Was Rashid Latif the most natural wicket keeper ever?

[Slog]

His keeping was so smooth. The way he collected the ball, his positioning and how he took catches was amazing.

When I was a kid I used to like Moin Khan over Rashid (and I don’t even know why) but now that I look back at old matches there just is no comparison between the two in wicket keeping.
One is a Rolls Royce and the other is a Fiat. Moin was slightly the better batsman but definitely as a package Rashid was always ahead and the only reason he didn’t play more was that he wasn’t liked in the corridors of power due to him breaking the fixing scandals.

Even outside Pakistan I think he is one of the best wicketkeepers post 1990. Perhaps Ian Healy and Mark Boucher give competition.

 

[Last Monetarist]

He's the best pure wicketkeeper in Pakistan history, no question.

I think technically Healy might have been slightly better, but Latif is right up there on merit. It was a travesty how he didn't play more tests ahead of an absolute wreck like Moin.

 

[Slog]

He's the best pure wicketkeeper in Pakistan history, no question.

I think technically Healy might have been slightly better, but Latif is right up there on merit. It was a travesty how he didn't play more tests ahead of an absolute wreck like Moin.

Lol people say Kamran Akmal was bad but tbh Moin Khan was not very far behind. He didn’t have as many howlers so you can’t easily make a highlight reel like Kamran’s and it doesn’t stick to the mind, but his keeping was very untidy. Conceded so many byes in ODIs and in tests dropped crucial catches on several occasions.

 

[BoomBoomCricket]

Wasim Bari is rated very highly.

 

[shah_1]

Latif averaged 38 with the bat in last 15 test matches(after he made a comeback in 2001). This was his peak years, and retired too early(his offical age was his real age unlike other cricketers)

 

[shah_1]

Lol people say Kamran Akmal was bad but tbh Moin Khan was not very far behind. He didn’t have as many howlers so you can’t easily make a highlight reel like Kamran’s and it doesn’t stick to the mind, but his keeping was very untidy. Conceded so many byes in ODIs and in tests dropped crucial catches on several occasions.

Latif didn't play much because he stood up against match fixers.

 

[Zaz]

Latif was much the better keeper So clean, athletic and graceful He made it look easy

Theres was no competition with moin as far as keeping quality is concerned he was that far ahead

 

[Junaids]

Latif was a lovely keeper, almost as good as Wasim Bari but a much better batsman.

He was also a better Test batsman than Moin Khan, simply because he had a far better temperament and didn’t throw away his wicket.

I remember writing in 1991 that Moin Khan should score 4000 Test runs and take 400 catches. And yet within a year Latif emerged.

Latif was cool in a crisis, could catch and didn’t beat women. It’s scandalous that he played so few Tests, but was inevitable for one of the few 1990’s players who refused to tolerate his teammates fixing.

 

[Ab Fan]

With what I have heard, Wasim Bari was the best keeper Pakistan ever had. The only problem was that he was a Javagal Srinath level test batsmen. In contrast, Rashid was an excellent keeper(probably second best from Pak ) and an equivalent to Wridhimann Saha with the bat.

 

[Bewal Express]

Rashid was a good keeper to fast bowlers, average to spinners. He was a solid bat but should have done better

 

[TeymurBlake]

Rashid Latif was a good keeper and a decent batter.

 

[andy0204]

Rashid was a good keeper to fast bowlers, average to spinners. He was a solid bat but should have done better

Exactly opposite of Moin,he was good to spinners.
Pakistan made a mistake by picking Moin on overseas tours
They should have picked Latif on SENA tours and Moin at subcontinent tours.

 

[adzzy786]

didn’t beat women..

I’m against it aswell but How does that affect your cricket performance

 

[Saj]

Lovely hands.

The ball just landed into his gloves beautifully.

One of the best, but his form really dropped when he was struggling as captain.

 

[Markhor]

Lol people say Kamran Akmal was bad but tbh Moin Khan was not very far behind. He didn’t have as many howlers so you can’t easily make a highlight reel like Kamran’s and it doesn’t stick to the mind, but his keeping was very untidy. Conceded so many byes in ODIs and in tests dropped crucial catches on several occasions.

If you find on YouTube highlights of the 1993 Test series in West Indies, Moin has some shockers that rival Kamran's worst moments.

Moin was a handy batter, his lower order knocks in the 1999 WC were vital in setting competitive totals. Rashid was more athletic and a better keeper, but his batting was mostly very ordinary.

At least there was competition for the keeping role though unlike recently where Kamran and Sarfraz had a monopoly on the position and got lazy.

 

[Savak]

Latif dropped Marcus Trescothick of Shoaib Akhtar in the third ODI in 2003. It was a very simple straight forward catch and extremely vital at a pivotal stage in the game. Pakistan lost the series 2-1. A minor blemish and he was the captain as well so you can excuse him a touch for it. But no doubt the best keeper compared to Moin, Kamran, Sarfaraz.

How do the likes of Wasim Bari, Salim Yousaf, Rashid Latif compare from a wicket keeping point of view?

 

[Bhaijaan]

He was an unbelievable glovesman. After the legendary Syed Kirmani, i will rate him the second greatest glovesman to emerge from Asian bloc.

 

[Saj]

There was a lot going on behind the scenes when he was captain, with several players not happy with him and of course the fixing stuff.

That definitely affected Latif.

 

[Savak]

There was a lot going on behind the scenes when he was captain, with several players not happy with him and of course the fixing stuff.

That definitely affected Latif.

Latif comes across as a holier than thou individual. To me he personally destroyed his credibility by cheating and claiming a blatantly dropped catch against Bangladesh in 2003. Even Ramiz Raja in the commentary box was flabbergasted and struggling to defend him inspite of trying his best and I even remember his words "I know Rashid to be a very honest, upright person but I am just lost for words here"

 

[Robert]

Among Pakistanis I would say Bari.

Best I ever saw was probably Bob Taylor, who was kept out of the side by the batting of Alan Knott. They were pretty much equals as keepers but Taylor stood up to the medium pacers more. The lasst keeper I saw do that was Jack Russell in the nineties.

 

[Last Monetarist]

Latif is a difficult and mercurial character, prone to emotional outbursts and impulsive decisions. He was a poor politician in arguably Pakistan cricket's toughest era off the field, he made too many enemies because he couldn't compromise or play the game. Some would say that's a good quality, as at least he can claim to look in the mirror and not reproach himself about giving into the fixers or the other malcontents running the board.

But as a keeper, I've not seen a more naturally talented one in Pakistan. I never saw Wasim Bari play live but off the archive footage I have seen, and the fact that he didn't keep to an attack with such varied characteristics, I would rank Latif marginally ahead.

At the end of the day, Latif should have always been Pakistan's number one test keeper during the 90s, with Moin pigeonholed solely as limited overs keeper due to his superior batting.

 

[Saj]

Latif comes across as a holier than thou individual. To me he personally destroyed his credibility by cheating and claiming a blatantly dropped catch against Bangladesh in 2003. Even Ramiz Raja in the commentary box was flabbergasted and struggling to defend him inspite of trying his best and I even remember his words "I know Rashid to be a very honest, upright person but I am just lost for words here"

He and Basit didn't come out in good light, as well as the others during those 'dark days'.

Politics, back-stabbing, dog-eat-dog. Horrible times.

 

[Savak]

He and Basit didn't come out in good light, as well as the others during those 'dark days'.

Politics, back-stabbing, dog-eat-dog. Horrible times.

Had he not been a world class wicket keeper, he could very easily have ended up as the Zulqarnain Haider of that era

 

[sweep_shot]

I found Rashid Latif kind of overrated. Moin Khan was equally better and he could bat much better.

 

[Zaz]

I found Rashid Latif kind of overrated. Moin Khan was equally better and he could bat much better.

No way moin was on par with latif as a keeper Moin had plenty of shocking series as keeper including the 2000 eng series where he was awful as keeper n captain too

 

[Slog]

He and Basit didn't come out in good light, as well as the others during those 'dark days'.

Politics, back-stabbing, dog-eat-dog. Horrible times.

This is baseless.

Rashid saved Pakistan cricket. He brought the fixing to the limelight; otherwise it might not have come out in the open till much later

His contribution to Pakistan cricket and the game in general goes way beyond on-field performances.

 

[Saj]

This is baseless.

Rashid saved Pakistan cricket. He brought the fixing to the limelight; otherwise it might not have come out in the open till much later

His contribution to Pakistan cricket and the game in general goes way beyond on-field performances.

None of that lot were innocent. Those who believe it are very naive.

 

[Asifnow]

Latif was a pretty good keeper but the best? No I don't think so, not even the most natural seeming keeper either. Healy, Boucher, Gilly or Pakistan's own Bari. We shouldn't forget, for all the hate wel ove to give Kammy, he has slightly more than 2 dismissals per innings, there aint that many keepers globally who can match or supersede that. Not even Latif or Moin or Bari.

 

[Junaids]

None of that lot were innocent. Those who believe it are very naive.

That's a big claim.

I was active in journalism in the 1990's, and I would half-agree with you, dividing the Pakistan cricketers (and all other international cricketers) into three camps.

CAMP 1
These people fixed, especially the new white ball form of the game which was viewed as "hit and giggle" and not taken that seriously. ODIs had used a red ball (except in Australia) until the 1992 World Cup. Justice Qayyum made pretty clear who these players were.

CAMP 2
These players were clean for long periods, and eventually gave in and started fixing themselves as it seemed pointless to resist. Qayyum identified Basit Ali as one such player.

CAMP 3
These players were always clean and never fixed or were bribed. But they were outnumbered in the dressing room, and basically did not - could not - report what they were witnessing. From Pakistan the players in this category were Aamir Sohail, Aaqib Javed, Rameez Raja and Rashid Latif. They were the clean players, but actually ended up behaving exactly like Umar Akmal or Brendan McCullum in failing to report illegal activity.

The problem is that all former international cricketers of the 1990s at best fall into Camp 3 like Umar Akmal. And as long as any cricketer active between 1990 and 1999 remains involved in cricket administration or international coaching, the cricket world cannot be above board.

 

[Slog]

Latif was a pretty good keeper but the best? No I don't think so, not even the most natural seeming keeper either. Healy, Boucher, Gilly or Pakistan's own Bari. We shouldn't forget, for all the hate wel ove to give Kammy, he has slightly more than 2 dismissals per innings, there aint that many keepers globally who can match or supersede that. Not even Latif or Moin or Bari.

not many have dropped 80+ catches in their international career either

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Latif was a pretty good keeper but the best? No I don't think so, not even the most natural seeming keeper either. Healy, Boucher, Gilly or Pakistan's own Bari. We shouldn't forget, for all the hate wel ove to give Kammy, he has slightly more than 2 dismissals per innings, there aint that many keepers globally who can match or supersede that. Not even Latif or Moin or Bari.

Kami also got a lot more dismissal opportunities because of the people he kept to. Divide it as dismissals per opportunity and you’ll get a different story.

 

[Asifnow]

Kami also got a lot more dismissal opportunities because of the people he kept to. Divide it as dismissals per opportunity and you’ll get a different story.

What would you mean by that? Are you saying while he kept to Asif, Amir, Gul, Rana Naved and various other Pakistani bowlers he had more opportunities than Latif keeping to Akram, Waqar, Akhtar and co?

 

[Asifnow]

not many have dropped 80+ catches in their international career either

Where does this number come from?

 

[Slog]

Where does this number come from?

There was thread here once.

Also he had dropped 65+ by 2011 so pretty sure he’s hit 80 by now

Will share link when on laptop

 

[Asifnow]

There was thread here once.

Also he had dropped 65+ by 2011 so pretty sure he’s hit 80 by now

Will share link when on laptop

Alright thanks! I'd be curious to know the source.

 

[Saj]

That's a big claim.

It's an honest claim.

Different groups of Pakistani players were working with different groups of bookies.

Some were caught, others weren't.

Some portrayed themselves as angels when they were far from it. Some pointed the finger at others when they themselves were corrupt. Others made big claims, but failed to provide concrete proof when it mattered.

 

[Slog]

Alright thanks! I'd be curious to know the source.

This is from Ammar Ashraf.

Ninety five (95) dropped catches and missed stumpings as of March 2014. Does not include the many byes and catches he didnt even attempt. Or run out misses.

Here it goes:


Let us count his Dropped catches and Missed Stumping (13 July 2006 onwards ODIs, T20s and Tests).

Pakistan in England Test Series - 1st Test
England v Pakistan
1) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225255.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
63.2 Collingwood was on 79(Final Score = 186)
Umar Gul to Collingwood, no run, gone, out, no! Dropped! Leg-cutter, outside edge straight to Kamran Akmal ? dreadful shot from Collingwood I might add ? and, somehow, Akmal shelled it. Deafening silence from the captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, and not much more being said from the slips. Ooh, that?s a shocker
Pakistan in England Test Series - 3rd Test
England v Pakistan
2) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225257.html?innings=1;view=commentary
38.2 Collingwood was on 21(Final Score = 31)
Shahid Nazir to Collingwood, no run, yikes, Collingwood hangs his bat out to dry ? good away-swing from Shahid again ? but it passes his outside edge. Nevertheless, Akmal somehow drops a clanger and the ball bobbles from his gloves
3) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225257.html?innings=3;page=1;view=commentary
5.4 ME Trescothick was on 7(Final Score = 58)
Umar Gul to Trescothick, no run, DROPPED, Kamran Akmal has dropped him. A terrific ball from Gul rising on Trescothick who feathers an edge. Gul goes up to celebrate but Akmal, with iron gloves, clangs a sitter

Pakistan in England Test Series - 4th Test
England v Pakistan
4) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225258.html?innings=3;page=1;view=commentary
36.1 KP Pietersen was on 15 (Final Score = 96)
Danish Kaneria to Pietersen, no run, oooh, outside edge and dropped. Snorter of a delivery, Pietersen's caught in two minds, and Akmal can't hold on to the feather. Kaneria's just not having the luck today.
West Indies in Pakistan Test Series - 3rd Test
Pakistan v West Indies
5) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/match/257767.html?innings=2;page=2;view=commentary
83.1 DBL Powell was on 1 (Final Score = 1)
Umar Gul to Powell, no run, DROPPED! good length delivery wide outside the off stump, pitches and moves away, comes forward and feels for it, gets the edge to the right of Akmal, who dives across and puts down the catch.
6) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/match/257767.html?innings=4;page=2;view=commentary
63.3 Ramdin was on 10 (Final Score = 25*)
Abdul Razzaq to Ramdin, no run, Dropped! fraction short on the off stump, swinging away nicely, Ramdin moves back to defend, gets squared up by the outswinger, thick edge and Akmal dives to his right and fails to catch.

Pakistan in South Africa Test Series - 2nd Test
South Africa v Pakistan
7) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=1;view=commentary
17.2 AG Prince was on 2 (Final Score = 2)
Mohammad Sami to Prince, no run, ooh, dropped by Akmal. That was a long way across Prince, who slashes a thick edge through and it pops in and out of Akmal's gloves at chest height. What a costly miss that could be - Prince has been in such good form
8) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=1;view=commentary
22.3 Gibbs was on 2 (Final Score = 2)
Danish Kaneria to Gibbs, no run, ooh! Edge again - but dropped. Kaneria sent the ball bending back in at the right hander, taking the edge and spilled again by Akmal. Good bowling, this
9) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=3;page=2;view=commentary
70.1 Kallis was on 63 (Final Score = 91)
Danish Kaneria to Kallis, no run, oh no - has Akmal dropped yet another one? Ooh, not sure - Kallis went chasing that one and seemed to feather it through to Akmal who drops it. But the replays are inconclusive. Akmal's having a poor match anyway.
10) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=3;page=3;view=commentary
103.1 MV Boucher was on 27 (Final Score = 46)
Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, no run, Akmal drops another one! tossed up and this one turned back in sharply, Boucher defends on the back-foot and the ball clips the inside edge and goes behind but Akmal fails to hold on to a fairly easy chance. He is clearly having a tough time out there
11) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=3;page=3;view=commentary
117.3 MV Boucher was on 44 (Final Score = 46)
Danish Kaneria to Boucher, 2 runs, cuts and gets an edge, DROPPED! by Akmal, who lets another chance go by
South Africa in Pakistan Test Series - 1st Test
Pakistan v South Africa

12) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299004.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
54.5 Kallis was on 36 (Final Score = 155)
Danish Kaneria to Kallis, no run, outside off, short, forcing off the back foot, DROPPED, edges, Akmal can not hold on
South Africa in Pakistan Test Series - 2nd Test
Pakistan v South Africa
13) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299005.html?innings=3;page=1;view=commentary
13.4 Smith was on 18 (Final Score = 133)
Danish Kaneria to Smith, 1 run, DROPPED, drives from the front foot, turns back from the rough, inside edge, pad, Akmal tries to get the full glove to it, hard chance put down
Pakistan in India Test Series - 2nd Test
India v Pakistan

14) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297807.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
55.6 Tendulkar was on 28 (Final Score = 82)
Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, 1 run, dropped by Akmal. Not a surprise, actually. Only surprise is he usually catches Tendulkar. It was banged in short, outside off stump, Tendulkar decides late to go for a upper cut, doesn't connect properly and Akmal thrusts his right glove out but fails to hold on and ends up palming it behind him.
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series - 2nd Test
Pakistan v Sri Lanka

15) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvsl/engine/match/388994.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
59.4 Samaraweera was on 69 (Final Score = 214)
Danish Kaneria to Samaraweera, 1 run, dropped, Kamran this time, outside off, stretches forward and gets the edge, Kamran puts it down.

Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series - 1st Test
Sri Lanka v Pakistan

16) http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvpak2009/engine/match/403367.html?innings=1;view=commentary
7.2 Jayawardene was on 0 (Final Score = 30)
Mohammad Amir to Jayawardene, no run, Dropped Akmal's the culprit, Aamer bowls it in the corridor outside off and induces a nick, Akmal didn't have to move, he's dropped a sitter

Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series - 3rd Test
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
17) http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvpak2009/engine/match/403369.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
29.3 AD Mathews was on 12 (Final Score = 31)
Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, dropped, Akmal spills it, spun back in but not as much as Mathews expected, played inside the line while trying to defend, got a thin edge but Akmal could not pouch it, tried again at the second attempt but failed.

Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series - 1st Test
New Zealand v Pakistan

18) http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/engine/match/423778.html?innings=1;page=3;view=commentary
123.3 Vettori was on 91 (Final Score = 99)
Umar Gul to Vettori, FOUR, Dropped Confusion between Farhat and Akmal, Gul holds the length back and Vettori hangs his bat out and gets a thick outside edge, the ball flies through the gap between keeper and first slip and both went for it but the ball beat them both.
Pakistan in Australia Test Series - 2nd Test
Australia v Pakistan
19) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406200.html?innings=3;page=2;view=commentary
52.6 Hussey Was on 27 (Final Score = 134)
Danish Kaneria to Hussey, no run, trying playing defensively from the crease, Hussey's beaten by a ball that rips past the outside edge of his upright bat Subsquent replays suggest this may have been a dropped catch by Kamran Akmal. If it was it only got the faintest edge from Hussey's bat. Oh yes, definitely an edge looking at it from front-on.
20) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406200.html?innings=3;page=2;view=commentary
62.2 Hussey Was on 45 (Final Score = 134)
Danish Kaneria to Hussey, no run, dropped, defensively forward, inside edge onto pad, through to the keeper who spills it
21) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406200.html?innings=3;page=2;view=commentary
66.4 Hussey Was on 52 (Final Score = 134)
Danish Kaneria to Hussey, no run, dropped, pushing at a ball outside off, a thick outside edge is split by the wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal.
22) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406200.html?innings=3;page=3;view=commentary
113.2 PM Siddle was on 25 (Final Score = 38)
Mohammad Sami to Siddle, 1 run, dropped, short ball down leg, Siddle swishes at it, gloves it but it's dropped by the keeper to his left, should have taken it, the ball runs away for a single
Pakistan in England Test Series - 1st Test
England v Pakistan

23) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england...e/match/426413.html?innings=1;view=commentary
4.3 AJ Strauss was on 15 (Final Score = 45)
Mohammad Amir to Strauss, no run, 136.0 kph, dropped! Kamran, what have you done? Perfect outswinger from Aamer, Strauss edges and Akmal puts down the simplest of chances. Kamran kept so well against Australia - relatively speaking, anyway - but this is the worst possible start for him against England
24) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426413.html?innings=3;page=1;view=commentary
22.4 Collingwood was on 0 (Final Score = 1)
Umar Gul to Collingwood, no run, 142.1 kph, oh no! Kamran has gone from hero back to zero! Dropped! After just pulling off a stunner he's put Collingwood down first ball, it was wide, Collingwood flashed a cut and edges it towards first slip, Akmal flew across and dropped the chance
Pakistan in England Test Series - 3rd Test
England v Pakistan
25) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england...e/match/426415.html?innings=1;view=commentary
37.3 MJ Prior was on 29 (Final Score = 84*)
Mohammad Asif to Prior, 4 leg byes, 128.9 kph, and that one's dropped, but a very tough chance for Kamran. You can't expect him to take that - it's an inside edge onto the thigh and then sneaking past the stumps, Kamran dives and just gets his left fingertip to the ball as it runs away towards fine leg for a boundary
Steve Davis has called that leg byes, but there was an inside edge on it, no question
Pakistan in England Test Series - 4th Test
England v Pakistan

26) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426416.html?innings=1;page=3;view=commentary
115.3 Broad was on 132 (Final Score = 169)
Saeed Ajmal to Broad, no run, 94.6 kph, dropped a beauty...he played forward again and it grazes the outside edge but Kamran Akmal can't hold on. There was very little reaction from the players
India in Pakistan ODI Series - 3rd ODI
27) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/236809.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
15.1 Tendulkar was on 36 (Final Score = 95)
Umar Gul to Tendulkar, no run, down the leg side, Tendulkar gets an edge, fielded by Akmal, who drops the catch.
Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series - 3rd ODI
28) h ttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/238215.html?innings=1;view=commentary
10.1 Tharanga was on 19 (Final Score = 23)
Abdul Razzaq to Tharanga, 2 runs, dropped! good ball first up, bit of movement, pushes with an open face, gets an edge, Akmal dives to his left and fails to hold on to the chance.
NatWest Series [Pakistan in England] - 2nd match
29) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225246.html?innings=1;view=commentary
6.3 Ian Bell wan on 8 (Final Score = 9)
Shoaib Akhtar to Bell, 1 leg bye, wow, that was quick and full on off, Bell drives but is beaten all ends up, ball brushes something but Akmal fails to collect it to his left, ball runs away and they steal one, umpire calls it leg byes, was there bat on that though? Looks like it, according to the replays

30) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225246.html?innings=1;view=commentary
6.6 Trescothick was on 6 (Final Score = 6)
Shoaib Akhtar to Trescothick, no run, good length ball on off, Tresco stands tall and drives but makes zero contact, a tight over coming to and end, should have had Bell but Akmal dropped another catch to add to his summer's tally of non-takes
ICC World Cup - 1st match, Group D
31) http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247457.html?innings=1;view=commentary
38.3 Lara was on 28 (Final Score = 37)
Shoaib Malik to Lara, no run, ooh, ooh. Interesting. Malik annoyed that Akmal failed to pouch that one, dropping the fine edge. Akmal's glovework leaving much to be desired as is, sadly, often the case
Warid Cricket Series - 2nd ODI
32) http://www.espncricinfo.com/waridcr.../293505.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
4.2 Kapugedera was on 19 (Final Score 20)
Mohammad Asif to Kapugedera, 1 run, dropped! He chases a short delivery outside off stump, gets the nick, and Akmal drops a simple take behind the stumps...poor stuff from him
South Africa in Pakistan ODI Series - 3rd ODI
33) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299008.html?innings=1;view=commentary
22.3 Smith was on 24 (Final Score = 48)
Shahid Afridi to Smith, no run, dropped by Akmal. It was a googly outside off stump, Smith stabbed at it and edged it to Akmal who fails to hold on. The ball pops up and it falls between a lunging Akmal and Younis at first slip.

34) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299008.html?innings=1;view=commentary
32.1 Smith was on 48 (Final Score = 48)
Abdur Rehman to Smith, 1 run, dropped,though it was tough. Tossed up wide, Smith gets across off and plays at it, getting a thick edge which Akmal doesnt read, and the ball clips his pad to run fine
South Africa in Pakistan ODI Series - 4th ODI

35) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299009.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
29.2 Pollock was on 61 (Final Score = 90)
Abdur Rehman to Pollock, 1 run, oh ho! Full and flat on leg stump, Pollock gets forward and paddles it up in air, Akmal turns and stumbles and doesnt make any effort to dive for the catch ... sums up Pakistan's evening

South Africa in Pakistan ODI Series - 5th ODI

36) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299010.html?innings=1;view=commentary
2.3 Kallia was on 6 (Final Score = 86)
Shoaib Akhtar to Kallis, no run, dropped, Akmal drops an absolute sitter, this one was a touch fuller, it pitched on a good length and drew Kallis forward, the ball kissed the outside edge and flew at an easy height straight to Akmal who couldn't take it cleanly, Kallis has had a poor ODI series so far and Pakistan could have had him cheaply once again
Pakistan in India ODI Series - 1st ODI
37) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297801.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
6.1 Gambhir was on 7 (Final Score = 44)
Shoaib Akhtar to Gambhir, FOUR, dropped, by either Akmal or Younis, Gambhir pushed tentatively away from his body at a good length delivery outside off stump and got a regulation edge that flew between the wicketkeeper and first slip, neither Akmal or Younis moved an inch
38) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297801.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
14.5 Ganguly was on 37 (Final Score = 39)
Shahid Afridi to Ganguly, no run, dropped, Ganguly tries to run the ball to third man and got a faint edge to Akmal, the ball hit the gloves and rolled towards third man, Gambhir came half-way down the pitch from the non-striker's end but was sent back by Ganguly, that's the third catch Pakistan have grassed

Pakistan in India ODI Series - 2nd ODI

39) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297802.html?innings=1;view=commentary
13.4 Gambhir was on 17 (Final Score = 57)
Iftikhar Anjum to Gambhir, 1 run, Dropped by Akmal. It was full in length, outside off stump, Gambhir drives on the up and gets a edge which flies low and just in front of Akmal who couldn't quite wrap his gloves under the ball
Pakistan in India ODI Series - 3rd ODI

40) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297803.html?innings=1;view=commentary
0.1 Ganguly was on 0 (Final Score = 39)
Shoaib Akhtar to Ganguly, no run, Dropped! Would you believe it? Kamran Akmal drops a regulation 'keeper catch. It was full in length, outside off stump and Ganguly had a poke at it with an open-face of the bat. Sure, the ball was dipping as it went to the left of Akmal but he should have held it. What a start. Hold your mails. We know many of you don't rate Akmal much.
Bangladesh in Pakistan ODI Series - 2nd ODI
41) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvbdesh/engine/match/343760.html?innings=1;view=commentary
32.5 Mahmudullah was on 14 (Final Score = 58*)
Shoaib Malik to Mahmudullah, no run, spins down the leg side and the Akmal misses a good stumping chance as the batsman came down the track.
Bangladesh in Pakistan ODI Series - 3rd ODI
42) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvbdesh/engine/match/343761.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
36.2 Shakib Al Hasan was on 35 (Final Score = 75)
Sohail Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, dropped! Outside the off stump and Shakib Al Hasan drives, gets the outside edge to Akmal behind the wicket, who dives low to his right and drops the ball. That should have been taken

Kitply Cup - 1st match
43) http://www.espncricinfo.com/kitplycup/engine/match/345468.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
33.5 Abdur Razzak was on 0 (Final Score = 26*)
Umar Gul to Abdur Razzak, FOUR, Dropped by Akmal. well he didn't even reach it. He should have as it wasn't too far to his left. Gul had produced a jab and a edge wit ha delivery that straightened outside off stump from round the stumps and Akmal was late in reacting

Pakistan v West Indies ODI Series - 1st ODI

44) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/match/374059.html?innings=1;view=commentary
39.5 Marshall was on 2 (Final Score = 26)
Shahid Afridi to Marshall, no run, dropped, that was short of a good length outside off, Marshall gets onto the back foot to punch it wide of the covers, gets an outside edge and Akmal spills a regulation chance!!

Pakistan v West Indies ODI Series - 2nd ODI
45) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/match/374060.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
30.4 Findlay was on 0 (Final Score = 12)
Shahid Afridi to Findlay, no run, dropped, that was an off spinner pitching on off, Findlay lunges forward to defend, gets a thick outside edge that Akmal puts down

Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series - 2nd ODI
46) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvsl/engine/match/385750.html?innings=1;view=commentary
19.1 Kandamby was on 16 (Final Score = 59)
Shahid Afridi to Kandamby, no run, dropped, quicker ball that spun away sharply after landing on the off stump, tries to defend off the back foot, gets a thick outside edge and Akmal puts it down behind the wickets. Straightforward
Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series - 3rd ODI
47) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvsl/engine/match/385751.html?innings=1;view=commentary
40.4 Kndamby was on 28 (Final Score = 32)
Shoaib Malik to Kandamby, no run, missed stumping, Pakistan have been poor, flighted outside off inviting Kandamby out of the crease, he goes for a loft over extra cover but the ball spins away, he misses and so does Kamran Akmal who makes a mess of it behind the stumps

Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series - 1st ODI

48) http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvpak2009/engine/match/403370.html?innings=1;view=commentary
1.1 Jayasuriya was on 1 (Final Score = 15)
Abdul Razzaq to Jayasuriya, no run, dropped, again on the leg stump, it goes down the leg side, Akmal has to dive low to his right to take that, he fails to collect it, and his reaction suggests Jayasuriya had edged that
ICC Champions Trophy - 6th match, Group A



49) http://www.espncricinfo.com/iccct2009/engine/match/415278.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
22.3 Dhoni was on 0 (Final Score = 3)
Saeed Ajmal to Dhoni, no run, Dropped by Akmal. Tough chance. T'was a topspinner outside off stump, Dhoni tries to cover drive, edges and it deflects to Akmal's right pad
Asia Cup - 4th match

50) http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia2010/engine/match/455234.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
36.6 Sharma was on 9 (Final Score = 22)
Shoaib Akhtar to Sharma, 1 run, all night Akmal has been appealing without any edges, now he gets a regulation edge and he drops it! Poor keeping really! Beats me how this man is keeping in international cricket! Sharma goes chasing, edged away slightly wide of him, he sticks out one firm hand and it bounces off it. Really didn't have to go too far
Asia Cup - 1st match

51) http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia2010/engine/match/455231.html?innings=1;view=commentary
2.5 Dilshan was on 12 (Final Score = 18)
Shoaib Akhtar to Dilshan, FOUR, Edged between the keeper and the first slip. It pitched well ahead of the cordon and rolled away. It was around 145 kmph back-of-length delivery and Dilshan went for the cut and edged. Kamran dived but couldn't reach in time
52) http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia2010/engine/match/455231.html?innings=1;view=commentary
8.4 Jayawardene was on 0 (Final Score = 54)
Mohammad Asif to Jayawardene, FOUR, Edged but Kamran couldn't get to it. It was a lovely leg cutter around off - a classic Asif delivery - and Mahela had a lame poke at it,. Almost fatal. The gap between the keeper and slip was wide and Kamran dived but couldn't reach

53) http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia2010/engine/match/455231.html?innings=1;view=commentary
41.2 Kulasekara was on 5 (Final Score = 14)
Shahid Afridi to Kulasekara, 1 wide, Stumping chance missed. Not a surprise if you have followed Kamran's career. It was down the leg side and Kula had leaned forward to flick and lost balance and had stepped well out of the crease. But Kamran doesn't collect it cleanly. Oh well
Asia Cup - 5th match

54) http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia2010/engine/match/455235.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
43.2 Shkib ul Hassan was on 2 (Final Score = 25)
Abdur Rehman to Shakib Al Hasan, 3 runs, thank God for some constants in life! Kamran Akmal has dropped one! Difficult edge, though, a thick one and a decent deflection. But thankfully some things never change
NatWest Series [Pakistan in England] - 3rd ODI
55) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426430.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
18.5 Yardy was on 0 (Final Score = 4)
Umar Gul to Yardy, 1 run, Kamran Akmal drops it! Calamity Kamran strikes again! Gul finds a thickish outside edge that goes low and wide to Kamran, diving one-handed to his left and he couldn't quite hold on. Looks to have damaged his finger as well
Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series - 5th ODI
56) http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zea.../473927.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
44.1 NL McCullum was on 4 (Final Score = 14)
Wahab Riaz to NL McCullum, 1 run, somethings in Pakistan cricket never change. Like the fact that inevitably, Kamran Akmal will drop a catch. He's done it again. Short ball, Nathan gets a top edge behind his head and it was a dolly for Kamran who was moving back. And he put it down.
ICC Cricket World Cup - 10th match, Group A

57) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri.../433567.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
30.1 Sangakkara was on 22 (Final Score = 49)
Abdur Rehman to Sangakkara, 5 wides, Kamran fluffs a stumping, all is well with the world, Rehman beat Sanga with some flight, and angling it down the leg side, he got some extra bounce again, which beat Kamran totally, Sanga was in no position to get back
58) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri.../433567.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
34.6 Sangakkara was on 33 (Final Score = 49)
Abdur Rehman to Sangakkara, 1 wide, Kamran, oh Kamran. Another fluffed stumping. Same as before, Sanga jumps out a mile looking to flick. Rehman sees him and fires it wide, Sanga misses and is halfway down the track. Kamran whips the bails off. Find the missing link - yes, Kamran did not collect. I now know the only weak link in Pakistan's side. It is behind the stumps.
ICC Cricket World Cup - 17th match, Group A
59) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri.../433574.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
3.1 Gunasekera was on 8 (Final Score = 8)
Umar Gul to Gunasekera, no run, dropped by Kamran or did it go off the back thigh? It cut across from the leg stump line, went right across the batsman who was squared-up in defense. the ball flew to left of Akmal, who was initially moving to his right. He then threw a big dive with outstretched left hand but couldn't hold on. Replays don't confirm an edge. It seems it went off the thigh.
ICC Cricket World Cup - 24th match, Group A
60) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri...e/match/433581.html?innings=1;view=commentary
13.2 Taylor was on 0 (Final Score = 131*)
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, FOUR, Ross gets a birthday gift, it's the Kamran moment, Shoaib got the edge with a perfect delivery that zipped away just a shade, the ball flew between younis and Kamran, who initially appeared to go for it, and then did the keeper's version of shouldering arms, stood stone still, as a bemused Younis looked on

61) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri...e/match/433581.html?innings=1;view=commentary
13.4 Taylor was on 8 (Final Score = 131*)
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, no run, oh I don't believe this, two birthday gifts is too much, from the same man too, Shoaib has Ross pushing at a one that held its line,and the healthy edge goes ever so slowly to Kamran who is in good position to take it, gets gloves on it, and clangs it, Shoaib can't do anything about it, boy is he distraught
62) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri...e/match/433581.html?innings=1;view=commentary
30.4 Styris was on 4 (Final Score = 28)
Shahid Afridi to Styris, 1 run, another drop from Kamran, outside off, Styris looks to stab it from the crease, edged and Kamran's horror day continues, Afridi is not amused

Pakistan Vs England, Trent Bridge, 2010.

63) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426413.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
70.2 Collingwood was on 48(Final Score = 82)
Danish Kaneria to Collingwood, no run, missed stumping! Kamran's really not having a good day... Collingwood charged down the track, was beaten in the air and by the turn. He was practically walking off he was so far down, but Kamran fumbled the take, and couldn't pick the ball up before the batsman got back in. Kaneria really needed that wicket - Pakistan needed it!

Pakistan Vs England, Oval, 2006.

64) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225258.html?innings=1;view=commentary
40.3 Mahmood was on 0 (Final Score = 15)
Danish Kaneria to Mahmood, 4 byes, ah, should have been out. Mahmood came down the wicket aiming to hoick that over mid-on; instead he completely missed it and should have been stumped by yards but Akmal didn’t even move and the ball flew past his gloves really easily

Pakistan in South Africa Test Series - 2nd Test

65) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=3;page=1;view=commentary
40.4 Prince was on 17 (Final Score = 22)
Danish Kaneria to Prince, no run, stumping chance missed! A lovely teasing flighted delivery, again Prince comes down the track and is beaten by the flight and the dip. The ball threads through the bat and pad gap and is just outside off stump and Akmal clangs it. Would have been definitely out had he gathered.

Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series - 2nd ODI

66) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvsl/engine/match/385750.html?innings=1;view=commentary
34.2 Jayawardena was on 5 (Final Score = 24)
Shahid Afridi to Jayawardene, no run, went through him! Kept low there, pitched on a good length outside off, just fractionally wide of the off stump, and spun away, Mahela failed to get his bat down in time and the ball clipped his back pad on the way to the keeper. Replays indicate there was an inside edge, but a really tough chance there for the keeper.

Pakistan v West Indies ODI Series - 3rd ODI

67) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/match/374061.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
15.2 Gayle was on 34 (Final Score = 122)
Saeed Ajmal to Gayle, no run, looks like an edge and Kamran up to the mark (his own) dropped it

Pakistan in India Test Series - 3rd Test

68) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297808.html?innings=1;page=3;view=commentary
118.6 Pathan was on 23 (Final Score = 102)
Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, fullish and outside the off, played at with hard hands, the ball slips past bat, the reactions from Akmal, who gloves the ball to the floor, and the bowler, suggest that there might have been an edge to that

Pakistan in Australia Test Series - 1st Test

69) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406199.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
74.6 Ponting was on 30 (Final Score = 57)
Mohammad Asif to Ponting, no run, forward with bat and pad to a good delivery that nips through the batsman's defence, if he nicked it it was of no consequence since Kamran Akmal failed to take it cleanly
Replays suggest Ponting probably got an inside edge. So perhaps we can put that one down as a drop to Kamran Akmal.

NatWest Series [Pakistan in England] - 2nd ODI

70) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426429.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
40.6 Morgan was on 1 (Final Score = 16)
Mohammad Hafeez to Morgan, no run, edged, and dropped by Kamran! It was a really thick edge and a big deflection as Morgan tried to cut, the keeper did well to even get a glove to that

Bangladesh in Pakistan ODI Series - 5th ODI

71) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvbdesh/engine/match/343763.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
25.3 Dhiman Gosh was on 21 (Final Score = 29)
Shahid Afridi to Dhiman Ghosh, no run, uses his feet and looks to work it through the onside, misses it and Akmal misses a stumping chance.

NatWest Series [Pakistan in England] - 2nd match

72) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225246.html?innings=1;view=commentary
32.3 Read was on 12 (Final Score = 30)
Shahid Afridi to Read, 1 wide, fired down the leg, batsman out of his crease but Akmal snuffles a take, Afridi not happy

Pakistan in England T20I Match

73) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225263.html?innings=1;view=commentary
11.5 Trescothick was on 46 (Final Score = 53)
Shahid Afridi to Trescothick, no run, ooh, he nicked that one off the back foot but Akmal fluffed it

Pakistan in South Africa T20I Match

74) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/255957.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
8.6 Bosman was on 45 (Final Score = 53*)
Abdur Rehman to Bosman, 1 run, DROPPED! swung down to long on, what a mess by the man on the fence - Akmal of all people! - and Bosman gets a life

ICC World Twenty20 - 18th match, Group F

75) http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287870.html?innings=1;view=commentary
6.4 Ponting was on (Final Score = 27)
Shahid Afridi to Ponting, FOUR, Ponting tries to pull a ball that pitches on middle stump and spins across him, he gets a bottom edge which goes between Akmal's legs for a boundary

76) http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287870.html?innings=1;view=commentary
8.4 Ponting was on 19 (Final Score = 27)
Shahid Afridi to Ponting, 1 bye, Ponting comes down the pitch, Afridi beats him with a quicker ball but Akmal misses a stumping chance

ICC World Twenty20 2007 - 1st semi final

77) http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287877.html?innings=1;view=commentary
19.6 Taylor was on 36 (Final Score = 37*)
Mohammad Asif to Taylor, 1 run, low full toss pulled high in the air off the bottom of the bat and that's a poor piece of keeping from Akmal who calls for it... and then fluffs it. That may be amusing, but let's hope for his sake that it doesn't come down to a run...

ICC World Twenty20 2009 - 1st semi final

78) http://www.espncricinfo.com/wt202009/engine/match/356015.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
8.2 AB de Villiers was on 1 (Final Score = 1)
Shahid Afridi to de Villiers, no run, dropped by Akmal. Lovely ripping leg break turning from the off stump line, AB pushed hard at it, got the thick edge and Akmal couldn't hold on to slightly difficult chance

ICC World Twenty20 2010 - 4th match, Group A

79) http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t.../412680.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
6.5 Mohammad Ashraful was on 11 (Final Score = 65)
Abdul Razzaq to Mohammad Ashraful, FOUR, educated edge just wide of the keeper Akmal, who put a surprisingly low-key effort. A big dive was possibly in order, but it ran away for four

80) http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t.../412680.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
7.1 Shakib Al Hasan was on 7 (Final Score = 47)
Mohammad Hafeez to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, was that a drop from Kamran? short of a length, Shakib can't connect with the flick but possibly got a thick inside edge, and Kamran put it down

81) http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t.../412680.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
15.4 Mahmudullah was on 0 (Final Score = 0)
Mohammad Sami to Mahmudullah, no run, dropped by Kamran Akmal! Thickish inside edge that darted in, and Kamran had to regroup and dive to his left. In the end, he did well to stop what would have been a sure four

ICC World Twenty20 2010 - 21st match, Group E

82) http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t.../412697.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
14.2 AB de Villiers was on 34 (Final Score = 53)
Abdur Rehman to de Villiers, no run, goes for the sweep shot, it bounces over the middle stump line and Akmal doesn't collect it cleanly. Was there an edge? The replays aren't conclusive. BAd angles basically

Pakistan in England T20I Series - 1st T20I

83) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426417.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
12.2 Yardy was on 13 (Final Score = 35)
Saeed Ajmal to Yardy, 2 runs, dropped by Kamran, tough chance as it flicked the edge, Kamran didn't even get a hand on it, it just flicked the edge and went off his knee

Pakistan in South Africa Test Series - 3rd Test

84) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250667.html?innings=4;page=2;view=commentary
62.5 Prince was on 58 (Final Score = 59)
Shahid Nazir to Prince, no run, oh no! Akmal's had a(nother) shocker there. Prince got a big inside edge and there was a regulation catch, low to his right, which slips out of his gloves while the players are busy celebrating. It's unlikely to have made a huge difference, in truth, but it won't have done Akmal's confidence, nor his reputation, any good

ICC Cricket World Cup 40th Match, Group A

85) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433596.html
39.4 Krejza was on 0 (Final Score= 7)
Abdur Rehman to Krejza, no run, that beat everything, Akmal included. Missed stumping? Perhaps. Akmal's day had been too good to last

ICC Cricket World Cup, 1st Quarter-Final

86) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cric...ch/433600.html
31.1 Chanderpaul was on 24 (Final Score = 44*)
Saeed Ajmal to Chanderpaul, no run, regulation miss of a stumping from Kamran. Zipping offie outside off, leads Chanders out and he misses the flick. Kamra had to collect and break the stumps, instead it hit his glove and thudded into his chin.

ICC Cricket World Cup - 2nd semi final

87) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433600.html
29.3 Tendulkar was on 70(Final Score = 85)
Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, Dropped again Shahid Afridi holds his head again! Dropped by Kamran. Tough chance, though. It was the leg break and Tendulkar edged his defensive push. The ball deviated a lot and Kamran couldn't move his hands to his right in time. Tough chance for Kamran's standards. How many is too many? So many lives!

88) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri...e/match/433605.html?innings=1;view=commentary
41.2 Dhoni was on 24 (Final Score = 25)
Wahab Riaz to Dhoni, 1 run, edged and dropped! Kamran it is, a thick edge flies to his right, hitting the fingers and bouncing out. That was a really tough chance, there's no slip in so he's got to go for it, he stretches into the dive ... but can't hold on!

ICC World T20 - final group match, Group D

89) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-wor.../533283.html?innings=1;page=1;view=commentary
31.4 Wade was on 17 (Final score = 22)
Azhar Ali to Wade, 1 wide, 83.5 kph, and Kamran misses a stumping, Wade walks out to one going down leg quickly, but Kamran fails to gather, Azhar has his hand on his face in anguish

90) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2012/engine/current/match/571147.html
15.5 Nassir Hossain was on 1 (Final Score = 16)
Shahid Afridi to Nasir Hossain, no run, beaten as Afridi slowed it up, the conventional legspinner, Nasir played at it and got a thin edge that was dropped by Kamran Akmal, sharp chance put down

91) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-wor.../533283.html?innings=1;page=1;view=commentary
0.6 Amla was on 2 (Final score = 6)
Raza Hasan to Amla, no run, dropped, Kamran's let Amla off. Amla tried to whack the ball inside out over the off side once again and edged it, fairly routine chance and Akmal fails to hold on. Amla was well out of his crease, could have been stumped as well

92) Mohammad Irfan to de Villiers, 1 wide, another one down the leg side and is called a wide. But there was some interest by the bowler. It did take a faint nick, but wouldnt have mattered as Kamran didn't take it cleanly

93) Saeed Ajmal to Amla, no run, beautifully bowled! How did that miss the stumps! It was tossed up outside off, it dipped in very quickly as Amla went for the drive and squeezes between the bat and pad, goes over the stumps. A stumping chance missed too as Akmal gets surprised by that too..It hits him on his chest

94) Mohammad Irfan to Iqbal, no run, dropped!Iqbal goes feeling for the cut outside off, nicked through to the keeper and Kamran shells it diving low to his right, not an easy catch but he should be taking that

New 95) World T20, 16th Match, Group 2: Australia v Pakistan at Dhaka
http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/match/682927.html
9.6 Finch was on 34 (Final Score = 65 )
Saeed Ajmal to Finch, no run, another doosra and I cannot understand how that has missed off stump! Tentative push from Finch, who had not picked it and is lucky to survive as the ball bounces right over the off bail and thuds into the keeper's gloves and promptly falls out. There was an outside edge too Ajmal throws a forlorn look back as Pakistan drop a crucial catch

Total runs made by batsmen after dropped catches/Missed stumping so far = 2739

 

[Slog]

[MENTION=152140]Asifnow[/MENTION] - the Tests data is not exhaustive either btw

lot of the focus is on ODIs and T20 ICC events

 

[Asifnow]

This is from Ammar Ashraf.

Ninety five (95) dropped catches and missed stumpings as of March 2014. Does not include the many byes and catches he didnt even attempt. Or run out misses.

Here it goes:


Let us count his Dropped catches and Missed Stumping (13 July 2006 onwards ODIs, T20s and Tests).

Pakistan in England Test Series - 1st Test
England v Pakistan
1) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225255.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
63.2 Collingwood was on 79(Final Score = 186)
Umar Gul to Collingwood, no run, gone, out, no! Dropped! Leg-cutter, outside edge straight to Kamran Akmal ? dreadful shot from Collingwood I might add ? and, somehow, Akmal shelled it. Deafening silence from the captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, and not much more being said from the slips. Ooh, that?s a shocker
Pakistan in England Test Series - 3rd Test
England v Pakistan
2) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225257.html?innings=1;view=commentary
38.2 Collingwood was on 21(Final Score = 31)
Shahid Nazir to Collingwood, no run, yikes, Collingwood hangs his bat out to dry ? good away-swing from Shahid again ? but it passes his outside edge. Nevertheless, Akmal somehow drops a clanger and the ball bobbles from his gloves
3) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225257.html?innings=3;page=1;view=commentary
5.4 ME Trescothick was on 7(Final Score = 58)
Umar Gul to Trescothick, no run, DROPPED, Kamran Akmal has dropped him. A terrific ball from Gul rising on Trescothick who feathers an edge. Gul goes up to celebrate but Akmal, with iron gloves, clangs a sitter

Pakistan in England Test Series - 4th Test
England v Pakistan
4) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225258.html?innings=3;page=1;view=commentary
36.1 KP Pietersen was on 15 (Final Score = 96)
Danish Kaneria to Pietersen, no run, oooh, outside edge and dropped. Snorter of a delivery, Pietersen's caught in two minds, and Akmal can't hold on to the feather. Kaneria's just not having the luck today.
West Indies in Pakistan Test Series - 3rd Test
Pakistan v West Indies
5) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/match/257767.html?innings=2;page=2;view=commentary
83.1 DBL Powell was on 1 (Final Score = 1)
Umar Gul to Powell, no run, DROPPED! good length delivery wide outside the off stump, pitches and moves away, comes forward and feels for it, gets the edge to the right of Akmal, who dives across and puts down the catch.
6) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/match/257767.html?innings=4;page=2;view=commentary
63.3 Ramdin was on 10 (Final Score = 25*)
Abdul Razzaq to Ramdin, no run, Dropped! fraction short on the off stump, swinging away nicely, Ramdin moves back to defend, gets squared up by the outswinger, thick edge and Akmal dives to his right and fails to catch.

Pakistan in South Africa Test Series - 2nd Test
South Africa v Pakistan
7) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=1;view=commentary
17.2 AG Prince was on 2 (Final Score = 2)
Mohammad Sami to Prince, no run, ooh, dropped by Akmal. That was a long way across Prince, who slashes a thick edge through and it pops in and out of Akmal's gloves at chest height. What a costly miss that could be - Prince has been in such good form
8) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=1;view=commentary
22.3 Gibbs was on 2 (Final Score = 2)
Danish Kaneria to Gibbs, no run, ooh! Edge again - but dropped. Kaneria sent the ball bending back in at the right hander, taking the edge and spilled again by Akmal. Good bowling, this
9) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=3;page=2;view=commentary
70.1 Kallis was on 63 (Final Score = 91)
Danish Kaneria to Kallis, no run, oh no - has Akmal dropped yet another one? Ooh, not sure - Kallis went chasing that one and seemed to feather it through to Akmal who drops it. But the replays are inconclusive. Akmal's having a poor match anyway.
10) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=3;page=3;view=commentary
103.1 MV Boucher was on 27 (Final Score = 46)
Mohammad Hafeez to Boucher, no run, Akmal drops another one! tossed up and this one turned back in sharply, Boucher defends on the back-foot and the ball clips the inside edge and goes behind but Akmal fails to hold on to a fairly easy chance. He is clearly having a tough time out there
11) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=3;page=3;view=commentary
117.3 MV Boucher was on 44 (Final Score = 46)
Danish Kaneria to Boucher, 2 runs, cuts and gets an edge, DROPPED! by Akmal, who lets another chance go by
South Africa in Pakistan Test Series - 1st Test
Pakistan v South Africa

12) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299004.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
54.5 Kallis was on 36 (Final Score = 155)
Danish Kaneria to Kallis, no run, outside off, short, forcing off the back foot, DROPPED, edges, Akmal can not hold on
South Africa in Pakistan Test Series - 2nd Test
Pakistan v South Africa
13) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299005.html?innings=3;page=1;view=commentary
13.4 Smith was on 18 (Final Score = 133)
Danish Kaneria to Smith, 1 run, DROPPED, drives from the front foot, turns back from the rough, inside edge, pad, Akmal tries to get the full glove to it, hard chance put down
Pakistan in India Test Series - 2nd Test
India v Pakistan

14) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297807.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
55.6 Tendulkar was on 28 (Final Score = 82)
Mohammad Sami to Tendulkar, 1 run, dropped by Akmal. Not a surprise, actually. Only surprise is he usually catches Tendulkar. It was banged in short, outside off stump, Tendulkar decides late to go for a upper cut, doesn't connect properly and Akmal thrusts his right glove out but fails to hold on and ends up palming it behind him.
Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series - 2nd Test
Pakistan v Sri Lanka

15) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvsl/engine/match/388994.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
59.4 Samaraweera was on 69 (Final Score = 214)
Danish Kaneria to Samaraweera, 1 run, dropped, Kamran this time, outside off, stretches forward and gets the edge, Kamran puts it down.

Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series - 1st Test
Sri Lanka v Pakistan

16) http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvpak2009/engine/match/403367.html?innings=1;view=commentary
7.2 Jayawardene was on 0 (Final Score = 30)
Mohammad Amir to Jayawardene, no run, Dropped Akmal's the culprit, Aamer bowls it in the corridor outside off and induces a nick, Akmal didn't have to move, he's dropped a sitter

Pakistan in Sri Lanka Test Series - 3rd Test
Sri Lanka v Pakistan
17) http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvpak2009/engine/match/403369.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
29.3 AD Mathews was on 12 (Final Score = 31)
Saeed Ajmal to Mathews, no run, dropped, Akmal spills it, spun back in but not as much as Mathews expected, played inside the line while trying to defend, got a thin edge but Akmal could not pouch it, tried again at the second attempt but failed.

Pakistan in New Zealand Test Series - 1st Test
New Zealand v Pakistan

18) http://www.espncricinfo.com/nzvpak2009/engine/match/423778.html?innings=1;page=3;view=commentary
123.3 Vettori was on 91 (Final Score = 99)
Umar Gul to Vettori, FOUR, Dropped Confusion between Farhat and Akmal, Gul holds the length back and Vettori hangs his bat out and gets a thick outside edge, the ball flies through the gap between keeper and first slip and both went for it but the ball beat them both.
Pakistan in Australia Test Series - 2nd Test
Australia v Pakistan
19) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406200.html?innings=3;page=2;view=commentary
52.6 Hussey Was on 27 (Final Score = 134)
Danish Kaneria to Hussey, no run, trying playing defensively from the crease, Hussey's beaten by a ball that rips past the outside edge of his upright bat Subsquent replays suggest this may have been a dropped catch by Kamran Akmal. If it was it only got the faintest edge from Hussey's bat. Oh yes, definitely an edge looking at it from front-on.
20) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406200.html?innings=3;page=2;view=commentary
62.2 Hussey Was on 45 (Final Score = 134)
Danish Kaneria to Hussey, no run, dropped, defensively forward, inside edge onto pad, through to the keeper who spills it
21) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406200.html?innings=3;page=2;view=commentary
66.4 Hussey Was on 52 (Final Score = 134)
Danish Kaneria to Hussey, no run, dropped, pushing at a ball outside off, a thick outside edge is split by the wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal.
22) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406200.html?innings=3;page=3;view=commentary
113.2 PM Siddle was on 25 (Final Score = 38)
Mohammad Sami to Siddle, 1 run, dropped, short ball down leg, Siddle swishes at it, gloves it but it's dropped by the keeper to his left, should have taken it, the ball runs away for a single
Pakistan in England Test Series - 1st Test
England v Pakistan

23) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england...e/match/426413.html?innings=1;view=commentary
4.3 AJ Strauss was on 15 (Final Score = 45)
Mohammad Amir to Strauss, no run, 136.0 kph, dropped! Kamran, what have you done? Perfect outswinger from Aamer, Strauss edges and Akmal puts down the simplest of chances. Kamran kept so well against Australia - relatively speaking, anyway - but this is the worst possible start for him against England
24) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426413.html?innings=3;page=1;view=commentary
22.4 Collingwood was on 0 (Final Score = 1)
Umar Gul to Collingwood, no run, 142.1 kph, oh no! Kamran has gone from hero back to zero! Dropped! After just pulling off a stunner he's put Collingwood down first ball, it was wide, Collingwood flashed a cut and edges it towards first slip, Akmal flew across and dropped the chance
Pakistan in England Test Series - 3rd Test
England v Pakistan
25) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england...e/match/426415.html?innings=1;view=commentary
37.3 MJ Prior was on 29 (Final Score = 84*)
Mohammad Asif to Prior, 4 leg byes, 128.9 kph, and that one's dropped, but a very tough chance for Kamran. You can't expect him to take that - it's an inside edge onto the thigh and then sneaking past the stumps, Kamran dives and just gets his left fingertip to the ball as it runs away towards fine leg for a boundary
Steve Davis has called that leg byes, but there was an inside edge on it, no question
Pakistan in England Test Series - 4th Test
England v Pakistan

26) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426416.html?innings=1;page=3;view=commentary
115.3 Broad was on 132 (Final Score = 169)
Saeed Ajmal to Broad, no run, 94.6 kph, dropped a beauty...he played forward again and it grazes the outside edge but Kamran Akmal can't hold on. There was very little reaction from the players
India in Pakistan ODI Series - 3rd ODI
27) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/236809.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
15.1 Tendulkar was on 36 (Final Score = 95)
Umar Gul to Tendulkar, no run, down the leg side, Tendulkar gets an edge, fielded by Akmal, who drops the catch.
Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series - 3rd ODI
28) h ttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/238215.html?innings=1;view=commentary
10.1 Tharanga was on 19 (Final Score = 23)
Abdul Razzaq to Tharanga, 2 runs, dropped! good ball first up, bit of movement, pushes with an open face, gets an edge, Akmal dives to his left and fails to hold on to the chance.
NatWest Series [Pakistan in England] - 2nd match
29) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225246.html?innings=1;view=commentary
6.3 Ian Bell wan on 8 (Final Score = 9)
Shoaib Akhtar to Bell, 1 leg bye, wow, that was quick and full on off, Bell drives but is beaten all ends up, ball brushes something but Akmal fails to collect it to his left, ball runs away and they steal one, umpire calls it leg byes, was there bat on that though? Looks like it, according to the replays

30) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225246.html?innings=1;view=commentary
6.6 Trescothick was on 6 (Final Score = 6)
Shoaib Akhtar to Trescothick, no run, good length ball on off, Tresco stands tall and drives but makes zero contact, a tight over coming to and end, should have had Bell but Akmal dropped another catch to add to his summer's tally of non-takes
ICC World Cup - 1st match, Group D
31) http://www.espncricinfo.com/wc2007/engine/match/247457.html?innings=1;view=commentary
38.3 Lara was on 28 (Final Score = 37)
Shoaib Malik to Lara, no run, ooh, ooh. Interesting. Malik annoyed that Akmal failed to pouch that one, dropping the fine edge. Akmal's glovework leaving much to be desired as is, sadly, often the case
Warid Cricket Series - 2nd ODI
32) http://www.espncricinfo.com/waridcr.../293505.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
4.2 Kapugedera was on 19 (Final Score 20)
Mohammad Asif to Kapugedera, 1 run, dropped! He chases a short delivery outside off stump, gets the nick, and Akmal drops a simple take behind the stumps...poor stuff from him
South Africa in Pakistan ODI Series - 3rd ODI
33) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299008.html?innings=1;view=commentary
22.3 Smith was on 24 (Final Score = 48)
Shahid Afridi to Smith, no run, dropped by Akmal. It was a googly outside off stump, Smith stabbed at it and edged it to Akmal who fails to hold on. The ball pops up and it falls between a lunging Akmal and Younis at first slip.

34) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299008.html?innings=1;view=commentary
32.1 Smith was on 48 (Final Score = 48)
Abdur Rehman to Smith, 1 run, dropped,though it was tough. Tossed up wide, Smith gets across off and plays at it, getting a thick edge which Akmal doesnt read, and the ball clips his pad to run fine
South Africa in Pakistan ODI Series - 4th ODI

35) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299009.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
29.2 Pollock was on 61 (Final Score = 90)
Abdur Rehman to Pollock, 1 run, oh ho! Full and flat on leg stump, Pollock gets forward and paddles it up in air, Akmal turns and stumbles and doesnt make any effort to dive for the catch ... sums up Pakistan's evening

South Africa in Pakistan ODI Series - 5th ODI

36) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvrsa/engine/match/299010.html?innings=1;view=commentary
2.3 Kallia was on 6 (Final Score = 86)
Shoaib Akhtar to Kallis, no run, dropped, Akmal drops an absolute sitter, this one was a touch fuller, it pitched on a good length and drew Kallis forward, the ball kissed the outside edge and flew at an easy height straight to Akmal who couldn't take it cleanly, Kallis has had a poor ODI series so far and Pakistan could have had him cheaply once again
Pakistan in India ODI Series - 1st ODI
37) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297801.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
6.1 Gambhir was on 7 (Final Score = 44)
Shoaib Akhtar to Gambhir, FOUR, dropped, by either Akmal or Younis, Gambhir pushed tentatively away from his body at a good length delivery outside off stump and got a regulation edge that flew between the wicketkeeper and first slip, neither Akmal or Younis moved an inch
38) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297801.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
14.5 Ganguly was on 37 (Final Score = 39)
Shahid Afridi to Ganguly, no run, dropped, Ganguly tries to run the ball to third man and got a faint edge to Akmal, the ball hit the gloves and rolled towards third man, Gambhir came half-way down the pitch from the non-striker's end but was sent back by Ganguly, that's the third catch Pakistan have grassed

Pakistan in India ODI Series - 2nd ODI

39) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297802.html?innings=1;view=commentary
13.4 Gambhir was on 17 (Final Score = 57)
Iftikhar Anjum to Gambhir, 1 run, Dropped by Akmal. It was full in length, outside off stump, Gambhir drives on the up and gets a edge which flies low and just in front of Akmal who couldn't quite wrap his gloves under the ball
Pakistan in India ODI Series - 3rd ODI

40) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297803.html?innings=1;view=commentary
0.1 Ganguly was on 0 (Final Score = 39)
Shoaib Akhtar to Ganguly, no run, Dropped! Would you believe it? Kamran Akmal drops a regulation 'keeper catch. It was full in length, outside off stump and Ganguly had a poke at it with an open-face of the bat. Sure, the ball was dipping as it went to the left of Akmal but he should have held it. What a start. Hold your mails. We know many of you don't rate Akmal much.
Bangladesh in Pakistan ODI Series - 2nd ODI
41) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvbdesh/engine/match/343760.html?innings=1;view=commentary
32.5 Mahmudullah was on 14 (Final Score = 58*)
Shoaib Malik to Mahmudullah, no run, spins down the leg side and the Akmal misses a good stumping chance as the batsman came down the track.
Bangladesh in Pakistan ODI Series - 3rd ODI
42) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvbdesh/engine/match/343761.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
36.2 Shakib Al Hasan was on 35 (Final Score = 75)
Sohail Khan to Shakib Al Hasan, 1 run, dropped! Outside the off stump and Shakib Al Hasan drives, gets the outside edge to Akmal behind the wicket, who dives low to his right and drops the ball. That should have been taken

Kitply Cup - 1st match
43) http://www.espncricinfo.com/kitplycup/engine/match/345468.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
33.5 Abdur Razzak was on 0 (Final Score = 26*)
Umar Gul to Abdur Razzak, FOUR, Dropped by Akmal. well he didn't even reach it. He should have as it wasn't too far to his left. Gul had produced a jab and a edge wit ha delivery that straightened outside off stump from round the stumps and Akmal was late in reacting

Pakistan v West Indies ODI Series - 1st ODI

44) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/match/374059.html?innings=1;view=commentary
39.5 Marshall was on 2 (Final Score = 26)
Shahid Afridi to Marshall, no run, dropped, that was short of a good length outside off, Marshall gets onto the back foot to punch it wide of the covers, gets an outside edge and Akmal spills a regulation chance!!

Pakistan v West Indies ODI Series - 2nd ODI
45) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/match/374060.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
30.4 Findlay was on 0 (Final Score = 12)
Shahid Afridi to Findlay, no run, dropped, that was an off spinner pitching on off, Findlay lunges forward to defend, gets a thick outside edge that Akmal puts down

Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series - 2nd ODI
46) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvsl/engine/match/385750.html?innings=1;view=commentary
19.1 Kandamby was on 16 (Final Score = 59)
Shahid Afridi to Kandamby, no run, dropped, quicker ball that spun away sharply after landing on the off stump, tries to defend off the back foot, gets a thick outside edge and Akmal puts it down behind the wickets. Straightforward
Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series - 3rd ODI
47) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvsl/engine/match/385751.html?innings=1;view=commentary
40.4 Kndamby was on 28 (Final Score = 32)
Shoaib Malik to Kandamby, no run, missed stumping, Pakistan have been poor, flighted outside off inviting Kandamby out of the crease, he goes for a loft over extra cover but the ball spins away, he misses and so does Kamran Akmal who makes a mess of it behind the stumps

Pakistan in Sri Lanka ODI Series - 1st ODI

48) http://www.espncricinfo.com/slvpak2009/engine/match/403370.html?innings=1;view=commentary
1.1 Jayasuriya was on 1 (Final Score = 15)
Abdul Razzaq to Jayasuriya, no run, dropped, again on the leg stump, it goes down the leg side, Akmal has to dive low to his right to take that, he fails to collect it, and his reaction suggests Jayasuriya had edged that
ICC Champions Trophy - 6th match, Group A



49) http://www.espncricinfo.com/iccct2009/engine/match/415278.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
22.3 Dhoni was on 0 (Final Score = 3)
Saeed Ajmal to Dhoni, no run, Dropped by Akmal. Tough chance. T'was a topspinner outside off stump, Dhoni tries to cover drive, edges and it deflects to Akmal's right pad
Asia Cup - 4th match

50) http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia2010/engine/match/455234.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
36.6 Sharma was on 9 (Final Score = 22)
Shoaib Akhtar to Sharma, 1 run, all night Akmal has been appealing without any edges, now he gets a regulation edge and he drops it! Poor keeping really! Beats me how this man is keeping in international cricket! Sharma goes chasing, edged away slightly wide of him, he sticks out one firm hand and it bounces off it. Really didn't have to go too far
Asia Cup - 1st match

51) http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia2010/engine/match/455231.html?innings=1;view=commentary
2.5 Dilshan was on 12 (Final Score = 18)
Shoaib Akhtar to Dilshan, FOUR, Edged between the keeper and the first slip. It pitched well ahead of the cordon and rolled away. It was around 145 kmph back-of-length delivery and Dilshan went for the cut and edged. Kamran dived but couldn't reach in time
52) http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia2010/engine/match/455231.html?innings=1;view=commentary
8.4 Jayawardene was on 0 (Final Score = 54)
Mohammad Asif to Jayawardene, FOUR, Edged but Kamran couldn't get to it. It was a lovely leg cutter around off - a classic Asif delivery - and Mahela had a lame poke at it,. Almost fatal. The gap between the keeper and slip was wide and Kamran dived but couldn't reach

53) http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia2010/engine/match/455231.html?innings=1;view=commentary
41.2 Kulasekara was on 5 (Final Score = 14)
Shahid Afridi to Kulasekara, 1 wide, Stumping chance missed. Not a surprise if you have followed Kamran's career. It was down the leg side and Kula had leaned forward to flick and lost balance and had stepped well out of the crease. But Kamran doesn't collect it cleanly. Oh well
Asia Cup - 5th match

54) http://www.espncricinfo.com/asia2010/engine/match/455235.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
43.2 Shkib ul Hassan was on 2 (Final Score = 25)
Abdur Rehman to Shakib Al Hasan, 3 runs, thank God for some constants in life! Kamran Akmal has dropped one! Difficult edge, though, a thick one and a decent deflection. But thankfully some things never change
NatWest Series [Pakistan in England] - 3rd ODI
55) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426430.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
18.5 Yardy was on 0 (Final Score = 4)
Umar Gul to Yardy, 1 run, Kamran Akmal drops it! Calamity Kamran strikes again! Gul finds a thickish outside edge that goes low and wide to Kamran, diving one-handed to his left and he couldn't quite hold on. Looks to have damaged his finger as well
Pakistan in New Zealand ODI Series - 5th ODI
56) http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zea.../473927.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
44.1 NL McCullum was on 4 (Final Score = 14)
Wahab Riaz to NL McCullum, 1 run, somethings in Pakistan cricket never change. Like the fact that inevitably, Kamran Akmal will drop a catch. He's done it again. Short ball, Nathan gets a top edge behind his head and it was a dolly for Kamran who was moving back. And he put it down.
ICC Cricket World Cup - 10th match, Group A

57) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri.../433567.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
30.1 Sangakkara was on 22 (Final Score = 49)
Abdur Rehman to Sangakkara, 5 wides, Kamran fluffs a stumping, all is well with the world, Rehman beat Sanga with some flight, and angling it down the leg side, he got some extra bounce again, which beat Kamran totally, Sanga was in no position to get back
58) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri.../433567.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
34.6 Sangakkara was on 33 (Final Score = 49)
Abdur Rehman to Sangakkara, 1 wide, Kamran, oh Kamran. Another fluffed stumping. Same as before, Sanga jumps out a mile looking to flick. Rehman sees him and fires it wide, Sanga misses and is halfway down the track. Kamran whips the bails off. Find the missing link - yes, Kamran did not collect. I now know the only weak link in Pakistan's side. It is behind the stumps.
ICC Cricket World Cup - 17th match, Group A
59) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri.../433574.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
3.1 Gunasekera was on 8 (Final Score = 8)
Umar Gul to Gunasekera, no run, dropped by Kamran or did it go off the back thigh? It cut across from the leg stump line, went right across the batsman who was squared-up in defense. the ball flew to left of Akmal, who was initially moving to his right. He then threw a big dive with outstretched left hand but couldn't hold on. Replays don't confirm an edge. It seems it went off the thigh.
ICC Cricket World Cup - 24th match, Group A
60) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri...e/match/433581.html?innings=1;view=commentary
13.2 Taylor was on 0 (Final Score = 131*)
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, FOUR, Ross gets a birthday gift, it's the Kamran moment, Shoaib got the edge with a perfect delivery that zipped away just a shade, the ball flew between younis and Kamran, who initially appeared to go for it, and then did the keeper's version of shouldering arms, stood stone still, as a bemused Younis looked on

61) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri...e/match/433581.html?innings=1;view=commentary
13.4 Taylor was on 8 (Final Score = 131*)
Shoaib Akhtar to Taylor, no run, oh I don't believe this, two birthday gifts is too much, from the same man too, Shoaib has Ross pushing at a one that held its line,and the healthy edge goes ever so slowly to Kamran who is in good position to take it, gets gloves on it, and clangs it, Shoaib can't do anything about it, boy is he distraught
62) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri...e/match/433581.html?innings=1;view=commentary
30.4 Styris was on 4 (Final Score = 28)
Shahid Afridi to Styris, 1 run, another drop from Kamran, outside off, Styris looks to stab it from the crease, edged and Kamran's horror day continues, Afridi is not amused

Pakistan Vs England, Trent Bridge, 2010.

63) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426413.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
70.2 Collingwood was on 48(Final Score = 82)
Danish Kaneria to Collingwood, no run, missed stumping! Kamran's really not having a good day... Collingwood charged down the track, was beaten in the air and by the turn. He was practically walking off he was so far down, but Kamran fumbled the take, and couldn't pick the ball up before the batsman got back in. Kaneria really needed that wicket - Pakistan needed it!

Pakistan Vs England, Oval, 2006.

64) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225258.html?innings=1;view=commentary
40.3 Mahmood was on 0 (Final Score = 15)
Danish Kaneria to Mahmood, 4 byes, ah, should have been out. Mahmood came down the wicket aiming to hoick that over mid-on; instead he completely missed it and should have been stumped by yards but Akmal didn’t even move and the ball flew past his gloves really easily

Pakistan in South Africa Test Series - 2nd Test

65) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250666.html?innings=3;page=1;view=commentary
40.4 Prince was on 17 (Final Score = 22)
Danish Kaneria to Prince, no run, stumping chance missed! A lovely teasing flighted delivery, again Prince comes down the track and is beaten by the flight and the dip. The ball threads through the bat and pad gap and is just outside off stump and Akmal clangs it. Would have been definitely out had he gathered.

Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series - 2nd ODI

66) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvsl/engine/match/385750.html?innings=1;view=commentary
34.2 Jayawardena was on 5 (Final Score = 24)
Shahid Afridi to Jayawardene, no run, went through him! Kept low there, pitched on a good length outside off, just fractionally wide of the off stump, and spun away, Mahela failed to get his bat down in time and the ball clipped his back pad on the way to the keeper. Replays indicate there was an inside edge, but a really tough chance there for the keeper.

Pakistan v West Indies ODI Series - 3rd ODI

67) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvwi/engine/match/374061.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
15.2 Gayle was on 34 (Final Score = 122)
Saeed Ajmal to Gayle, no run, looks like an edge and Kamran up to the mark (his own) dropped it

Pakistan in India Test Series - 3rd Test

68) http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvpak/engine/match/297808.html?innings=1;page=3;view=commentary
118.6 Pathan was on 23 (Final Score = 102)
Danish Kaneria to Pathan, no run, fullish and outside the off, played at with hard hands, the ball slips past bat, the reactions from Akmal, who gloves the ball to the floor, and the bowler, suggest that there might have been an edge to that

Pakistan in Australia Test Series - 1st Test

69) http://www.espncricinfo.com/ausvpak09/engine/match/406199.html?innings=1;page=2;view=commentary
74.6 Ponting was on 30 (Final Score = 57)
Mohammad Asif to Ponting, no run, forward with bat and pad to a good delivery that nips through the batsman's defence, if he nicked it it was of no consequence since Kamran Akmal failed to take it cleanly
Replays suggest Ponting probably got an inside edge. So perhaps we can put that one down as a drop to Kamran Akmal.

NatWest Series [Pakistan in England] - 2nd ODI

70) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426429.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
40.6 Morgan was on 1 (Final Score = 16)
Mohammad Hafeez to Morgan, no run, edged, and dropped by Kamran! It was a really thick edge and a big deflection as Morgan tried to cut, the keeper did well to even get a glove to that

Bangladesh in Pakistan ODI Series - 5th ODI

71) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakvbdesh/engine/match/343763.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
25.3 Dhiman Gosh was on 21 (Final Score = 29)
Shahid Afridi to Dhiman Ghosh, no run, uses his feet and looks to work it through the onside, misses it and Akmal misses a stumping chance.

NatWest Series [Pakistan in England] - 2nd match

72) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225246.html?innings=1;view=commentary
32.3 Read was on 12 (Final Score = 30)
Shahid Afridi to Read, 1 wide, fired down the leg, batsman out of his crease but Akmal snuffles a take, Afridi not happy

Pakistan in England T20I Match

73) http://www.espncricinfo.com/engvpak/engine/match/225263.html?innings=1;view=commentary
11.5 Trescothick was on 46 (Final Score = 53)
Shahid Afridi to Trescothick, no run, ooh, he nicked that one off the back foot but Akmal fluffed it

Pakistan in South Africa T20I Match

74) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/255957.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
8.6 Bosman was on 45 (Final Score = 53*)
Abdur Rehman to Bosman, 1 run, DROPPED! swung down to long on, what a mess by the man on the fence - Akmal of all people! - and Bosman gets a life

ICC World Twenty20 - 18th match, Group F

75) http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287870.html?innings=1;view=commentary
6.4 Ponting was on (Final Score = 27)
Shahid Afridi to Ponting, FOUR, Ponting tries to pull a ball that pitches on middle stump and spins across him, he gets a bottom edge which goes between Akmal's legs for a boundary

76) http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287870.html?innings=1;view=commentary
8.4 Ponting was on 19 (Final Score = 27)
Shahid Afridi to Ponting, 1 bye, Ponting comes down the pitch, Afridi beats him with a quicker ball but Akmal misses a stumping chance

ICC World Twenty20 2007 - 1st semi final

77) http://www.espncricinfo.com/twenty20wc/engine/match/287877.html?innings=1;view=commentary
19.6 Taylor was on 36 (Final Score = 37*)
Mohammad Asif to Taylor, 1 run, low full toss pulled high in the air off the bottom of the bat and that's a poor piece of keeping from Akmal who calls for it... and then fluffs it. That may be amusing, but let's hope for his sake that it doesn't come down to a run...

ICC World Twenty20 2009 - 1st semi final

78) http://www.espncricinfo.com/wt202009/engine/match/356015.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
8.2 AB de Villiers was on 1 (Final Score = 1)
Shahid Afridi to de Villiers, no run, dropped by Akmal. Lovely ripping leg break turning from the off stump line, AB pushed hard at it, got the thick edge and Akmal couldn't hold on to slightly difficult chance

ICC World Twenty20 2010 - 4th match, Group A

79) http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t.../412680.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
6.5 Mohammad Ashraful was on 11 (Final Score = 65)
Abdul Razzaq to Mohammad Ashraful, FOUR, educated edge just wide of the keeper Akmal, who put a surprisingly low-key effort. A big dive was possibly in order, but it ran away for four

80) http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t.../412680.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
7.1 Shakib Al Hasan was on 7 (Final Score = 47)
Mohammad Hafeez to Shakib Al Hasan, no run, was that a drop from Kamran? short of a length, Shakib can't connect with the flick but possibly got a thick inside edge, and Kamran put it down

81) http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t.../412680.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
15.4 Mahmudullah was on 0 (Final Score = 0)
Mohammad Sami to Mahmudullah, no run, dropped by Kamran Akmal! Thickish inside edge that darted in, and Kamran had to regroup and dive to his left. In the end, he did well to stop what would have been a sure four

ICC World Twenty20 2010 - 21st match, Group E

82) http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t.../412697.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
14.2 AB de Villiers was on 34 (Final Score = 53)
Abdur Rehman to de Villiers, no run, goes for the sweep shot, it bounces over the middle stump line and Akmal doesn't collect it cleanly. Was there an edge? The replays aren't conclusive. BAd angles basically

Pakistan in England T20I Series - 1st T20I

83) http://www.espncricinfo.com/england.../426417.html?innings=2;page=1;view=commentary
12.2 Yardy was on 13 (Final Score = 35)
Saeed Ajmal to Yardy, 2 runs, dropped by Kamran, tough chance as it flicked the edge, Kamran didn't even get a hand on it, it just flicked the edge and went off his knee

Pakistan in South Africa Test Series - 3rd Test

84) http://www.espncricinfo.com/rsavpak/engine/match/250667.html?innings=4;page=2;view=commentary
62.5 Prince was on 58 (Final Score = 59)
Shahid Nazir to Prince, no run, oh no! Akmal's had a(nother) shocker there. Prince got a big inside edge and there was a regulation catch, low to his right, which slips out of his gloves while the players are busy celebrating. It's unlikely to have made a huge difference, in truth, but it won't have done Akmal's confidence, nor his reputation, any good

ICC Cricket World Cup 40th Match, Group A

85) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433596.html
39.4 Krejza was on 0 (Final Score= 7)
Abdur Rehman to Krejza, no run, that beat everything, Akmal included. Missed stumping? Perhaps. Akmal's day had been too good to last

ICC Cricket World Cup, 1st Quarter-Final

86) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cric...ch/433600.html
31.1 Chanderpaul was on 24 (Final Score = 44*)
Saeed Ajmal to Chanderpaul, no run, regulation miss of a stumping from Kamran. Zipping offie outside off, leads Chanders out and he misses the flick. Kamra had to collect and break the stumps, instead it hit his glove and thudded into his chin.

ICC Cricket World Cup - 2nd semi final

87) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/current/match/433600.html
29.3 Tendulkar was on 70(Final Score = 85)
Shahid Afridi to Tendulkar, no run, Dropped again Shahid Afridi holds his head again! Dropped by Kamran. Tough chance, though. It was the leg break and Tendulkar edged his defensive push. The ball deviated a lot and Kamran couldn't move his hands to his right in time. Tough chance for Kamran's standards. How many is too many? So many lives!

88) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cri...e/match/433605.html?innings=1;view=commentary
41.2 Dhoni was on 24 (Final Score = 25)
Wahab Riaz to Dhoni, 1 run, edged and dropped! Kamran it is, a thick edge flies to his right, hitting the fingers and bouncing out. That was a really tough chance, there's no slip in so he's got to go for it, he stretches into the dive ... but can't hold on!

ICC World T20 - final group match, Group D

89) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-wor.../533283.html?innings=1;page=1;view=commentary
31.4 Wade was on 17 (Final score = 22)
Azhar Ali to Wade, 1 wide, 83.5 kph, and Kamran misses a stumping, Wade walks out to one going down leg quickly, but Kamran fails to gather, Azhar has his hand on his face in anguish

90) http://www.espncricinfo.com/pakistan-v-australia-2012/engine/current/match/571147.html
15.5 Nassir Hossain was on 1 (Final Score = 16)
Shahid Afridi to Nasir Hossain, no run, beaten as Afridi slowed it up, the conventional legspinner, Nasir played at it and got a thin edge that was dropped by Kamran Akmal, sharp chance put down

91) http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-wor.../533283.html?innings=1;page=1;view=commentary
0.6 Amla was on 2 (Final score = 6)
Raza Hasan to Amla, no run, dropped, Kamran's let Amla off. Amla tried to whack the ball inside out over the off side once again and edged it, fairly routine chance and Akmal fails to hold on. Amla was well out of his crease, could have been stumped as well

92) Mohammad Irfan to de Villiers, 1 wide, another one down the leg side and is called a wide. But there was some interest by the bowler. It did take a faint nick, but wouldnt have mattered as Kamran didn't take it cleanly

93) Saeed Ajmal to Amla, no run, beautifully bowled! How did that miss the stumps! It was tossed up outside off, it dipped in very quickly as Amla went for the drive and squeezes between the bat and pad, goes over the stumps. A stumping chance missed too as Akmal gets surprised by that too..It hits him on his chest

94) Mohammad Irfan to Iqbal, no run, dropped!Iqbal goes feeling for the cut outside off, nicked through to the keeper and Kamran shells it diving low to his right, not an easy catch but he should be taking that

New 95) World T20, 16th Match, Group 2: Australia v Pakistan at Dhaka
http://www.espncricinfo.com/world-t20/engine/match/682927.html
9.6 Finch was on 34 (Final Score = 65 )
Saeed Ajmal to Finch, no run, another doosra and I cannot understand how that has missed off stump! Tentative push from Finch, who had not picked it and is lucky to survive as the ball bounces right over the off bail and thuds into the keeper's gloves and promptly falls out. There was an outside edge too Ajmal throws a forlorn look back as Pakistan drop a crucial catch

Total runs made by batsmen after dropped catches/Missed stumping so far = 2739

Really detailed work by whoever did this!

However this is missed catches AND stumpings. Either way it may be a lot, it may not, we would still require reference points for other keepers, especially top level keepers.

What we do know is that Kammy has the highest dismissals/innings or any Pakistani keeper and one of the highest ever. Only a handful have point something more than him (Gilly, Boucher, Dhoni and Prior I believe). Kammy clearly took more than any other Pakistan keepers, that was my point. Was he the best? No. Should be be remembered only for his missed chances? No.

 

[Saj]

Latif was a pretty good keeper but the best? No I don't think so, not even the most natural seeming keeper either. Healy, Boucher, Gilly or Pakistan's own Bari. We shouldn't forget, for all the hate wel ove to give Kammy, he has slightly more than 2 dismissals per innings, there aint that many keepers globally who can match or supersede that. Not even Latif or Moin or Bari.

Bottle went when he was captain.

He became a nervous wreck and was all over the place as a wicket-keeper. His head wasn't right and his form suffered badly.

 

[Asifnow]

Bottle went when he was captain.

He became a nervous wreck and was all over the place as a wicket-keeper. His head wasn't right and his form suffered badly.

Well I wasnt tryin to say he was a bad keeper. I just dont think he is good enough to be "the best". I remember him, back when I was a kid, both pre and during captaincy, he was pretty good behind the stumps. Just not the hack and slash batsman Moin was or as consistent as Boucher or Gilly.

 

[Asifnow]

I never said Kammy is Pakistan's best keeper, I said he is the one with the highest dismissals/innings, of any keeper with 200+ test dismissals, only five have a d/i ratio of 2 or more, Kammy is the only Pakistani in that list I believe. So he couldn't have been THAT bad.

How many chances were created? I have no idea. Could Kammy have had more chances than Latif, Moin or Bari? I doubt it considering Kammy was keeping to the likes of Amir, Asif, Gul, Rana Naved et al while the others kept to all time great bowlers. I doubt Rana Naved created more chances than Shoaib Akhtar.

As for who I think is Pakistan's best keeper, probably between Moin and Bari for me.

 

[Slog]

I never said Kammy is Pakistan's best keeper, I said he is the one with the highest dismissals/innings, of any keeper with 200+ test dismissals, only five have a d/i ratio of 2 or more, Kammy is the only Pakistani in that list I believe. So he couldn't have been THAT bad.

How many chances were created? I have no idea. Could Kammy have had more chances than Latif, Moin or Bari? I doubt it considering Kammy was keeping to the likes of Amir, Asif, Gul, Rana Naved et al while the others kept to all time great bowlers. I doubt Rana Naved created more chances than Shoaib Akhtar.

As for who I think is Pakistan's best keeper, probably between Moin and Bari for me.

Moin is definitely not Pakistan's best keeper. Doubt even he will believe that lol

Its between Rashid and Bari

Also Wasim and Waqar and Shoaib Akhtar (especially the latter 2 pacey bowlers) relied less on the wicketkeeper and fielders than a bowler like Asif whose who game was movement and seam and getting edges and nicks. And he had the misfortune of having Kamran be his keeper. That is why Kamran may end up with more dismissals because Asif had to rely on keepers and fielders. But that doesnt mean Kamran did well by any means.

For eg. 53% and 57% of Wasim and Waqar's wickets are either bowled or lbw (hence no reliance on fielders) whereas for Asif it is 42%. Asif relied on fielders a lot yielding more chances for a keeper. Also percentage would even be higher if he had a competent keeper like Rashif Latif who would take those chances. Because Asif often had to rely on taking fielders out of the equation totally.

Similarly for spinners, it is widely accepted how many wickets Danish Kaneria never got due to Kamran's keeping. So many missed stumpings and caught behind its insane. You dont hear that for Mushtaq or Saqlain whose much was more difficult to keep to (Saqlain especiallY)

Point is more dismissal/innings is rudimentary metric if you do not take into account type of bowler and how they create chances.

 

[Savak]

For me Moin was the best wicket keeper batsman while Latif was the best pure keeper. People don't realize the value of Moin Khan, the guy was a true street fighter and was known as the man of crisis, he bailed Pakistan out from bad situations many times and he was also a clean striker of the ball at the death.

 

[Slog]

Also one important thing should be what do peers say. Invariably everyone picks Rashid over Moin as a keeper

 

[Savak]

Also one important thing should be what do peers say. Invariably everyone picks Rashid over Moin as a keeper

They will also pick Moin as a very tough street fighting cricketer who was regarded as the man of crisis from 1996 to 2001. He kept for Pakistan in the 1999 World Cup with a fractured finger and was taking painkillers.

 

[Last Monetarist]

I'd pick Kamran Akmal as being a better overall keeper-batsman than Moin Khan, who was atrocious behind the stumps. Even Sarfraz Ahmed has a fairly strong claim to be ranked above Moin in the list of Pakistani test keepers. Those trying to make the case for Moin probably only recall his batting in white ball cricket, especially during the 99 World Cup when he was admittedly world class.

 

[MenInG]

Atta-ur-Rehman about Latif and Aamir Sohail

"There are many people claiming that they lifted the lid on match-fixing such as Rashid Latif; The affidavit that I was asked to write was done with the blessings of Aamir Sohail and Rashid Latif; Later on the this same affidavit was put in newspapers"

"They both claim to be great patriots but I ask them that they know Wasim Akram is involved in match-fixing so people in media should ask them why Akram played under their captaincy in South Africa; Was Wasim Akram OK then?"

"They say PSL is a gambler's League but they also joined PSL themselves; They do things for themselves, they have no love for the country - all they do is political stuff, they tape conversations with people and put them on them on media - thank you"

 

[Slog]

Wasim Bari is rated very highly.

I think Taslim Arif deserved more chances though. He came as stop gap for 6 tests once due to a Bari injury and averaged 62 with a double hundred against the Aussies. Bari was a tailender with 15 average

 

[Ab Fan]

Bari is rated more highly purely as a wicket keeper than Rashid, however, Rashid is a much better batsmen and in general, an excellent keeper also.

 

[therealAB]

No, to quote Tim Paine "I could name 15"

 

[umerz]

Rashid Latif was famous for saying unpopular but right things. Moin Khan used to plat for PIA and was closer to captains of that time. Moin KHan in his early days was a horrible keeper but improved in his later days but it is a tragedy how Rashid latif's career was cut short multiple times

 

[Rana]

Might have been a good keeper in his time, but he has become a toxic, agenda driven analyst/journalist.

Nothing he says is in sincerity towards Pakistan cricket and is actually a mouthpiece for his agency

 

[sweep_shot]

He was very good. Very tidy. Proper keeper.

 

[Master Blaster]

Decent keeper.

Remembered for his dodgy caught behind appeals.

 

[JaDed]

He had heart too, remember he got smacked by Zaheer’s bouncer and got up immediately so as to not let his hurt show.
Rizwan with all his acting should take lessons from Latif on how to face opposition.

 

[Mp812]

Rashid Latif was an awesome wicketkeeper. He was a awesome destructive batter who missed out because of politics.

He was as good as Gilchrist when it came to hitting, but unfortunately was a victim of politics, or instead of Gilchrist he would have been the one credited with advent of aggressive wicketkeeper batters role in modern cricket. Whenever he batted against India, I hoped he would get out soon but with other teams I watched his batting whenever I got a chance hoping he would click that day.
Have heard his analysis too. Deep understanding of game and his views on management of the game are very good. Calls a spade a spade and nothing else.

 

[Justcrazy]

Purely as a WK , he was most acrobat and athletic WK of Pakistan ever , in this respect he was ahead of Bari.