"Sangakkara missed a stumping chance for Multan Sultans but no one talked about that" : Kamran Akmal

[Abdullah719]

"Sangakkara missed a stumping chance for Multan Sultans but no one talked about that" : Kamran Akmal

Kamran Akmal speaking on TV after the PSL 2018 final:


"I gave my 100% and tried to fulfill the demands of my team (Zalmi)"

"Multan's team didn't qualify for the playoffs, earlier in the tournament. Sangakkara missed a stumping of Hussain Talat and he went on to win them the match but no one talked about that"

"I am giving my 100%, who doesn't try? If Asif got out then people would have started blaming him"

"I don't want the credit for PZ coming to the final, the credit goes to the whole team because it's a team game"

"Some people are just waiting for something negative to say about Kamran"

"Before this (dropped catch), so many players made mistakes but they weren't scrutinised like this"

"I have been playing for my team through a hamstring injury, these things count. It's not that easy in such situations. What's easy is for people to talk"

"Zalmi put in a lot of effort and thanks to Allah we played in the final, unfortunately we lost"

"At one time it looked like we might not make it to the playoffs but everyone gave 100% for the team"

"The biggest thing is that we had more PSL matches in Pakistan, we had matches in Karachi and Lahore. Negative news about who did what shouldn't be the focus right now, focus should be on cricket coming back to Pakistan"

"I am of course disappointed that I wasn't selected (for T20Is against WI) despite such good performances"

"Unfortunately I am injured anyway, I have a hamstring injury and need 3-4 weeks rest anyway; even if they spoke to me and announced me in the squad, I wouldn't be able to play"

"Mubarak to Talat, Asif and Rahat Ali and good luck to the whole team"

"I request the Karachi people to welcome the WI players the same way they welcomed the players in the PSL final"

 

[babajee]

Wow ... Akmal victim mentality at it’s finest.

 

[srh]

"Some people are just waiting for something negative to say about Kamran"

So Kami talked about himself in third person; he must have a massive ego

 

[Gotham Cronie]

These brothers put out gems after gems don't they

 

[shokz1408]

This is the interview I saw. It's not the same as sangakarra, this was in karachi in front of a sold out final in karachi, and millions watching around the world. Being a final everything becomes magnified, and Zalmi was reliant on him at the top. Literally everything that could have gone wrong for Kamran in that match did.

 

[ManFan]

These brothers put out gems after gems don't they

They could be the 21st century Groucho brothers. But while the original needed 4, these only need 3!

 

[wasimjunior]

Wow ... Akmal victim mentality at it’s finest.

Hardly. Hes fully correct. Yes he missed a chance but hes hands down the reason Zalmi got so far.

Id hate to see him in PAk colours but when Shahzad gets picked and he doesnt its hard to rationalise

 

[The_Odd_One]

Somethings never change like Akmal dropping a catch in a tight situation.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Just like Umar Akmal he feels that the whole world is against him and there is no fault of his.

Just pathetic.

 

[Cosmic]

Well Mr.Akmal got his opportunity to back as keeper..Sangakkara got gold hand gloves and he is retired anyways...

 

[Saj]

You know something he deserved to be picked ahead of Ahmed Shehzad and probably would have been if he could field.

 

[Sirris]

This guy is shameless, he accepted sangakara's award on his behalf and is now openly throwing dirt at the guy. At least have some dignity and self-respect.

 

[Savak]

You know something he deserved to be picked ahead of Ahmed Shehzad and probably would have been if he could field.

Shehzad is a better fielder than Kamran. Mickey Arthur will not tolerate mediocrity in the field and for a professional keeper Kamran has had shocking fitness for ages. He could have had a much longer career for Pakistan had he not ignored his fitness.

 

[Usman Chadda]

You know something he deserved to be picked ahead of Ahmed Shehzad and probably would have been if he could field.

No evidence to suggest Kamran has worked on his out-field prowess. If he was really serious about getting back in the team, he should have worked his socks off to improve his fielding so that the Pakistan team management takes notice. Dunno why he ends up disappointed in every interview when he knows perfectly well why he isn't being selected.

 

[DeadBall]

Shehzad is a better fielder than Kamran. Mickey Arthur will not tolerate mediocrity in the field and for a professional keeper Kamran has had shocking fitness for ages. He could have had a much longer career for Pakistan had he not ignored his fitness.

Didn't know there was a place just for a specialist fielder in the side.

 

[rhony]

Simple really! In a crunch final, if the ball is in the air, who would you want under it to catch it? Sangakkara or Akmal? There's the answer.

 

[The_Odd_One]

Sanga was a very safe keeper who even in his 30s did not drop many. Even now, he is probably better than any keeper in Pakistan. People will forget and forgive occasional errors from such keepers. Kamran, on the other hand, must be holding a world record for losing his team countless matches due to his poor keeping.

 

[fareedymohammad]

Honestly, i am the last person who would want him back in the team.

However, he did better then Ahmed Shahzad. We needed to give Sahabzada a chance but if we are going to give TTF a chance then id rather go with Kami.
Kabhi koi match to jitay ga na .. unlike Shehzad.

Anyhow, he should have just kept his lips sealed or should have just sayed he tried his best. Kamran Akmal plz dont mention ur self in the same line as K. Sangakara.

 

[ads101]

Sad to see the man having to defend himself despite being best Pakistani batsman in the PSL. His failing were his failings in the past, you forgive and forget. If someone else did the same thing that Kamran did in the final doubt he would get vilified like this, especially if he was instrumental in them reaching the final. He just had a bad day. Sometimes Pakistan's media is just downright awful.

It's funny when he deserved to be dropped and benched for a long time after repeated poor showings and inconsistency with bat and gloves he wasn't. Now that he's done the hard work and showing improvement, he's left out. Makes little sense. There was very little reason to select shehzad over Kamran really. And if we wanted an inform opener to solve our LOI opening problems Kamran was the obvious pick.

 

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Sad to see the man having to defend himself despite being best Pakistani batsman in the PSL. His failing were his failings in the past, you forgive and forget. If someone else did the same thing that Kamran did in the final doubt he would get vilified like this, especially if he was instrumental in them reaching the final. He just had a bad day. Sometimes Pakistan's media is just downright awful.

It's funny when he deserved to be dropped and benched for a long time after repeated poor showings and inconsistency with bat and gloves he wasn't. Now that he's done the hard work and showing improvement, he's left out. Makes little sense. There was very little reason to select shehzad over Kamran really. And if we wanted an inform opener to solve our LOI opening problems Kamran was the obvious pick.

He hasn’t shown improvement

He has been Bradman in domestic cricket since 2012, but has failed completely each time he has been picked for the national team in that period. At some point you have to draw the line

Two wrongs don’t make a right. Neither Shezhad nor Kamran should be anywhere near the team

 

[ads101]

No evidence to suggest Kamran has worked on his out-field prowess. If he was really serious about getting back in the team, he should have worked his socks off to improve his fielding so that the Pakistan team management takes notice. Dunno why he ends up disappointed in every interview when he knows perfectly well why he isn't being selected.

It's very hard to lose weight once you get it. Read something like 19 out of 20 people going on a diet fail. Kamran's been unfit pretty much his entire career/life. Extremely hard to get into shape, especially in your mid 30s when you weren't in shape to start. Of course it's possible. Why I'm particularly upset guys like Sarfraz, Umar, Imad are putting on weight while being in the international team/squads despite previously being healthy. We all hope but realistically chances are all three of them will stay unfit once they've become it.

I also think it's probably hard for him to focus on out-fielding when he continues to keep. Should give up the gloves entirely. But again, if he knows how to keep, difficult to suddenly field when he's rarely done that in his life. He may have worked hard on his fitness and fielding, just isn't paying out.

I would have got him in the side, and allowed him to work with the team's nutritionists, fitness experts etc to improve his fitness. Fielding coaches to work with his fielding. But it's not like he's unfit to play, he's perfectly able which is what matters more. I'm not even sure he's less fit than Sarfraz currently lol.

The fact of the matter atm Kamran seems to be able to play all three formats in domestic, produce long innings at a fast strike rate, play and hit the new ball well. There's an awful lot of pros that are being ignored.

 

[Usman]

Sad to see the man having to defend himself despite being best Pakistani batsman in the PSL. His failing were his failings in the past, you forgive and forget. If someone else did the same thing that Kamran did in the final doubt he would get vilified like this, especially if he was instrumental in them reaching the final. He just had a bad day. Sometimes Pakistan's media is just downright awful.

It's funny when he deserved to be dropped and benched for a long time after repeated poor showings and inconsistency with bat and gloves he wasn't. Now that he's done the hard work and showing improvement, he's left out. Makes little sense. There was very little reason to select shehzad over Kamran really. And if we wanted an inform opener to solve our LOI opening problems Kamran was the obvious pick.

Well done bro for sticking your neck out and speaking some sense. I don't disagree with anyone who says Kamran was a terrible player for Pakistan. However that was in the past and as of now, not one single person in the whole of Pakistan has done more to justify selection. I accept that he is old so there are concerns about wanting to invest in the future. However, picking Shehzad is no way an investment in the future and the man has not done ANYTHING to deserve selection.

Not picking Kamran might make sense when you have someone amazing sitting in the wings. When you don't pick Kamran but select Shehzad however, questions must be asked of your sanity.

 

[DeadBall]

It's very hard to lose weight once you get it. Read something like 19 out of 20 people going on a diet fail. Kamran's been unfit pretty much his entire career/life. Extremely hard to get into shape, especially in your mid 30s when you weren't in shape to start. Of course it's possible. Why I'm particularly upset guys like Sarfraz, Umar, Imad are putting on weight while being in the international team/squads despite previously being healthy. We all hope but realistically chances are all three of them will stay unfit once they've become it.

I also think it's probably hard for him to focus on out-fielding when he continues to keep. Should give up the gloves entirely. But again, if he knows how to keep, difficult to suddenly field when he's rarely done that in his life. He may have worked hard on his fitness and fielding, just isn't paying out.

I would have got him in the side, and allowed him to work with the team's nutritionists, fitness experts etc to improve his fitness. Fielding coaches to work with his fielding. But it's not like he's unfit to play, he's perfectly able which is what matters more. I'm not even sure he's less fit than Sarfraz currently lol.

The fact of the matter atm Kamran seems to be able to play all three formats in domestic, produce long innings at a fast strike rate, play and hit the new ball well. There's an awful lot of pros that are being ignored.

Even a mother can't give such exaggerated excuses for her child. He is professional athlete, its his JOB to stay fit. When people who have lost weights in excess of 50kgs have lost weight without plying and professional sports, I don't think why Kami bhai can't do it.

Also he does not know how to keep and has one of the worst keeping records ever, the excuse of suddenly having to field is laughable at best.

He is 36+ now and probably 38+ in actuality and there is no point wasting our national teams nutritionists, fitness experts to pamper him. If he was really wanted to better himself he has had made enough money to have hired some professionals himself.

 

[Usman]

Even a mother can't give such exaggerated excuses for her child. He is professional athlete, its his JOB to stay fit. When people who have lost weights in excess of 50kgs have lost weight without plying and professional sports, I don't think why Kami bhai can't do it.

Also he does not know how to keep and has one of the worst keeping records ever, the excuse of suddenly having to field is laughable at best.

He is 36+ now and probably 38+ in actuality and there is no point wasting our national teams nutritionists, fitness experts to pamper him. If he was really wanted to better himself he has had made enough money to have hired some professionals himself.

Samit Patel says hi.

You're right, our precious national resources are better spent pampering useless Shehzad - the person who effectively is selected instead of Kamran. Makes so much sense.

 

[DeadBall]

Samit Patel says hi.

You're right, our precious national resources are better spent pampering useless Shehzad - the person who effectively is selected instead of Kamran. Makes so much sense.

Is Samit Patel disappointed for not being recalled for the English National team or whining to the media every opportunity he gets? No. Kami can play in all these mickey mouse leagues for all I care.

Both Shehzad and Kami are TTFs and I want neither anywhere near the National team. Hopefully Shehzad fails in the WI series and is discarded for good also.

 

[UP]

It was not even your catch bro. Thanks Inzi for not selecting Akmals.

 

[shokz1408]

It was not even your catch bro. Thanks Inzi for not selecting Akmals.

As per the commentator indeed it was the other guys catch. That just makes it that much worse, you put your hand up to take the most important catch of the game and you dropped it.

 

[Dr_Green]

This is exactly why I am so happy kamran akmal never plays for Pakistan again

And the reason why he never improved his keeping , always the victim always someone else's fault.... poor mentality and Pakistan are better for him not being in the team !

 

[Dr_Green]

Also he doesnt deserve to even put his name in the same paragraph as Sangakkara who was world class

The akmals have been cancer for Pakistan

 

[Abdul]

How shameless can you be? Kamran has crossed all the limits.

 

[SensiblePakFan]

Is Samit Patel disappointed for not being recalled for the English National team or whining to the media every opportunity he gets? No. Kami can play in all these mickey mouse leagues for all I care.

Both Shehzad and Kami are TTFs and I want neither anywhere near the National team. Hopefully Shehzad fails in the WI series and is discarded for good also.

Yea enough of them.

 

[Forum363]

You know something he deserved to be picked ahead of Ahmed Shehzad and probably would have been if he could field.

Disagree. Shehzad was the worst selection in the squad by far and definitely does not deserve to be anywhere near the team. But compared to Kami? I would take him any day. Kamran has shown time and again that he is not cut out for international cricket. Neither is shehzad really but he has definitely done better than kamran despite playing all his games as opener. Not to mention the gulf in fielding class.

True kamran batted well in psl, but when will we learn that his domestic exploits do not mean anything on the international scene. Comparitively shehzad flopped psl but did okay in his last few international matches. The fact that kamran is out makes the awful selection of Shehzad somewhat easier to bear.

 

[Indiafan]

Hardly. Hes fully correct. Yes he missed a chance but hes hands down the reason Zalmi got so far.

Id hate to see him in PAk colours but when Shahzad gets picked and he doesnt its hard to rationalise

Yes, taking a pot-shot at a legend guest will definitely make the management want to select him

 

[dravidthewall]

Kamran phir roo rahe hai...give him 3 more chances...

 

[Mirpur express]

Shabaash kami, I agree with you ,the most deserving player in Pakistan, not only should he replace Sarfraz as keeper he should be made captain for life with an option to become the chief selector & eventually replace Sethi along with his model town gang with last nail in the coffin being the renaming of PCB to TCB Tamasha cricket board

 

[Runner Up]

Kamran Akmal not only dropped the catch but he wasted the DRS Review as well which costed them.

 

[Abid Z]

Kamran is 36 years old. He doesn’t look fitter than either younis khan or misbah. He’s not a particularly special fielder or batsman. There are two certainties when Kamran plays. Firstly that he’s gonna drop a crucial catch and secondly that he’s going to get out to a left armer.

On any level of analysis his comeback to the Pakistan team is impossible, improbable and inadvisable yet he continues to shout the loudest in front of the media. If only he was a little gracious in acknowledging that he pushed his modest talent to the max and had a few memorable performances, minor blips in an otherwise downward trajectory he would be remembered with fondness. He has a fantastic career ahead of himself as a genuine T20 league specialist and I honestly think this is his level. He really should hang up his wicket keeping boots and dive around a little as a general fielder to at least make us question his omission and be nostalgic for a moment. Then of course we will remember Sydney 2010, smile and continue living our lives safe in the knowledge that the Pakistan cricket team now is in safe hands.

 

[proud_pakistani]

Yes because people have trust with Kumar Sangakarra. He doesn’t have a history of dropped catches and underperformance the way Kamran does.

Kamran was at one point my favorite player when he scored that 100 against India at the Karachi test and helped us win the game. But he’s been involved in helping us lose more than win since then.

Hope he’s kept out of the team for good.

 

[asma_cricfan]

Well if mickey really wants a best fielder who can bat when needed, anwar ali is the choice not shehzad. Plus anwar can bowl one or two over.
Kamran can't field, can't catch, can't run and is miserable against spinners.

 

[Monsee]

Kamran should blame the following instead of others for his failures: his tummy, his tummy, his tummy...next is his lousy keeping, lack of ability to field any where else etc. Also, he usually fails every time he gets picked and given those '3 chances' that he asked for a million times!

 

[Monsee]

Kamran Akmal not only dropped the catch but he wasted the DRS Review as well which costed them.

Very good point, I was thinking the same while watching their innings...when one of the later batsmen was given out LBW (don't remember who), commentator said they don't have any reviews left and I instantly thought 'TY Kami, you are not in Pak team anymore'

When the replays showed the ball was going down leg, someone in the dressing room should have slapped this good for nothing excuse of a has been

 

[Oligochaetes]

Kamran should realise that he has a history of dropped catches and botched stumpings, so him missing a catch in the finals will be highlighted a lot more than anything Sangakkara did during the league stages.

Both borhters have this bad habit of giving excuses in public and havent learnt a lesson inspite of playing the games since so many years.

Why should the Pakistan Team management bother to invest in them any more?

 

[skhanmac]

As always, Akmal brothers blaming others and not taking any responsibility... nothing new here, let's move on.

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Excuses,excuses and more excuses.

 

[UP]

A for Akmal, B for Ball, C for Catch, D for Drop

 

[finalfantasy7]

He missed 1 chance, not numerous of chances in a game kami.

Thing is kami could you have done anything better in the same situation. Very doubtful

 

[Runner Up]

By the way how can we forget that dropped catch of Rose Taylor on Shoaib Akhtar's bowling in World Cup 2011 match. Rose Taylor then scored 131 and Pakistan lost badly.

 

[Monsee]

By the way how can we forget that dropped catch of Rose Taylor on Shoaib Akhtar's bowling in World Cup 2011 match. Rose Taylor then scored 131 and Pakistan lost badly.

It was all Taylor's fault, why did he send a catch Akmal's way; it was not his duty to catch the ball since all he needs is 3 chances

 

[ManFan]

By the way how can we forget that dropped catch of Rose Taylor on Shoaib Akhtar's bowling in World Cup 2011 match. Rose Taylor then scored 131 and Pakistan lost badly.

It was Ross' birthday. Akmal was just being a good sport.

 

[Zaz]

He should count his blessings he played as much as he did for pakistan from 2006 onwards Any other country wouldve dropped him for good at the first sign of his dropped catches over a decade back

 

[Hasan123]

Sangakara is a world class keeper. You have cost us loads of time with your pathetic keeping. Stop looking for excuses.

 

[Proactive_]

So Kami talked about himself in third person; he must have a massive ego

The Kamran says you better know your role jabroni!

 

[Concerned]

I would rather play Fakhar Zamman as a specialist bowler than even think about Anwar Ali bowling 1 - 2 over in an international game.

 

[Usman]

Is Samit Patel disappointed for not being recalled for the English National team or whining to the media every opportunity he gets? No. Kami can play in all these mickey mouse leagues for all I care.

Both Shehzad and Kami are TTFs and I want neither anywhere near the National team. Hopefully Shehzad fails in the WI series and is discarded for good also.

You can't say dump Kamran for Shehzad and then dump Shehzad for...no one! The point I make is that whatever fitness issues Kamran has, he is a thousand per cent better than Shehzad. That's the choice we face - Shehzad or Kamran.

I don't want Shehzad either but there is no other choice. No other Pakistani opener did anything of substance in the PSL which would justify their selection alongside Fakhar.

Who exactly do you have in mind to fill that second opener slot?

 

[PakLFC]

There is no comparison between the world class Sanga who can be in the team just for his batting to a nobody like Kamran. Sanga may drop one in 20 where as Kamran does 15 in 20. Yes he is that awful a keeper who just can't accept his international career is over.

 

[Monsee]

You can't say dump Kamran for Shehzad and then dump Shehzad for...no one! The point I make is that whatever fitness issues Kamran has, he is a thousand per cent better than Shehzad. That's the choice we face - Shehzad or Kamran.

I don't want Shehzad either but there is no other choice. No other Pakistani opener did anything of substance in the PSL which would justify their selection alongside Fakhar.

Who exactly do you have in mind to fill that second opener slot?

Any XYZ Opener BUT Kamran will do heck even as a newcomer Sahibzada Farhan will do nicely, he couldn't do worse at Int'l level after he gets them 3 chances a few dozen times like Mr. DropMachine!!!

 

[fawad_wellwisher]

Kami does have his ups and downs, doesn't he?