Kamran Akmal: “Asif Ali holds the key for Pakistan’s batting so he should be kept for power hitting”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes big-hitting middle order batsman Asif Ali will be the national team’s key batsman during their World Cup clash against England on Monday.
Kamran Akmal: “Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali must be in the starting line-up”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has revealed that the national team must pick all-rounder Shoaib Malik and big-hitting batsman Asif Ali for their World Cup match against England on Monday.
Kamran Akmal: “I [was] also astonished to see Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali sitting out the first match”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes that the national team made a huge mistake in not picking big-hitting batsman Asif Ali and all-rounder Shoaib Malik for their World Cup opener against the West Indies.
Inzamam-ul-Haq picked Sharjeel Khan and Kamran Akmal in his all-time Pakistan World Cup squad
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Pakistan chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq included banned opening batsman Sharjeel Khan and out-of-favour wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal in his all-time Pakistan World Cup squad.
Abdul Qadir: “Umar Akmal and Kamran Akmal can change the course of a match single-handedly and can play the role of power hitters”
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Former Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir believes that batsmen Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad should have been picked for the World Cup.
Kamran Akmal: “If the team is selected on liking and disliking, then it will be a loss for the team, and that is what [has been] happening for the past five, six years”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes that the World Cup team was picked based on who the selectors like and dislike.
Iqbal Qasim: “If I was the selector, I would have picked both Akmal brothers as they provide depth and balance in the team”
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Former Pakistan left-arm spinner Iqbal Qasim believes that the national team should have picked wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal and his brother Umar for the World Cup.
Kamran Akmal: “I am optimistic to make a comeback again”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes that he is still capable of making an international comeback.
Kamran Akmal: “Amir is a kind of bowler that can topple any side on a given day”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes that left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir should be in the country’s finalised World Cup squad.
Kamran Akmal: “You invested three years on Usman Shinwari, Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir, but at the time of the main event [World Cup], you picked a new guy [Mohammad Hasnain]”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal has lashed out at the national selectors for picking pace bowler Mohammad Hasnain for the World Cup ahead of left-arm seamers Mohammad Amir, Wahab Riaz and Usman Khan Shinwari.
