YousafTheBeast
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BRING BACK UMAR AKMAL
Yes, you read that correctly, bring back umar akmal #BBUK
I have created this thread because we seem to have a lot of people spewing hate on a certain individual because of his problems off the field rather on the field!
Yes he may have caused a few traffic violations, called out Mickey Arthur in the media, failed a few fitness tests etc we get it, he’s an idiot, but an idiot who is a talented cricketer, and sadly he’s Pakistan’s only hope for bringing the World Cup trophy back to Pakistan.
I’ll provide you with statistics that’ll back my claims as to why he’s Pakistan best middle order batsman.
Umar Akmal batting at No. 6: (Min: 30 innings) - has an average of 37.04 in 61 innings, compare that to England’s No.6 Jos Butler who averages similar to Umar Akmal at 37.57 in 54 innings. Now how come Jos Butler is this fantastic middle order batsman but akmal is a TTF?
They both have similar stats no? Numbers don’t lie, or do they only lie when it’s about Umar Akmal? Also note that he’s got the 10th highest batting average at no.6.
The closest No. 6 Pakistani batsman to Umar Akmal is Saleem Malik who averaged 32 in 32 innings.
Throughout his career, Umar averages a run less than Malik and with a greater strike rate. A middle order containing Malik at 5 and Umar 6 fills me with much pleasure, that pleasure I haven’t gotten since Afridi’s name on our starting xi, we Pakistanis are being robbed of entertainment, of great victories, with Malik at his peak and coming to the end of his career we may never get to see Akmal and Malik batting together in tandem tearing every nations line up apart.
Sadly, we have certain fans who don’t understand that cricket is progressing, to compete with other teams we have to match their level, we need a top order with players who are aggressive but also consistent, we need a middle order that’s aggressive and consistent, not players who take 4-5 dot balls then take a single of the last ball of the over!
Many of the batsmen in our squad have been fortunate, they’ve had the opportunity to play their first 5–10 games against weak teams like Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the West Indies, that’s more than the amount Umar Akmal has played in his entire career, these current lot are being hailed as if they’ve beaten England or South Africa or New Zealand.
It’s sad to see that our best middle order batsman may not be a part of our World Cup, when our team needs 50 of 24 balls, would you rather have Umar Akmal come out to bat or the likes of Haris Sohail, Hussain Talat, Sarfraz Ahmed?
Yes, you read that correctly, bring back umar akmal #BBUK
I have created this thread because we seem to have a lot of people spewing hate on a certain individual because of his problems off the field rather on the field!
Yes he may have caused a few traffic violations, called out Mickey Arthur in the media, failed a few fitness tests etc we get it, he’s an idiot, but an idiot who is a talented cricketer, and sadly he’s Pakistan’s only hope for bringing the World Cup trophy back to Pakistan.
I’ll provide you with statistics that’ll back my claims as to why he’s Pakistan best middle order batsman.
Umar Akmal batting at No. 6: (Min: 30 innings) - has an average of 37.04 in 61 innings, compare that to England’s No.6 Jos Butler who averages similar to Umar Akmal at 37.57 in 54 innings. Now how come Jos Butler is this fantastic middle order batsman but akmal is a TTF?
They both have similar stats no? Numbers don’t lie, or do they only lie when it’s about Umar Akmal? Also note that he’s got the 10th highest batting average at no.6.
The closest No. 6 Pakistani batsman to Umar Akmal is Saleem Malik who averaged 32 in 32 innings.
Throughout his career, Umar averages a run less than Malik and with a greater strike rate. A middle order containing Malik at 5 and Umar 6 fills me with much pleasure, that pleasure I haven’t gotten since Afridi’s name on our starting xi, we Pakistanis are being robbed of entertainment, of great victories, with Malik at his peak and coming to the end of his career we may never get to see Akmal and Malik batting together in tandem tearing every nations line up apart.
Sadly, we have certain fans who don’t understand that cricket is progressing, to compete with other teams we have to match their level, we need a top order with players who are aggressive but also consistent, we need a middle order that’s aggressive and consistent, not players who take 4-5 dot balls then take a single of the last ball of the over!
Many of the batsmen in our squad have been fortunate, they’ve had the opportunity to play their first 5–10 games against weak teams like Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and the West Indies, that’s more than the amount Umar Akmal has played in his entire career, these current lot are being hailed as if they’ve beaten England or South Africa or New Zealand.
It’s sad to see that our best middle order batsman may not be a part of our World Cup, when our team needs 50 of 24 balls, would you rather have Umar Akmal come out to bat or the likes of Haris Sohail, Hussain Talat, Sarfraz Ahmed?
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I’d rather have Anwar Ali.. no talent but 101% commitment.. & that’s what is required , you really need to get out more often if you think this waste of space is our only hope for WC success 
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