Kamran Akmal: “What hurts is that the new generation seems focused on personal milestones instead of playing for the team. Winning or losing is part of cricket – but where is the fight, the pride of representing Pakistan”
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Former wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has lashed out at the current generation of Pakistan players, claiming they are more focused on personal milestones than team success.
Kamran Akmal: “I have been saying for three or four years that the way he is playing will make the future very difficult. Modern-day cricket is moving at a rapid pace, and you must adapt”
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Former Pakistan cricketer Kamran Akmal has urged fellow wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan to adapt his approach in T20 cricket, warning that the future could otherwise be very difficult for him.
Kamran Akmal: “Salman Ali Agha is a quality Test and ODI player, but he isn’t ready for T20 cricket. Players with higher strike-rates are being dropped instead”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has questioned Salman Ali Agha’s place in the T20I side, saying the middle order batsman “isn’t ready” for the shortest format.
Kamran Akmal on Salman Ali Agha: “He’s our best Test and ODI player, but making him T20I captain has been unfair”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal thinks it is unfair that Salman Ali Agha was appointed T20I captain.
Kamran Akmal: “I would 100% select Haris Rauf for the T20 World Cup”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has said he would have included fast bowler Haris Rauf in the team for the ongoing 2026 T20 World Cup.
Kamran Akmal: “If Shadab Khan returns to the Pakistan squad, I wouldn’t keep Salman Ali Agha in the T20 team”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has said he would drop T20I captain Salman Ali Agha from the team if Shadab Khan is in the playing XI.
Kamran Akmal: “I have to say this, if you are preparing a second wicketkeeper then you should go with a specialist and it can be Rohail Nazir”
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Former cricketer Kamran Akmal believes Rohail Nazir should be Pakistan’s back-up wicketkeeper-batsman.
Kamran Akmal: “If a player like Abdullah Shafique isn’t scoring runs against such teams, then I think it’s a worrying sign, both for Abdullah and for Pakistan”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has admitted it is a “worrying sign” that opener Abdullah Shafique hasn’t able to score big runs.
Kamran Akmal: “The real reason behind Babar’s decline in form is the management, which made him captain too soon”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes Babar Azam was appointed as captain too soon, which is the “real reason” behind his decline in form.
Kamran Akmal: “I can guarantee that I haven’t seen ego in him. He respects his family and meets everyone respectfully. But what I want from him is that, when he enters the field, he doesn’t act bigger than the game”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal guaranteed he hasn’t seen any ego in star player Babar Azam.
