rubbish, Shane Warne got thrown out of the Australian Cricket Academy for discipline reasons. So did Mark Cosgrove. If they do not show the required discipline (on or off the field) throw them out.

 

[zaid65]

Rubbish, Shane Warne got thrown out of the Australian Cricket Academy for discipline reasons. So did Mark Cosgrove. If they do not show the required discipline (on or off the field) throw them out.

Thrown out of the academy due to the discipline reasons is one thing but thrown out of the academy due to playing reckless shot is another thing.

The main purpose of these young players to attend these academies is to overcome their short comings and it is the coach's responsibility to teach them in a professional manner not in harsh manner. Sending him home was a harsh decision not a professional one. This is why these youngsters go to attend the academies, otherwise they could have been drafted directly to the national team.

It is funny one one hand these young players have been thrown out of the academies and sent home and on the other hand, senior players like Imran Nazir, Afridi, Akhtar, Malik, Misbah, etc, keep getting chances one after another.

 

[Random Aussie]

Thrown out of the academy due to the discipline reasons is one thing but thrown out of the academy due to playing reckless shot is another thing.

The main purpose of these young players to attend these academies is to overcome their short comings and it is the coach's responsibility to teach them in a professional manner not in harsh manner. Sending him home was a harsh decision not a professional one. This is why these youngsters go to attend the academies, otherwise they could have been drafted directly to the national team.

It is funny one one hand these young players have been thrown out of the academies and sent home and on the other hand, senior players like Imran Nazir, Afridi, Akhtar, Malik, Misbah, etc, keep getting chances one after another.

So you are coaching someone and you say "don't do this" and he does it and then you say again "don't do this" and he does it at what point do you stop indulging him?

 

[Wassixpakistani]

I don't even wanna know how many more talented yet reckless kids he kicked out the academy . Although I'm still quite grateful to him for giving to us Umar Akmal .

 

[Guenon123]

Muddy did what he think was best for U Akmal to get to his full potential and it worked, didn't it? People and situations are different, so one needs to act according to the situation and the people involved.

I don't even wanna know how many more talented yet reckless kids he kicked out the academy . Although I'm still quite grateful to him for giving to us Umar Akmal .

If we want to have 'professional cricketers' we need to be strict and maintain discipline. If a bright teenager who bats like Javed Miandad is working with a professional coach and during the summer vacations or any other break puts on an extra 10 kg of weight. Now, if his coach asks him to get rid of the extra fat or else no coaching because of his unprofessional attitude then is the coach harsh or interfering in the player's 'off-field' life?

If we want a fighting unit, then we need to be disciplined and professional.

 

[zaid65]

So you are coaching someone and you say "don't do this" and he does it and then you say again "don't do this" and he does it at what point do you stop indulging him?

OK, lets change the scenario and consider yourself and teacher and you are trying to tech a kid a math problem and for some reason, kid is keep making the same mistake. What are your options, are you going to change your style to teach him in a different and easy way or keep trying your way and if he don't get it, send him home and tell him that you are not going to come to school anymore?

I am not questioning the qualification of Muddassar as a coach, yes I know he is a qualified coach but may be him and other coaches at the academy are not using the right techniques to bring the best out of these youngsters.

We have this cricket academy in operation for long time and we have been spending millions on this operation, I want to know, how many young batsmen this academy has given to Pakistan cricket who turned out to be next Miandad, Inzi, Yousuf, Younis, Zaheer, Hanif....So far what we are getting, we are getting clone of Rameez and Saleem Elahi.

 

[Extreme Pace]

OK, lets change the scenario and consider yourself and teacher and you are trying to tech a kid a math problem and for some reason, kid is keep making the same mistake. What are your options, are you going to change your style to teach him in a different and easy way or keep trying your way and if he don't get it, send him home and tell him that you are not going to come to school anymore?

A. If he's paying me, i'll teach him till eternity.

B. If he's being taught on taxpayer's money with dozens of other kids waiting to learn then why waste my time ?

 

[LG]

What wrong did Mudassar do? Why is kicking out a guy who keeps repeating a simple mistake over and over again even when he is told what he's doing wrong called a desi method? He did say that he felt there were batsmen who were more deserving of a chance in the Academy than somebody who doesn't value his place in the Academy, and I agree with him. I would have somebody who's willing to improve but is not talented, over a somebody who is doing nothing to improve but immensely talented.

 

[zaid65]

A. If he's paying me, i'll teach him till eternity.

B. If he's being taught on taxpayer's money with dozens of other kids waiting to learn then why waste my time ?

You mean dozens of Rameez and Saleem Elahi?

 

[LG]

OK, lets change the scenario and consider yourself and teacher and you are trying to tech a kid a math problem and for some reason, kid is keep making the same mistake. What are your options, are you going to change your style to teach him in a different and easy way or keep trying your way and if he don't get it, send him home and tell him that you are not going to come to school anymore?

If the student is not understanding the problem due to my method of teaching, I'd gladly change my method. But, If he's not doing what I tell him to do, I'd rather teach someone who's willing to actually learn from me.

 

[zaid65]

If the student is not understanding the problem due to my method of teaching, I'd gladly change my method. But, If he's not doing what I tell him to do, I'd rather teach someone who's willing to actually learn from me.

Changing the method means, sending him home and hoping that he will bring some sifarish, so he can be given another chance.

If player was sent home because he was not learning ( despite repeated methods), why he was given 2nd chance and not try other deserving youngster?

How did Muddassar knows that Umar is a changed player, what if he is not a brother of Kamran, would Muddassar still would have given him 2nd chance. What about other players, who were sent home and how many players were given 2nd chance without any sifarish?

 

[Ryankhan]

Great job Mudasar. thats how it should work. Well Umer akmal really has emerged and is on his way to become a great player for PAKISTAN

 

[eViLrAcEr]

what if, what if, but but but BLAH!
now it's happened and you can't do anything about it so stop fighting please!
people change over time, maybe Muddy changed his attitude and decided to give a guy another chance.

but really, get over it...its just a sport and talent gets wasted mostly

 

[zaid65]

what if, what if, but but but BLAH!
now it's happened and you can't do anything about it so stop fighting please!
people change over time, maybe Muddy changed his attitude and decided to give a guy another chance.

but really, get over it...its just a sport and talent gets wasted mostly

Nobody is fighting here, we are just discussing an important issue here and this is called constructive discussion.

By the way, what is the difference between what if, but and may be?

 

[Saj]

Many thanks once again to Muddy bhai for his time. Remember his full interview will be typed up and posted on PakPassion in the next few days.

 

[LG]

Changing the method means, sending him home and hoping that he will bring some sifarish, so he can be given another chance.

If player was sent home because he was not learning ( despite repeated methods), why he was given 2nd chance and not try other deserving youngster?

How did Muddassar knows that Umar is a changed player, what if he is not a brother of Kamran, would Muddassar still would have given him 2nd chance. What about other players, who were sent home and how many players were given 2nd chance without any sifarish?

Read this part:
"He left the academy after my outburst, but that was not the last we saw of him of course. He kept on coming back and his brother Kamran also requested that he had learnt his lesson and wanted another chance. I allowed him back to see if he was indeed a changed character and what I saw then was someone who started to practice hard and take his cricket seriously".

He was not given a second chance in the Academy straight away. He came back time and again, AND his brother requested time and again, so Mudassar decided to HAVE A LOOK AND SEE WHETHER HE HAD CHANGED. HE SAW THAT HE HAD CHANGED, AND DECIDED HE DESERVED ANOTHER GO.

C'mon, it's not sifarshi that got him back, it was because he changed.

 

[eViLrAcEr]

Nobody is fighting here, we are just discussing an important issue here and this is called constructive discussion.

By the way, what is the difference between what if, but and may be?

but and what if/maybe are two completely different things

What if and Maybe are almost the same, except "What if" is hypothetical (ie. zero probability) and maybe signifies that something is probable.
But is used to compare two situations which are opposite to each other.
I hope you understand now

constructive discussion has reason bro...these are just opinions, I said that because everyone was blaming Muddy for things they don't even know that he has done.

The only sane reply here is of LG, who has pointed out the correct cause

 

[iafzal]

Akmal Jr. is phenomenal talent and I just hope he does not go to waste.
Mudasser is correct on what he saw Umar do at NCA. I am afraid Umar has still not fully forgotten his bat habit of giving his wicket away. In the 4 ODI's he has played he has gotten out 3 times. On two occassions he has gifted his wkt away.

One to Murli after hitting 1 six he tried to go for another one on the very next ball and got cleaned up. He could have given Murli his due respect and may have scored more then the 66 runs he cored.
Second was in the last ODI when he was on 6 he tried to loft Mathew for a 6 and got caught at the boundary. Yet another gift and there was not need as it was only the 37 over.

Umar needs to learn not to give away his wkt like that. It is a blessing that he has played well and scored some runs just imagine if he had not scored and got out like that what will the fan reaction would be? I think because he has scored some runs his bad habit is masked for the time being.

 

[Dare2Dream]

What if he would not be a brother of Kamran Akmal, means we would have lost a talented player in the dust?

Can we ask Muddassar, how many other talented players him or other PCB officials have sent home and could not able to come back because they are not the brothers of Kamral, nephew of Miandad, or son of the chief of PCB.

Very true, he is too fast in claiming credit now that things have worked out. Where are all the other youngsters who were working harder and on the good side of Mudassar Nazar? You have to wonder how much of it is an ego thing.

 

[LG]

Where does he take credit? He's GIVING credit to Umar Akmal for changing his approach.

 

[Dare2Dream]

Where does he take credit? He's GIVING credit to Umar Akmal for changing his approach.

If you mean he didn't say "Umar Akmal is all he is today because of me" then you wouldn't find it there, but he doesn't need to say it like that to take credit.

Read his quotes "he left the academy after my outburst" and "I allowed him back to see if he was indeed a changed character" and he "started to practice hard and take his cricket seriously".

It is quite obvious he is taking credit for it.

 

[bullseye7]

Speaking exclusively to PakPassion.net former Pakistan and NCA coach Mudassar Nazar recalled how he told young Pakistani batting hope Umar Akmal to leave the academy at Lahore and not come back.

"I remember the incident very well" stated Mudassar, who is now working for the ICC at their academy in Dubai. "He wasnt focussed on cricket, he wasn't practising hard and he kept on throwing his wicket away due to reckless shots in the games we held at the academy. I said to him that he should pack his bags and leave the academy with immediate effect. He had also thrown his wicket away 3 or 4 times at the Under 19 World Cup".

Mudassar, a former opening batsman and more than useful medium pace bowler for Pakistan added "It was very frustrating, as I could see he had the talent, but his mind was not on the job and I felt that there were more deserving youngsters out there who warranted a place at the academy ahead of Umar".

Mudassar continued "He left the academy after my outburst, but that was not the last we saw of him of course. He kept on coming back and his brother Kamran also requested that he had learnt his lesson and wanted another chance. I allowed him back to see if he was indeed a changed character and what I saw then was someone who started to practice hard and take his cricket seriously".

"These days he is a shining example to any youngster both in terms of ability and his work rate and has a very bright future ahead of him" stated Mudassar.

Some people do learn from mistakes. This guy is a classic example

 

[LG]

If you mean he didn't say "Umar Akmal is all he is today because of me" then you wouldn't find it there, but he doesn't need to say it like that to take credit.

Read his quotes "he left the academy after my outburst" and "I allowed him back to see if he was indeed a changed character" and he "started to practice hard and take his cricket seriously".

It is quite obvious he is taking credit for it.

Doesn't sound like taking credit to me.

Anyway, does it even matter? All that matters is Umar Akmal is performing. :umarakmal

 

[Ali888]

Is he performing now ?

Looks like he needs more tough treatment. He thinks he is a star but TEST cricket is the real test and he is failing.

 

[khalil1986]

Good bump

 

[kingusama92]

Is he performing now ?

Looks like he needs more tough treatment. He thinks he is a star but TEST cricket is the real test and he is failing.

That was in the past.

I don't think Akmal's problem is a lack of work ethic. Just his approach to batting needs to be changed. Obviously, they don't want to completely restrict his "natural game" - however, there needs to be some sensibility.

 

[Savak]

Mudassar Nazar was just being an attention seeker over here. Akmal just needs to improve his shot selection.

 

[iZeeshan]

Umar Akmal is not really for test cricket. His natural game is to attack and that's what he should be doing. Too much defending will do what happened to him today every time.

 

[Xoib]

the problem is he just not very good very suspect technique needs to improve heaps to have a test career.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

the problem is he just not very good very suspect technique needs to improve heaps to have a test career.

LMAO

spoken like a true pessimist...you think umar doesn't have good technique? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA JOKE OF THE YEAR

mate technique is overrated...check YKs technique and he made enough runs...check sehwags technique and whats his avg? UA lacks temperament...his batting is classy like nothing we have seen in a while in Pakistan

 

[Amjid Javed]

I think Akmal jnr needs another hard talk so he gains a sense of reality again!

 

[Xoib]

LMAO

spoken like a true pessimist...you think umar doesn't have good technique? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA JOKE OF THE YEAR

mate technique is overrated...check YKs technique and he made enough runs...check sehwags technique and whats his avg? UA lacks temperament...his batting is classy like nothing we have seen in a while in Pakistan

drives on the up and you have no idea about test cricket if you think Younis technique is poor and Shewag is just a freak its not a surprise 95% those batsman succeed in test cricket who have a good technique.

 

[Zedman]

LMAO

spoken like a true pessimist...you think umar doesn't have good technique? HAHAHAHAHAHAHA JOKE OF THE YEAR

mate technique is overrated...check YKs technique and he made enough runs...check sehwags technique and whats his avg? UA lacks temperament...his batting is classy like nothing we have seen in a while in Pakistan

And I think my friend your knowledge of cricket is zilch - please dont take offence.

Umar Akmal has a very dodgy technique and a very limited range of shots. Worst of all, he has a poor temperament. All in all - it adds up to a complete dunce at test level.

 

[khalil1986]

And I think my friend your knowledge of cricket is zilch - please dont take offence.

Umar Akmal has a very dodgy technique and a very limited range of shots. Worst of all, he has a poor temperament. All in all - it adds up to a complete dunce at test level.

Limited range of shots?

 

[Xoib]

Limited range of shots?

yes his offside stroke play is kinda shabby.

 

[LG]

Umar Akmal needs a good talking to.

 

[pakcricketfan]

Umar Akmal definitely has the tendency to "throw his wicket away". He needs some counselling from Ijaz Ahmed.

 

[Zaz]

He needs more than counselling Some of the shots he plays are worse than a certain ex-captain of ours


Much more of this and id encourage a spell on the sidelines until he gets his head sorted

 

[pakmania]

Umar Akmal is a great talent but he does need that kick up the backside every now and then.This is where the 2 Ys come in handy,they can obviously give them a talking to.Thats not possible now and tbh Kamran Akmal is the same ! Vicky and Woodcutter definitely need to have a word with him !

 

[Kray_jackson7]

He is not capable of playing a long innings at the moment.

 

[mindless slogging]

Agree. I remember watching one of his U19 WC innings and he definitely lacked batting discipline; kept wanting to give his wicket away.

If only this treatment was dished out to Nazir, Jamshed, Shahzad, Akhtar, Asif, Tanvir, Malik, Kamran et al,we may have had a good team by now.

Damn, almost a year since I made that comment and still applies today.

Both Umar and Kamran are prone to gifting their wickets at the most inopportune of times - point in question, the two critical moments in the morning and afternoon sessions.

Someone has to teach them to handle responsibility. I hope Ijaz Ahmed had a word (with a cricket bat or stump in hand).

 

[Indiafan]

Mudassar Nazar was just being an attention seeker over here. Akmal just needs to improve his shot selection.

Why are you(Savak) so lax towards discipline and attitude? You seem to think that talent is enough for anyone to be given a free run in the team and ignore everything else. At the international level, all players are talented to a large extent. Its discipline and hard work and hunger to succeed which seperate the top from the average ones

You can clearly see where talent without a lease has landed Pakistani cricket, in particular their batting. If you dont root out the evils from the grass roots, its going to seep into the system and contaniminate other players

 

[srh]

Instead of trying to change his batting style just dont let him play tests. His batting style is great for ODIs and T20s. Why mess it up for the dying cricket?

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

To me it seems his heart is not in test cricket. He wants to razzle dazzle by scoring 50 odd off 30 balls.

Expect him to push his career more towards shorter formats of the game.

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

drives on the up and you have no idea about test cricket if you think Younis technique is poor and Shewag is just a freak its not a surprise 95% those batsman succeed in test cricket who have a good technique.

right...and you are next coach of Pakistan (although thats not really an achievement)...

and yea you are right yk has an amazing technique and something to write in coaching manuals...i mean he only hops like a frog before the ball is pitched ))

 

[Down2Earth]

time for him to be shown the door again for a few matches

 

[UsmanhailsAfridi]

And I think my friend your knowledge of cricket is zilch - please dont take offence.

Umar Akmal has a very dodgy technique and a very limited range of shots. Worst of all, he has a poor temperament. All in all - it adds up to a complete dunce at test level.

LMAO...if my knowledge in cricket is zilch you can't spell cricket then mate...so stay in your shoes no need to talk BS like his range of shots is limited - you clearly are a troll who watches 1 match in a year and base ur opinions on that...umar akmal has a pathetic temperament TRUE but his shot selection n execution is the best in the current pakistan team (yes i rate him better than butt who can't help but edging an outswinger outside off to the keeper and for his life cant play an inswinger pitched on off and middle even though this series he has done much better so inshAllah it means he has worked hard on these 2 deficiencies) - its just that right now UA is forcing his shots and he seems too edgy but he def needs some1 to talk to him n jsut ask him to value his wicket a tad bit more

 

[Xohaib]

He needs nothing,He will score,he has the temperament,he just wants to attack.

 

[Xoib]

right...and you are next coach of Pakistan (although thats not really an achievement)...

and yea you are right yk has an amazing technique and something to write in coaching manuals...i mean he only hops like a frog before the ball is pitched ))

with that technique Younis averages over 50 in test cricket I like Umer but he has to make a lot of adjustments to make it big in test cricket.

 

[shah_1]

He wasnt focussed on cricket, he wasn't practising hard and he kept on throwing his wicket away due to reckless shots in the games we held at the academy. I said to him that he should pack his bags and leave the academy with immediate effect. He had also thrown his wicket away 3 or 4 times at the Under 19 World Cup".still hasn't learned a thing about building a innings

He hasn't learned a thing yet, hasn't got a clue how to build a innings still