[VIDEOS] Umar Akmal's comeback performance watch

[Rana]

I’ve watched this boy from his first game, his rise, his fall, his comebacks, his exclusions.


I think the biggest reason why he has always failed to maintain a spot in the side is because Pakistan has an unhealthy obsession with demanding its batsmen to compete with India’s batting stars. Umar and Kohli both came on to the scene around the same time. Umar just couldn’t produce the way Kohli was producing hundreds left right and centre. That’s when you had all the fans and media constantly on his case. This can most certainly be psychologically overwhelming. The burden of expectation was too much, Kohli’s success pretty much destroyed Umar Akmal’s focus.

There was nothing wrong with his 30 ball 40 run cameos, or his T20 cameos that would come off. Umar always wanted to try and do his best, it was cowards like Misbah who would hide and not take the game on until they have faced at least 60 balls for 30 runs.

 

[Rana]

To be honest, it was Misbah who gave him a last chance against SL C team at home and it was U Akmal who could not grab that.

That’s like saying Misbah was giving everyone a final match before enforcing his agenda

Picking Shahzad and UA for a final time, only to replace them with Imam ul Haq and on the Australia tour?

 

[cricketerB94]

In Pakistan, everyone (Haider, Asif, Khushdil, Iftikhar) is a big hitter….until a REAL butcher comes along.

Need to see more of Akmal, but he can fit in right after Khushdil if he continues to win matches for QG. Because other than Khushdil, no one from these names have won matches for their teams yet in this PSL.

 

[cricketerB94]

That’s like saying Misbah was giving everyone a final match before enforcing his agenda

Picking Shahzad and UA for a final time, only to replace them with Imam ul Haq and on the Australia tour?

What were Shahzad's and UA's stats in that series at home against C team?

 

[Rathore]

What a cameo. I really hope he addressed his mental issues. A fit and prime umar akmal is a rare comodity

 

[Rana]

What were Shahzad's and UA's stats in that series at home against C team?

What were Asif Ali’s stats before he won two huge games for Pakistan in the World Cup?

Stats or current form are not always the best indication. Stays wise, Rizwan is supposedly a superior T20 batsman to Jason Roy

 

[Cric1234]

Most of our hard hitters : Asif Ali, Iftikhar etc struggle against genuine pace but Umar had always the ability to hit big against pace. But he had a limited game against spinners.

He had the skill but poor work ethic and lack of application as a batsman ruined his career.

No Misbah ruined his career he should’ve been promoted to opening the batting in limited overs earlier on in his career and been a mainstay of the test team I mean he averages similar to Shafiq despite playing all his matches in tougher conditions outside Asia at a much higher strike rate.

In Asia on better wickets he would hit the spinners with more ease no doubt about that overall Pakistan missed out while Azhar Shafiq Imam Shehzad have been entertaining the fans as Misbah wanted hopefully Haider isn’t given the same treatment.

 

[cricketerB94]

Stats or current form are not always the best indication.

That is why he got countless chances from 2009 to 2016, because everyone believed and still believes that he is talented, but what can any selector do if a talented player is not able to buy runs at home against C teams?

Asif Ali did not get a free ride of 7 years in Pakistan team.

 

[Cric1234]

Javed Miandad also was a stellar white ball batter in 1986. Should we pick him on that basis?

Maybe Miandad could play today and hit 3 sixes would be some sight if that did happen.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

With Hafeez and Malik(!!!) retiring, it’s opened up a spot for King Umar to take back his throne.

 

[Usman Chadda]

What a joke. An eight-ball innings is being hailed as a template for a recall to the national team.

 

[Cric1234]

That is why he got countless chances from 2009 to 2016, because everyone believed and still believes that he is talented, but what can any selector do if a talented player is not able to buy runs at home against C teams?

Asif Ali did not get a free ride of 7 years in Pakistan team.

Asif Ali is an ordinary batsman 7 years would be 7 years too long for his ability as a batsman.

 

[cricketerB94]

Asif Ali is an ordinary batsman 7 years would be 7 years too long for his ability as a batsman.

I agree with you that Asif Ali is an ordinary batter, but UA should not target his spot. UA should target Malik's spot in T20 team, i.e. no. 5, but he needs to show consistent performances for that to grab.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

What a joke. An eight-ball innings is being hailed as a template for a recall to the national team.

8 balls that got the blood pumping and the adrenaline going.

Umars innings overshadowed the whole IPL auction.

 

[silentkiller187]

Enjoyed the knock from akmal today, there's space for both rizwan babar aswel as akmal in the pak team but let's not get carried away with one performance , need to see more consistency

 

[topspin]

Lol Umar Akmal should had played test? Ok....

Also, Misbah was bashed for the position he played umar at... Today at Quetta Umar akmal played at the same position.............


Misbah did the best thing to remove him from international cricekt

Nope, Misbah made the worst decisions and as a result was the worst thing that happened to Pakistan cricket (except for those who seek his romance).

Replacing Umar Akmal with Shafiq cost Pakistan dearly. Not saying Umar Akmal was the perfect solution but his stats are far more commendable when you consider he only played one test in UAE.

If he had played more tests in UAE, he would have averaged 40+ with a strike rate of 60+. I would take that over Shafiq's average of 38 and a strike rate of under 50. Also not to forget, none of his knocks were even close to being remotely match winning because he couldn't deliver when his team needed it, hence why he hid himself down the order batting at six.

Anyone with half a decent cricket brain knows that at no.6 you need a batsman who can score runs more quickly and can have an impact on the game.

Misbah's persistence with Shafiq epitomises his lack of tactical nous and his substandard cricketing IQ. Many people fall for his "MBA" credentials (I used to be one of them) but in reality it's a degree that isn't even worthy of mention.

 

[Zaz]

Still lucky just won the match for Quetta with 3 sixes our best test batsman and a match winner in limited overs as an opening batsman.

Good on him Hes done well today but doesnt change much Hes got a lot to prove and i wont hold my breath

Sorry didnt understand your last bit Whos the best test batsman and limited overs match winner??

 

[Zaz]

Its funny how some sixes and people are hailing him once again as the messiah and the answer to all of pakistans problems

How many times have we been here over the last 13 years His fans are seriously deluded

 

[Major]

Its funny how some sixes and people are hailing him once again as the messiah and the answer to all of pakistans problems

How many times have we been here over the last 13 years His fans are seriously deluded

fans are never gonna learn. And i wont be surprised if Umar gets selected.

The advnatage of Rameez is that no corrupt player would be selected in his tenure

 

[GreenKhan]

Gosh I had to double check the score again just to make sure Akmal had not scored a century!

I mean it’s good to see Umar Akmal back but his career downfall has been his own fault and nobody else . Right from his form and fitness right down to his antics outside the pitch .

We blame misbah for his down fall . Ok let’s say this is true. Misbah retired from the odi team in 2015!

Akmal had the chance to cement his place as middle order lynchpin in the limited overs team, but another brain fade led to him being excluded from the CT17 squad ( a blessing in disguise).

Akmal can still carve his way , he is only 32 but his delusional fans really need to pipe down and stop blaming all and sundry for his disappointing career , rather than him self .

 

[Major]

Gosh I had to double check the score again just to make sure Akmal had not scored a century!

I mean it’s good to see Umar Akmal back but his career downfall has been his own fault and nobody else . Right from his form and fitness right down to his antics outside the pitch .

We blame misbah for his down fall . Ok let’s say this is true. Misbah retired from the odi team in 2015!

Akmal had the chance to cement his place as middle order lynchpin in the limited overs team, but another brain fade led to him being excluded from the CT17 squad ( a blessing in disguise).

Akmal can still carve his way , he is only 32 but his delusional fans really need to pipe down and stop blaming all and sundry for his disappointing career , rather than him self .

the guy went to Imran Khan and asked for his sifarish right infront of Afirid..

Just 3 sixes, and they want the guy back in the team. Many are forgetting that even if he does come back, he would be batting at the same position where he used to bat and complain

 

[DeadlyVenom]

the only person to blame for UA's career is the man himself.

He is not the most intelligent fella and has made some exceptionally poor decisions throughout his career.

He is unfit physically and probably has a low IQ also. Those throwing the blame at Misbahs door are the type of people who will blame others for their own failures, rather than taking any responsibility themselves.

Umar's innings today was nice to see because it envoked a nostalgia of what could have been, and it was also nice to see the guy come out on top for once but lets not read too much into an 8 ball knock.

The same people are trying to rewrite his whole international career on the basis of 8 balls, will conveniently ignore Sarfus brilliance today.

Why? Because they have an agenda.

 

[Walawalkar]

8 balls that got the blood pumping and the adrenaline going.

Umars innings overshadowed the whole IPL auction.

Oh my my... Overshadowed the whole IPL auction ...that was killer

 

[Saj]

Oh what could have been.

Umar should have played 100s of matches for Pakistan. The reason why he didn't is himself.

 

[GreenKhan]

Oh what could have been.

Umar should have played 100s of matches for Pakistan. The reason why he didn't is himself.

He still has played 200 plus matches for Pakistan ! That’s the weird thing . His fans still cry .

 

[Savak]

Today is not the day to Bash UA and bring up his past. His innings today eased the pressure on Sarfaraz and bought QG back in the match. There is no way Sarfaraz could have coped with a 50 run of 18 ball situation on his own. UA did his job for his team today.

Sarfaraz all of a sudden can now breathe easy and bat in his usual sedate run a ball style and aim to hit out at the end given that he has in form hitters coming before him to give him a platform and after him therefore taking the run rate pressure of him.

 

[Savak]

UA actually was a promising prospect for Pakistan from 2009 to 2014. During this era a lot of people felt he was being wasted and not utilized properly in the top order by Misbah and Co.

Sadly, It was from 2015 onwards where his performances, fitness and attitude seriously dipped, he rediscovered his form in 2016 only to badly let himself go in the beggining of 2017 onwards and since then his career tanked badly. He has only himself to blame for his failings and his lack of work ethic

 

[Major]

UA actually was a promising prospect for Pakistan from 2009 to 2014. During this era a lot of people felt he was being wasted and not utilized properly in the top order by Misbah and Co.

Sadly, It was from 2015 onwards where his performances, fitness and attitude seriously dipped, he rediscovered his form in 2016 only to badly let himself go in the beggining of 2017 onwards and since then his career tanked badly. He has only himself to blame for his failings and his lack of work ethic

dont forget the fixing he didnt report and made himself suspicious...

You can watch his fb profile and see how immature he is and what you guys blamed on Misbah finally got exposed 2015 onwards that it was his own doing.

A person who has played 200 matches for Pakistan fails to report a bookie approach? Like how immature do you have to be

 

[Savak]

dont forget the fixing he didnt report and made himself suspicious...

You can watch his fb profile and see how immature he is and what you guys blamed on Misbah finally got exposed 2015 onwards that it was his own doing.

A person who has played 200 matches for Pakistan fails to report a bookie approach? Like how immature do you have to be

The position UA took was that he did inform the PCB and the concerned authorities but the PCB's position was that UA did not inform people immediately.

 

[Major]

The position UA took was that he did inform the PCB and the concerned authorities but the PCB's position was that UA did not inform people immediately.

yes and it was appealed and the decision still stood.

 

[topspin]

yes and it was appealed and the decision still stood.

Do you think Umar Akmal should become PSL captain one day? Reason I ask is because some say, players take their role in the team more seriously when they're given responsibility. Good example you could say is Shadab.

 

[ZaidTR]

Played well, we will see drama around him

 

[Cric1234]

Good on him Hes done well today but doesnt change much Hes got a lot to prove and i wont hold my breath

Sorry didnt understand your last bit Whos the best test batsman and limited overs match winner??

Umar Akmal the best test batsman in Pakistan over the last 5 or so years don’t need to repeat myself over and over better than Azhar Shafiq and others the benchmark isn’t high no doubt he could’ve been better.

As an opening batsman he could’ve been a potential match winner in ODIs and T20s only Fakhar is the other capable match winner on his day apart from these two the rest are mostly accumulators.

 

[Rana]

Whilst I loved his innings/cameo today

One thing that needs to be noted is that Umar Akmal does have this tendency of impressing on his comeback matches or shifting of franchises like he did from LQ to QG.

He does seem to have a habit of making headlines on his comeback and then drift away after a few games, and then spiral down. Hopefully he won’t drift away this time and should just forget about international call ups. Just play and enjoy this kind of cricket for now, have fun in the national T20 cup later on and other tournaments.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

Wow 23 runs on comeback.

 

[Firebat]

Name of the thread: Umar Akmal's comeback performance watch. Keep the posts about that.

 

[MenInG]

Umar Akmal's brilliant cameo in Match 18

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[The_KING]

23 runs and his fans are doing a bhangra lol. Can’t wait to see him flop in the next match and normal service is resumed.

 

[MenInG]

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"I would like to thank QG management for their belief in my abilities and to give me a chance to play"

"Sir Viv Richards gave me a lot of confidence in my abilities and told me to believe in myself and Shahid Afridi is always there to boost the confidence of youngsters, he always plays the role of an elder brother, also Umar Gul reminded me that I should take the same belief into the ground that helped me win games for Pakistan from similar situations in the past - so I took the same belief with me when I walked into bat and The Almighty helped us win"

"I was given a specific role by the team management which I fulfilled and we were able to chase down the 200 run target successfully"

 

[dravidthewall]

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"I would like to thank QG management for their belief in my abilities and to give me a chance to play"

"Sir Viv Richards gave me a lot of confidence in my abilities and told me to believe in myself and Shahid Afridi is always there to boost the confidence of youngsters, he always plays the role of an elder brother, also Umar Gul reminded me that I should take the same belief into the ground that helped me win games for Pakistan from similar situations in the past - so I took the same belief with me when I walked into bat and The Almighty helped us win"

"I was given a specific role by the team management which I fulfilled and we were able to chase down the 200 run target successfully"

Good interview

 

[YousafTheBeast]

23 runs and his fans are doing a bhangra lol. Can’t wait to see him flop in the next match and normal service is resumed.

It’s kinda funny though, he’s missed 5 games but he’s already made more of an impact in this years PSL than his cousin in KK. Won his team the game against one of the strongest teams, but Babar is yet to win a game. Not making a comparison but kinda amusing.

 

[umarf76]

23 runs and his fans are doing a bhangra lol. Can’t wait to see him flop in the next match and normal service is resumed.

People with this style of batting are not expected to perform every game. If every 5 games he wins a match like this, it is good enough.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

People with this style of batting are not expected to perform every game. If every 5 games he wins a match like this, it is good enough.

Exactly, if Babar and Rizwan were given the role that King Umar has then they’d be averaging in the 20’s.

Expecting someone to average 40+ coming in at 5-6 whilst facing 10-20 balls is a ridiculous ask.

 

[Zaz]

It’s kinda funny though, he’s missed 5 games but he’s already made more of an impact in this years PSL than his cousin in KK. Won his team the game against one of the strongest teams, but Babar is yet to win a game. Not making a comparison but kinda amusing.

So hes better than Babar based on those 8 balls then yh?
Might as well make umar pakistan captain anf drop babar from all formats

Some of the posts on here are seriously deluded

 

[Major]

He can smack a 100, dont owrry he wont ever come back. That fixing case was a blessing for all of ur to get rid of this guy.

200 matches later still people want him... Pathetic

 

[GreenKhan]

It’s kinda funny though, he’s missed 5 games but he’s already made more of an impact in this years PSL than his cousin in KK. Won his team the game against one of the strongest teams, but Babar is yet to win a game. Not making a comparison but kinda amusing.

Did you just compare Akmal with Babar . OMG!

I think I am done with this thread .

 

[PakEngFan]

He can smack a 100, dont owrry he wont ever come back. That fixing case was a blessing for all of ur to get rid of this guy.

200 matches later still people want him... Pathetic

I don’t like Umar akmal and don’t want him back but he’s was miles better then misbah as an odi and t20 batsmen.

 

[Slim]

Meh, he looks fat and its just a small cameo. We will see when he consistently scores and doesnt lets his mental issues show up.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

So hes better than Babar based on those 8 balls then yh?
Might as well make umar pakistan captain anf drop babar from all formats

Some of the posts on here are seriously deluded

Lol, where did I say that.

All I said was Umar has already made more of an impact than his cousin, now I got the Babarians chasing me

Do you disagree, has Babar made more of an impact than Umar in this years PSL? Even though he’s not won his team a game as of yet?

Did you just compare Akmal with Babar . OMG!

I think I am done with this thread .

So, you disagree with the statement that Umar Akmal has made more of an impact in 8 balls than Babar in this years PSL?

This hasn’t got anything to do with who’s better or not, it’s about this years PSL and whose had more of an impact.

Umar Akmal has won his team a game. Babar has failed to do so. If that’s wrong then tell me what’s right.

 

[Major]

I don’t like Umar akmal and don’t want him back but he’s was miles better then misbah as an odi and t20 batsmen.

lol nope.

Misbah was ranked no.1 t20 batsmen in the ICC rankings and for ODIS he had held the second highest odi avg in Pakistan after zaheer abbas. Now he must be 3rd or 4th.... After Babar and Imam.

So plz.. Umar Akmal is equivalent to Imran Farhat

 

[Major]

Lol, where did I say that.

All I said was Umar has already made more of an impact than his cousin, now I got the Babarians chasing me&#55357;&#56834;

Do you disagree, has Babar made more of an impact than Umar in this years PSL? Even though he’s not won his team a game as of yet?





So, you disagree with the statement that Umar Akmal has made more of an impact in 8 balls than Babar in this years PSL?

This hasn’t got anything to do with who’s better or not, it’s about this years PSL and whose had more of an impact.

Umar Akmal has won his team a game. Babar has failed to do so. If that’s wrong then tell me what’s right.

) Umar akmal is now better than Babar Azam based on 8 ball innings.

Wow

 

[Wahid1234]

I would take Umar akmal over babar Azam any time of day in t20 cricket. He is 10 times the player babar will ever be in t20 cricket and we desperately need akmal back in Pakistan colours. Babar is an embarrassment with his cowardly timid approach can’t clear the inner circle ️ to save his life period

 

[Zaz]

Its one things having a go for last few balls Lets see what he does today when he ll have to bat several overs and show some brains too

 

[GreenKhan]

I would take Umar akmal over babar Azam any time of day in t20 cricket. He is 10 times the player babar will ever be in t20 cricket and we desperately need akmal back in Pakistan colours. Babar is an embarrassment with his cowardly timid approach can’t clear the inner circle ️ to save his life period

Umar Akmal has a SR of 122 in T20is compared to Babar “timid “ Azam approach of 128.

 

[Zaz]

I would take Umar akmal over babar Azam any time of day in t20 cricket. He is 10 times the player babar will ever be in t20 cricket and we desperately need akmal back in Pakistan colours. Babar is an embarrassment with his cowardly timid approach can’t clear the inner circle ️ to save his life period

Please think before you post

Babar an embarrassment? Theres only one person embarrassing himself here and its not babar

 

[Firebat]

Threw his wicket today after a promising start, finished on 25 (19):

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[Wahid1234]

What a terrific little innings today but got out to an ultra aggressive shot was the right one execution was wrong

 

[Major]

20 runs ka badsha.


Ends up throwing his wicket as usual )

 

[shamaan]

I would take Umar akmal over babar Azam any time of day in t20 cricket. He is 10 times the player babar will ever be in t20 cricket and we desperately need akmal back in Pakistan colours. Babar is an embarrassment with his cowardly timid approach can’t clear the inner circle ️ to save his life period

You obviously know nothing about cricket

 

[YousafTheBeast]

I would take Umar akmal over babar Azam any time of day in t20 cricket. He is 10 times the player babar will ever be in t20 cricket and we desperately need akmal back in Pakistan colours. Babar is an embarrassment with his cowardly timid approach can’t clear the inner circle ️ to save his life period

Any sane person would, only those who are easily pleased with match losing 50’s would disagree.

 

[Barragan]

It was the right move to take on wiese and target their weakest bowler, but didn't come off.

Rashid was bowling really well, so someone needed to be hammered to make up for Rashid's 4 economical overs.

 

[boomboomcheema]

Bring back Umar Akmal into the T20 and ODI squad for a final triumph. Maybe he can become the Michael Hussey for the Pakistan side and achieve great success during the final years of his career.

 

[Wahid1234]

You obviously know nothing about cricket

My response was quite emotional but to say I don’t know nothing about crickets is an overstatement I’ve followed cricket for 4 decades since the 80s I’m pretty sure I’m an expert at analysing players. I never said babar is not a good player just said he’s not good enough for t20 cricket which many veterans will agree with me. Babar needs to changes his batting position to suit his game or quit t20 cricket and concentrate on One day and test crickets which he’s good at..

 

[YousafTheBeast]

It was the right move to take on wiese and target their weakest bowler, but didn't come off.

Rashid was bowling really well, so someone needed to be hammered to make up for Rashid's 4 economical overs.

No, he should’ve went a run a ball to reach his 50. That would’ve pleased our “fans”.

 

[WC-Passion]

Threw his wicket today after a promising start, finished on 25 (19):

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That is the most UA dismissal I've ever seen, although its overall a better start to the tournament for him than I thought it would be. I think he's still got it in him to be a pretty good T20 batsmen in leagues around the world, although I don't really think his international career will be revived without a miracle.

 

[Major]

Bring back Umar Akmal into the T20 and ODI squad for a final triumph. Maybe he can become the Michael Hussey for the Pakistan side and achieve great success during the final years of his career.

lol, final triumph? I think that has happened like 10 time snow

 

[MenInG]

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He can do this too...

 

[Zaz]

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He can do this too...

Some things will never change

 

[Major]

No, he should’ve went a run a ball to reach his 50. That would’ve pleased our “fans”.

you do know that Babar Azam has a better strike rate than Umar AKmal in t20I, and thats even after Babar opens and Umar Akmal bats at lower order....

lol,

 

[Slim]

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He can do this too...

Inn chezun mein tou number 1 hai apna uakmal

 

[IMMY69]

I think a middle order of Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi and Malik is the way forward for our team.
Now if only we can get Imran Farhat to open...

 

[DeadlyVenom]

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He can do this too...

Shame that his family and elders haven't been able to advice him about this stuff. He just becomes a meme and rather than appearing cool, is mocked and ridiculed.

Some can pull it off but its beyond Umar. He should just focus on cricket. This is where someone like Kamran could really have been a better influence on him.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

you do know that Babar Azam has a better strike rate than Umar AKmal in t20I, and thats even after Babar opens and Umar Akmal bats at lower order....

lol,

Umar Akmal didn’t get to stat pad against minnows and weak teams like SL, WI, SA C, Eng Z etc.

Back when UA was playing, SL and WI were the best T20 teams, no Eng Z, no SA C etc.

 

[Major]

Umar Akmal didn’t get to stat pad against minnows and weak teams like SL, WI, SA C, Eng Z etc.

Back when UA was playing, SL and WI were the best T20 teams, no Eng Z, no SA C etc.

Just an advice, its better if you first research before writing a post.

UMAR AKMAL



Babar

 

[Wahid1234]

Yousaf is right Umar is not a stat paddler like babar Azam and by no means a selfish player hence why he will get out more often but not before he’s blazed himself to quick 20 or 30 or even 50 on a good day

Sri Lanka and West Indies were beasts in t20 8 or 9 years ago and akmal was a beast in our team

 

[Zaz]

Yousaf is right Umar is not a stat paddler like babar Azam and by no means a selfish player hence why he will get out more often but not before he’s blazed himself to quick 20 or 30 or even 50 on a good day

Sri Lanka and West Indies were beasts in t20 8 or 9 years ago and akmal was a beast in our team

Youd say Umar Akmal was unselfish Id say he was brainless and a liability batting like that

 

[Slim]

Yousaf is right Umar is not a stat paddler like babar Azam and by no means a selfish player hence why he will get out more often but not before he’s blazed himself to quick 20 or 30 or even 50 on a good day

Sri Lanka and West Indies were beasts in t20 8 or 9 years ago and akmal was a beast in our team

You are literally undermining the performances of our best ever player and probably the top or second best player in the world by comparing him to a nobody and a mentally unstable player like Umar Akmal? Please remind me how much was our total during the semi-final? It was a highly defendable total. We lost purely due to hard luck and couple of small mistakes.

 

[silentkiller187]

Are you okay in the head? Yousaf is right Umar is not a stat paddler like babar Azam and by no means a selfish player hence why he will get out more often but not before he’s blazed himself to quick 20 or 30 or even 50 on a good day

Sri Lanka and West Indies were beasts in t20 8 or 9 years ago and akmal was a beast in our team

You seem to be forgetting in 2019 umar akmal got a double golden duck in the t20 series against an sl team I would hardly call beasts.

Stat peddlers are one thing but saying umar akmal is better than babar is just delusion of the highest order

 

[sam_ahm]

Umer Akmal can be given one more chance in the national team, it is not that difficult too. Hafeez has retired and Malik is 40+ and uncertain for T20 WC selection.

Obviously Pakistan are banking on Iftikhar Ahmed, Asif Ali and I must say Umer Akmal is not that bad an option over one of those two, Iftikhar or Asif.

So there is a pretty realistic chance of Akmal making it to the T20 WC Squad and should be given an opportunity to stake a claim.

 

[Extra_Cover]

A lot of noise around Umar to be re-selected for Pakistan XI. This guy is nothing but a meme and unfortunately we cannot start making jokes out of our cricket XI again so this guy with all due and respect should not be selected and certainly not after couple of 20s.

Umar is way behind in the pecking order and let this lad play a decent domestic season before even mentioning him for re-selection. Unfortunately for me Umar is a failure he has been given ample chances more than one can hope for in international arena and yet his focus was on controversies, partying and becoming a meme so if there lies his priorities then why we should bother with cricket when it comes to him.