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[VIDEOS] Umar Akmal's comeback performance watch

Rana said:
The Misbah Tuk Tuk era has given rise to bits and pieces hitters like Khushdil, Asif and Iftikhar. No way is Umar ever coming back as long as these three even average 15 with a strike rate of 130 which is destructive for Pakistani hitter standards
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But you was the one who said that Asif ali is “big daddy six hitter” ?? And he is the only one in Pakistan who can hit sixes and he maybe will hit 6 sixes in an over. And now he is a bit and pieces hitter??
Iftikhar is not a bits of pieces hitter but a proper player.
Start being mature man and come with facts. Now the average counts, but if we give you average an strike rates of people who are better then you favourites, then it doesnt count?
Your fat players will flop every time like today again.
 
Down the wicket , ugly hoik, normal service resumed , that is Umar Akmal .
Blind followers will make 1000 excuses for him but the FACT remains that he’s waaaay down the list when it comes to national setup,
Blind followers TALK NA
 
Mirpur express said:
Down the wicket , ugly hoik, normal service resumed , that is Umar Akmal .
Blind followers will make 1000 excuses for him but the FACT remains that he’s waaaay down the list when it comes to national setup,
Blind followers TALK NA
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Typical akmal dismissal we have seen it 100 times a truly rubbish cricketer like his older shameless brother.
 
Isn’t he mentally unstable ? Why are we allowing mentally disabled cricketers near psl or national players
 
realitygaf said:
Isn’t he mentally unstable ? Why are we allowing mentally disabled cricketers near psl or national players
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Ask his fans The guy has had a load of mental issues but is supposedly the best thing for pakistan since sliced bread

I mean just look at how he looks physically now He has no respect for himself or his cricket
 
Umar Akmal had had overs to bat today and still throws his wicket away , just another typical Umar knock .

In fact Umar and his mentality was summed up in the match when he got 50. Took his helmet of , and blew a kiss like he felt content with what he had achieved, and next ball he got out .

He does not have the hunger , desire or the temperament , compared to many others around him , yet his fans still harp on about the injustice. His own down fall is simply down to him .
 
Umar Akmal PSL 7 Numbers:
Matches - 5
Innings - 5 (Faced 58 Balls)
Runs - 101
Average - 20.20
Strike Rate - 174.13
50 - 1
4s - 5
6s - 10

From the players that played at least half of the group matches (meaning they batted at least 5 innings),
the following had a better strike rate than Umar Akmal (as of Match 29);

- Rashid Khan
- Tim David
- Khushdil Shah
- Faheem Ashraf
- Paul Stirling
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Pakistan Players - Number of Balls to score a 6 ratio (Six-Rate?) calculated by; Number of Balls Faced/ Number of Sixes (I probably did this incorrectly though).

Top 5;
1. Umar Akmal - 5.8 (10 x 6)
2. Khushdil Shah - 6.78 (9 x 6)
3. Faheem Ashraf - 7.86 (7 x 6)
4. Shadab Khan - 8.75 (16 x 6)
5. Sharjeel Khan - 12.64 (14 x 6)

So in PSL 7 (as of match 29) Umar Akmal is Pakistans best six-hitter and Pakistans third-best power hitter/finisher...


Story of Umar Akmal in PSL 7 - His best innings was a match-winning 23 of 8 balls against United, as well as a blazing 50 of 23 balls against Multan Sultans, (also made 25 of 19 against Qalandars). His other innings were 1 & 2 (runs). Some people say he was throwing his wicket away, others say his game is 'Go Big or Go Home'.


Should he be in the team? I don't know, up to you guys. I would say no. (I'm not an Umar Akmal lover by the way)

:ua_smile
 
PakEngFan said:
If they are given 100s of games like him I am sure them below average fit cricketers will outperform him.
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its a shame on how people still support this guy... Umar Akmal should not be allowed to enter the building where any sports team is staying.. he might corrupt them by just breathing in tht air
 
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Thats two innings around his average, 1 above and two below. Given his average is already fairly low, thats not necessarily a great return. Do need a bigger sample size, but given he has had significant behavioural issues in the past, he's probably not needed. England tend to leave out a far better batsman than Umar Akmal in Alex Hales for similar sorts of reasons (though they are also better blessed with power hitters across the team)
 
Bilal Ahmad15 said:
Umar Akmal PSL 7 Numbers:
Matches - 5
Innings - 5 (Faced 58 Balls)
Runs - 101
Average - 20.20
Strike Rate - 174.13
50 - 1
4s - 5
6s - 10

From the players that played at least half of the group matches (meaning they batted at least 5 innings),
the following had a better strike rate than Umar Akmal (as of Match 29);

- Rashid Khan
- Tim David
- Khushdil Shah
- Faheem Ashraf
- Paul Stirling
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Pakistan Players - Number of Balls to score a 6 ratio (Six-Rate?) calculated by; Number of Balls Faced/ Number of Sixes (I probably did this incorrectly though).

Top 5;
1. Umar Akmal - 5.8 (10 x 6)
2. Khushdil Shah - 6.78 (9 x 6)
3. Faheem Ashraf - 7.86 (7 x 6)
4. Shadab Khan - 8.75 (16 x 6)
5. Sharjeel Khan - 12.64 (14 x 6)

So in PSL 7 (as of match 29) Umar Akmal is Pakistans best six-hitter and Pakistans third-best power hitter/finisher...


Story of Umar Akmal in PSL 7 - His best innings was a match-winning 23 of 8 balls against United, as well as a blazing 50 of 23 balls against Multan Sultans, (also made 25 of 19 against Qalandars). His other innings were 1 & 2 (runs). Some people say he was throwing his wicket away, others say his game is 'Go Big or Go Home'.


Should he be in the team? I don't know, up to you guys. I would say no. (I'm not an Umar Akmal lover by the way)

:ua_smile
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Good post. Got limited opportunity in PSL and performed well.
 
Babar barely had a strike rate of 100 in the power play on decent batting wickets in the PSL if you think Umar can’t do better well I don’t know what to say.

Umar averages 43 at no 3 in T20Is for Pakistan with him being a decent hitter of fast bowling he can do a job opening in limited overs.

One of the main reasons why Pakistan will struggle in the T20 WC is the opening partnership of Babar and Rizwan come back to this post once the World Cup finishes.
 
Cric1234 said:
Babar barely had a strike rate of 100 in the power play on decent batting wickets in the PSL if you think Umar can’t do better well I don’t know what to say.

Umar averages 43 at no 3 in T20Is for Pakistan with him being a decent hitter of fast bowling he can do a job opening in limited overs.

One of the main reasons why Pakistan will struggle in the T20 WC is the opening partnership of Babar and Rizwan come back to this post once the World Cup finishes.
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This guy cant lay off the biryani nowadays He couldnt do a job 10yrs ago in his prime but people think he can do a job in limited overs today

Pull the other one
 
Umar Akmal can do a job though. Nobody can question his talent. After Babar he might be the most talented batsman in Pakistan.

It's not his ability that was ever in question for Umar but everything else that comes with him.

If he can top the charts for a full domestic season, get himself into better shape and show some insight into his previous mistakes....then i guess an international return remains a possibility. It's within Umar's hands anyway.
 
Overall a decent performance better than what I expected however should not be considered for selection.
 
0 and 19 so far in the Pakistan Cup for Central Punjab.
 
No notable performance so far for UA.

Apart from a few sixes in the PSL nothing to show for junior Akmal.
 
Man, two PSL games and folks went on a full Sadi Gali on the dance floor type beat :gayle. Not a blind fan nor a hater, if UA starts putting together strings of solid performances then talks of a recall will be reasonable. So far, not a good start for him in the Pakistan Cup.
 
It’s safe to say that umar akmal will never don the pakistan kit again. Anyone who thinks a good domestic season will earn him a recall is hallucinating . It’s never going to happen.
 
Speaking to the media:

"My job is to work hard so that I can continue to perform, and wherever I get the opportunity, I have tried to give my 100 percent."

"However, selecting for the national team is the job of the selectors, coaches, and captain. And my job is to continue to work. I have to improve my fitness so that I can make a good comeback on the national side."

"The time I have gone through, I will always pray that that time does not come upon anyone."

"When I was going through tough times, my family did not let me fall, and because of them, I came back to the cricket field. The Quetta Gladiators trusted me, which boosted my morale, and I performed well in PSL 2022"

"I have to participate in Ramadan cricket in Karachi now, and after that, I am looking forward to playing in leagues. I hope I will be seen in action in leagues

"It is good to have international cricket in Pakistan. Whenever there is a home series and if you don't play, the cricketer definitely misses a great opportunity. I think the home series against Australia has been great, and the fans also enjoyed it to the fullest"
 
MenInG said:
Speaking to the media:

"My job is to work hard so that I can continue to perform, and wherever I get the opportunity, I have tried to give my 100 percent."

"However, selecting for the national team is the job of the selectors, coaches, and captain. And my job is to continue to work. I have to improve my fitness so that I can make a good comeback on the national side."

"The time I have gone through, I will always pray that that time does not come upon anyone."

"When I was going through tough times, my family did not let me fall, and because of them, I came back to the cricket field. The Quetta Gladiators trusted me, which boosted my morale, and I performed well in PSL 2022"

"I have to participate in Ramadan cricket in Karachi now, and after that, I am looking forward to playing in leagues. I hope I will be seen in action in leagues

"It is good to have international cricket in Pakistan. Whenever there is a home series and if you don't play, the cricketer definitely misses a great opportunity. I think the home series against Australia has been great, and the fans also enjoyed it to the fullest"
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In T20 umar Akmal is better than iftiqar Ahmed. Pakistan can try him on lower midle order batsman .
 
dravidthewall said:
In T20 umar Akmal is better than iftiqar Ahmed. Pakistan can try him on lower midle order batsman .
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How many times are pakistan gonna try him? Hes had his opportunities and almost always messed them up
 
PCB have confirmed that Umar Akmal, Sohaib Maqsood, Haris Sohail and Sharjeel Khan have been invited for fitness assessments (not tests); Coaches will observe their fitness levels and provide them a road map for the next three months to attain the desired level of fitness.
 
If its true I don't think they will be able to achieve two-kilometer in less than 8 minutes that they will complete during the fitness assessments.
 
Happy Birthday Umar Akmal! 32 years old - time running out fast for him to make a comeback in international cricket.
 
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> in 1990. Umar Akmal was born in Lahore. Umar has played 221 times for Pakistan and made a century on Test debut in 2009. On his day a match-winner, but sadly those days have been rare <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/AdqaA77L6X">pic.twitter.com/AdqaA77L6X</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) <a href="https://twitter.com/SajSadiqCricket/status/1529710649772843009?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 26, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Doesn't look that lean - compare him with Afridi!

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Still slimmer than Inzi the extra bit of weight means extra power for them sixes that’s what needed in T20s as an opener.
 
Rana said:
Afridi was never this fit in the latter part of his career as he is now.

Man this guy is so gifted with looks!
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Afridi also evidently puts a lot of hard work on his fitness and diet and work out regime I guess. Even Malik is extremely fit for his age.
 
Quetta Gladiators: Mohammad Nawaz (Platinum). Iftikhar Ahmed and Jason Roy (Diamond). Mohammad Hasnain and Sarfaraz Ahmed (Gold). Naveen ul Haq, Umar Akmal (Mentor) and Will Smeed (Silver)

So Umar Akmal mentor but retained
 
Unfortunately for Umar Akmal, QG isn’t the team he should be in to regain his form.

If he had gone to KK, Fakhar and Sharjeel would’ve made his job a lot easier by taking away the pressure in the middle order.

He would’ve done well batting along with Malik and Haidar.

Expect him to walk into the crease when QQ are 4 down in the first 10 overs.
 
Northern v Sindh, UBL Sports Complex - Pakistan Cup

Umar Akmal top-scored for his side with a 58-ball 95, which included 10 fours and five sixes.

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MenInG said:
Northern v Sindh, UBL Sports Complex - Pakistan Cup

Umar Akmal top-scored for his side with a 58-ball 95, which included 10 fours and five sixes.

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Seems to be growing a lot
 
Cric1234 said:
Babar barely had a strike rate of 100 in the power play on decent batting wickets in the PSL if you think Umar can’t do better well I don’t know what to say.

Umar averages 43 at no 3 in T20Is for Pakistan with him being a decent hitter of fast bowling he can do a job opening in limited overs.

One of the main reasons why Pakistan will struggle in the T20 WC is the opening partnership of Babar and Rizwan come back to this post once the World Cup finishes.
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Umar with 3 plates of biryani will still be a better opening batsman than Babar and Rizwan stats prove that now a lack of power hitting in the powerplay cost Pakistan in big matches over the last 2 T20 world Cups and Asia Cup.
 
Cric1234 said:
Umar with 3 plates of biryani will still be a better opening batsman than Babar and Rizwan stats prove that now a lack of power hitting in the powerplay cost Pakistan in big matches over the last 2 T20 world Cups and Asia Cup.
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Why not bring back Imran Nazir and Shahid Afridi then? :))
 
A big upgrade on Shafiq in tests we missed some big innings in Asia from Umar during his prime 100s at 80 plus strike rates.

:moyo
 
Umar Akmal and Sharjeel Khan, two guys you’d pay to watch. Can’t say the same about the current batsmen in the Pak team.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Umar Akmal and Sharjeel Khan, two guys you’d pay to watch. Can’t say the same about the current batsmen in the Pak team.
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If we're talking about paying to watch their fielding bloopers or a food eating contest, then a resounding yes. For cricket, most would be happy to not watch these two play.
 
world cup captain said:
If we're talking about paying to watch their fielding bloopers or a food eating contest, then a resounding yes. For cricket, most would be happy to not watch these two play.
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Babar Azam has dropped more catches this year than Umar Akmal has in his entire international career. If he comes back into the team he’ll be the 2nd best fielder after Shadab.

You can criticise his batting, not his fielding.

There’s a reason why he’d always be in positions where the ball was likely to go.

I don’t blame you, you’re so used to seeing tuktuk cricket that every time Rizwan or Babar slow down for their personal milestones you get a little too excited.

No true Pakistan cricket fan wants to see players play for themselves. It’s sad to see so many who don’t want to see an attacking selfless mindset in our team.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Babar Azam has dropped more catches this year than Umar Akmal has in his entire international career. If he comes back into the team he’ll be the 2nd best fielder after Shadab.

You can criticise his batting, not his fielding.

There’s a reason why he’d always be in positions where the ball was likely to go.

I don’t blame you, you’re so used to seeing tuktuk cricket that every time Rizwan or Babar slow down for their personal milestones you get a little too excited.

No true Pakistan cricket fan wants to see players play for themselves. It’s sad to see so many who don’t want to see an attacking selfless mindset in our team.
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He was once a good fielder and used to field in key positions but am not sure if he is still 2nd best as you have Shadab,Nawaz,Rauf who are all very good fielders.
 
shamaan said:
He was once a good fielder and used to field in key positions but am not sure if he is still 2nd best as you have Shadab,Nawaz,Rauf who are all very good fielders.
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I’ve actually never seen UA drop a catch in the outfield. Very reliable boundary rider
 
shamaan said:
He was once a good fielder and used to field in key positions but am not sure if he is still 2nd best as you have Shadab,Nawaz,Rauf who are all very good fielders.
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Umar Akmal always had the safest hand. He might not be able to dive around so much these days due to his weight but he still wouldn't drop the catches that are within his reach. Babar Azam on the other hand dropped 2 catches of Stokes in the T20 final.
 
YousafTheBeast said:
Babar Azam has dropped more catches this year than Umar Akmal has in his entire international career. If he comes back into the team he’ll be the 2nd best fielder after Shadab.

You can criticise his batting, not his fielding.

There’s a reason why he’d always be in positions where the ball was likely to go.

I don’t blame you, you’re so used to seeing tuktuk cricket that every time Rizwan or Babar slow down for their personal milestones you get a little too excited.

No true Pakistan cricket fan wants to see players play for themselves. It’s sad to see so many who don’t want to see an attacking selfless mindset in our team.
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Twelve years ago, UA would have been placed in hot spots because he could run the ball down. Now, he'll likely be placed in those areas hoping his gravity will pull the ball towards his hands. A decade can change a lot of things.
 
In the previous match against Central Punjab (CP), Umar smashed 95 off just 58 balls.

Today, he hit 49 off 46 balls including five fours and two sixes.

He has so far scored 167 runs in four matches at an average of 55.66.

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Umar Akmal's epilepsy medication has resulted in his weight gain. His family genetics are also poor, in an interview he explained everyone in his family has suffered from massive weight gain after reaching a certain age.
 
Savak said:
Umar Akmal's epilepsy medication has resulted in his weight gain. His family genetics are also poor, in an interview he explained everyone in his family has suffered from massive weight gain after reaching a certain age.
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Babar has put on weight too but not as dramatically as the other two did
 
Savak said:
Umar Akmal's epilepsy medication has resulted in his weight gain. His family genetics are also poor, in an interview he explained everyone in his family has suffered from massive weight gain after reaching a certain age.
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There are large number of epilepsy medications , but generally they don't cause weight gain . Never knew he had epilepsy and never heard about it.
 
I’ll tell you one thing.

Umar Akmal isn’t perfect.
But
He’s better than Rizwan, Khushdil, Asif, and a ton of other nobodies we’ve tried so far .

Bring him back. [MENTION=2016]Rana[/MENTION] is right. We were right about Rizwan too.

We don’t have many options and our sufferings continue in LOIs.

Tests is a different ball game where we just don’t have any talent plus leadership and have become
Minnows.
 
53 today in the Pakistan Cup but Sindh beat Northern by five wickets at the UBL Sports Complex
 
Got to hand it to the lad, that was an absolutely brilliant innings today against Islamabad:

Umar Akmal's innings today:

6 1 6 4 . 6 1 1 6 . 4 . 2 6

43 runs
14 balls
5 sixes
2 fours
Strike-rate 307.14
 
43* off 11: Why was Umar Akmal being kept out of Central Punjab team for Pakistan Cup?

Biggest injustice under Ramiz Raja’s regime. He will have to answer to God for destroying player’s careers!

UA clearly one of the cleanest strikers of the ball in Pakistan but was still not being allowed to represent central Punjab. Instead we have had some of the most garbage hitters representing Pakistan in the form of Shan Masood, Khushdil Shah and others!
 
Umar akmal has still got it. Must for pakistan at number 6 position as a finisher. Need him for the World Cup on flat pitches. Could be his farewell World Cup.
 
UA has only himself to blame. He is not reliable or consistent enough and neither can he be relied upon to properly construct an innings anymore. The way he threw away his wicket early on in the tournament didn't inspire confidence in the Quetta Gladiators team management
 
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