Mudassar Nazar: “Umar Akmal was a difficult personality to deal with”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Mudassar Nazar has admitted that batsman Umar Akmal is a “difficult personality to deal with”.
Mickey Arthur: “If Pakistan picked him again, I would be very surprised and it would be a very poor decision”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has admitted that it would be a “very poor decision” if batsman Umar Akmal plays international cricket again.
Mickey Arthur: “I thought he was arrogant during the incident at the high performance centre”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur has revealed that he got into a heated altercation with batsman Umar Akmal.
Saeed Ajmal: “I should have taken legal action against the ICC for banning me from bowling. If I had gone to court against the ICC to question their use of technology to assess the legality of my bowling action, then I would have won that case”
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Legendary Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has said that he should have taken legal action against the International Cricket Council (ICC) for banning him from bowling as he “would have won that case”.
Najam Sethi: “Umar is not disciplined despite being very talented. If he sits down with a psychiatrist and takes medical treatment, he might become more discipline-oriented”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi believes that batsman Umar Akmal is “not disciplined” and needs psychiatric treatment.
Mohammad Yousuf simply used the words “bad company” when asked about Umar Akmal
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf simply said “bad company” when asked about Umar Akmal.
Kamran Akmal: “Cricket is our bread and butter. He has been dealt a very raw deal by the previous management [led by Mickey Arthur] as well”
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Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has accused former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur of not treating his brother Umar properly and failing to give him enough support.
Zaheer Abbas on Umar Akmal: “I think his international career is all but over. He deserved the punishment”
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Legendary Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas believes that Umar Akmal’s “international career is all but over”.
Mickey Arthur: “He has all the talent in the world but has wasted it and, unfortunately, he will now go down in history as one Pakistan player who has underachieved”
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Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur believes that batsman Umar Akmal will always be remembered as an underachiever.
Umar Akmal has been banned from all forms of cricket for three years
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Umar Akmal has been banned from all forms of cricket for three years by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for failing to report corrupt approaches ahead of this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL).
