Umar Akmal should learn something from Shoaib Malik

[The_Odd_One]

Malik is not the greatest batsman Pakistan has ever produced but he he has done reasonably well since his comeback. Even when he was not in the team, he kept himself fit and performed in T20 leagues around the world. After 2015 WC, it was almost certain that Malik would come back and he took the opportunity with both hands. Did not indulge himself in team politics and became a vital part of LOs team. Even in tests, he played one series as an all-rounder and as soon as it was over, he knew he was not a test batsman, so retired gracefully.

On the other hand, after the Australian tour, Umar Akmal had a golden chance to cement his place in all 3 formats as Pakistan definitely need a dynamic batsman in the middle order. However, unlike Malik, Akmal unfortunately put on a lot of weight and looks a shadow of the batsman that he was 6/7 years ago. With his current PSL performance in mind, it is highly unlikely that Akmal is going to get a spot on the test team.

This is something Umar Akmal should learn from Shoaib Malik. Come back as a changed hard-working cricketer. Fix his attitude problem and stay fit. The performances will come themselves if he does so.

 

[LegendAli]

The thing with Malik is people start writing him off and than he answers back with a beast inning, happens every time, has happened probably 5 times just in the last year.

Where as with Akmal, people wrote him off 2 years ago, he was brought back and hasn't performed even once since.

 

[Rayyman]

I agree. We all know Umar Akmal has to learn. Malik is a good role model. I hope Akmal can see that you don't need to be big to hit long sixes.

 

[The_Odd_One]

The thing with Malik is people start writing him off and than he answers back with a beast inning, happens every time, has happened probably 5 times just in the last year.

Where as with Akmal, people wrote him off 2 years ago, he was brought back and hasn't performed even once since.

I am not a Malik fan but I admire him as a cricketer now. Despite being 35, he is one of the most fittest and humble Pakistani cricketer, indeed a good role model from someone like Umar Akmal.

 

[Sarfarazian92]

People who still hope that Umar Akmal will become a very good player are either very strong mentally or are outright delusional. I used to like Akmals, Afridi, Gul, Hafeez few years ago but all I got was disappointment after disappointment.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

People just do not get it. You cannot compare the Akmals with a smart operator like Malik. Despite his limitations Malik tries to make most of his capabilities in order to serve his respective teams.

The Akmals on the other side, very talented, but just are not intelligent enough to perform consistently at this level. They will always make the same mistakes time and time again.

In the end you can not expect anything from U. Akmal. Just get the most out of him in the OD games till we have a better attacking batsman down the order. It's as simple as that. At the moment Akmal is still more effective compared to guys like Rizwan, Imad etc.

 

[Sub-Zero]

People who still hope that Umar Akmal will become a very good player are either very strong mentally or are outright delusional. I used to like Akmals, Afridi, Gul, Hafeez few years ago but all I got was disappointment after disappointment.

exactly, I lost all hope in Umar Akmal after the last World t20, he's only regressed in the past few years

 

[Sub-Zero]

People just do not get it. You cannot compare the Akmals with a smart operator like Malik. Despite his limitations Malik tries to make most of his capabilities in order to serve his respective teams.

The Akmals on the other side, very talented, but just are not intelligent enough to perform consistently at this level. They will always make the same mistakes time and time again.

In the end you can not expect anything from U. Akmal. Just get the most out of him in the OD games till we have a better attacking batsman down the order. It's as simple as that. At the moment Akmal is still more effective compared to guys like Rizwan, Imad etc.

at least Rizwan and Imad are good at Keeping and bowling respectively, Rizwan is the fittest guy in the squad and Imad also has good fitness, both of them are good at something else if not with bat

 

[Rayyman]

People just do not get it. You cannot compare the Akmals with a smart operator like Malik. Despite his limitations Malik tries to make most of his capabilities in order to serve his respective teams.

The Akmals on the other side, very talented, but just are not intelligent enough to perform consistently at this level. They will always make the same mistakes time and time again.

In the end you can not expect anything from U. Akmal. Just get the most out of him in the OD games till we have a better attacking batsman down the order. It's as simple as that. At the moment Akmal is still more effective compared to guys like Rizwan, Imad etc.

Agreed. Classic case of- "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

Hopefully for Pakistan's sake, Akmal turns it around.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

at least Rizwan and Imad are good at Keeping and bowling respectively, Rizwan is the fittest guy in the squad and Imad also has good fitness, both of them are good at something else if not with bat

Doesn't matter in this occasion. We have many players who bowl well and keep well, but just a few hitters. Unfortunately for our team U. Akmal is still more effective than many of these players. I hope it changes soon.

It's probably why Mickey will keep him in the team as well for the moment. Do not expect more than two useful innings in a serie of give games. That's his max.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Agreed. Classic case of- "Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."

Hopefully for Pakistan's sake, Akmal turns it around.

Write it down. He will never be consistent. Still more useful than many current allrounders or accumulators at 6 or 7.

I just pray that we get more batting talents out of the PSL in the upcoming editions. Not only openers but strong middle order bats who can clear the field.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Doesn't matter in this occasion. We have many players who bowl well and keep well, but just a few hitters. Unfortunately for our team U. Akmal is still more effective than many of these players. I hope it changes soon.

It's probably why Mickey will keep him in the team as well for the moment. Do not expect more than two useful innings in a serie of give games. That's his max.

how is Umar Akmal effective if he has not scored a 50 in the last 10 innings, his strike rate is around 80 in those innings, and he looks awful at the crease, he have not progressed a bit in the last few years :
If you just want to see him in the team because he's talented, then you should rather ask for Khushdil, because Umar Akmal has failed time and time again with the bat, he needs to play a full domestic season, perform there and improve his fitness if he wants to get back in the side.

 

[Syed1]

Malik is 10 times the batsman that Akmal can ever hope to be.


It comes down to ability, which Malik has plenty off and is non-existent in glorified hack Umar Akmal.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Malik is 10 times the batsman that Akmal can ever hope to be.


It comes down to ability, which Malik has plenty off and is non-existent in glorified hack Umar Akmal.

In addition to that, he was also a very handy bowler.

 

[srh]

was so right about

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

how is Umar Akmal effective if he has not scored a 50 in the last 10 innings, his strike rate is around 80 in those innings, and he looks awful at the crease, he have not progressed a bit in the last few years :
If you just want to see him in the team because he's talented, then you should rather ask for Khushdil, because Umar Akmal has failed time and time again with the bat, he needs to play a full domestic season, perform there and improve his fitness if he wants to get back in the side.

It's not about his talent. Rizwan, Imad etc. are talented as well, but U. Akmal usually is able to hit out against even good bowlers. Inconsistent, but got the capability. I think he did that a few times against Aus which is his max. The reason Mickey probably will get him in the team for the WI tour as well.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

In addition to that, he was also a very handy bowler plus he married an international tennis star, Umar Akmal can't even imagine that

Agreed. This is why I also said in the beginning that we cannot compare U. Akmal to Malik. Just never happening with him.

 

[Sub-Zero]

It's not about his talent. Rizwan, Imad etc. are talented as well, but U. Akmal usually is able to hit out against even good bowlers. Inconsistent, but got the capability. I think he did that a few times against Aus which is his max. The reason Mickey probably will get him in the team for the WI tour as well.

Bro get Sohail in the LOI side he can do that plus he is a good seamer as well
remember that NZ test where batsmen failed Sohail was the top scorer with 40 something, his 65 off 65 in Australia ? Umar is not capable of hitting it cleanly anymore, I have lost all hope in him after the last World T20
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[Seamer]

Akmal should be replaced by Hasan Khan in the next T20 series.

 

[ask_analyse_act]

hope UA will soon be gone for good...enough of talent without brains...

MALIK has a brain that is why he was made captain, which UA doesnt have...cant compare...

 

[proud_pakistani]

Post Inzi era Shoaib Malik has been very mediocre until the last 1-2 years where he has really done well.

Though Malik has been through good and bad patches one thing which has always remained constant is his fitness and never have I seen him unfit which tells me he is hardworking. Umar Akmal may be very skillful but lacks the hunger to succeed which is where yes he can learn from Malik. Malik from being an off spinner to a specialist batsman has done very well for himself purely on hard work.

 

[Ellipsism]

Umar Akmal learning? What a joke.

 

[msb314]

Malik is an ODi specialist and effective in T20's against the spinners.

Still not a top class batsman IMO but more than good enough by our standards.

Just needs to accelerate faster when batting in T20's or chasing in ODI's but I understand it is easier said than done - esp for Malik given his limitations.

 

[theariezman]

I have lost hope in Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad as well.

 

[Shafi]

Time to get rid of this hack!!! Enough of him

 

[JibranAnsari]

Not umar akmal , you guys need to learn that Umar akmal can not learn at all.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Bro get Sohail in the LOI side he can do that plus he is a good seamer as well
remember that NZ test where batsmen failed Sohail was the top scorer with 40 something, his 65 off 65 in Australia ? Umar is not capable of hitting it cleanly anymore, I have lost all hope in him after the last World T20
)

Haha not sure if you want Sohail batting at 5 or 6. That would be a kamikaze.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Haha not sure if you want Sohail batting at 5 or 6. That would be a kamikaze.

Khusdil at 6, Sohail at 7, nothing wrong with trying that out

 

[last_knight]

I have repeatedly said it that Umar Akmal is a slogger, an Aesthetic one but still a slogger nevertheless.

The other day, Wahab scored 20 off a Watson's over. This doesn't mean Wahab is a Quality Batsman. Umar Akmal is no different.

 

[Prince of Pakistan]

Doesn't matter in this occasion. We have many players who bowl well and keep well, but just a few hitters. Unfortunately for our team U. Akmal is still more effective than many of these players. I hope it changes soon.

It's probably why Mickey will keep him in the team as well for the moment. Do not expect more than two useful innings in a serie of give games. That's his max.

Told you why Mickey will keep him in the team for the moment. Never will be consistent, but gives us a better chance during the end overs at the moment.

 

[Sub-Zero]

Told you why Mickey will keep him in the team for the moment. Never will be consistent, but gives us a better chance during the end overs at the moment.

Shadab is a better hitter than him, more than half of Umar's shots are wild hacks, he played 1 good innings, and people started acting like he's top scorer or he has hit the most sixes and four in PsL
Too much praise for the record most ducks holder

 

[Yatoo]

Mel Jones was saying the same thing on commentary.
Maybe she took the idea from here