Kamran Akmal: “Such players deserve recognition from the selection committee, and it’s unjust to ignore them”
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Kamran Akmal believes it is unjust for the Pakistan selectors to ignore his brother Umar Akmal, who remains committed to making his international comeback.
Kamran Akmal: “After all, if Imad can make a comeback based on his performance, Umar Akmal deserves the same opportunity”
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Kamran Akmal believes that his brother Umar Akmal should be able to make a comeback to the Pakistan team if spin-bowling all-rounder Imad Wasim was able to do so.
Ramiz Raja: “In today’s date, there is no bigger match-winner than Umar Akmal in Pakistan – playing at 6 or 7”
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Ramiz Raja said there is no bigger match-winner at number six or seven for Pakistan than senior batsman Umar Akmal.
Shahid Afridi: “Was his fitness up to the mark?”
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Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistan captain, has cast doubt over whether Umar Akmal’s fitness was up to standard during the 2023 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Kamran Akmal: “You are still not including Umar because he isn’t in the likings or good books of the selection committee? Or because Umar is less hyped than others or because he plays for the team?”
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Kamran Akmal has questioned if his brother Umar Akmal is not getting selected in the Pakistan team because he is “less hyped” than other players.
Ramiz Raja: “There is a lesson for all the players, if you are not disciplined and if you cannot zip your mouth while playing, then there is a larger probability that you will be at the receiving end of injustice”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan captain, said batsman Umar Akmal was on the “receiving end of injustice” since he couldn’t zip his mouth.
Kamran Akmal: “I don’t think they’re dealing with Umar appropriately. He deserves to play for the national side”
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Kamran Akmal, the Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman, said his brother Umar Akmal “deserves to be part of the team”.
Kamran Akmal: “This is indeed not fair to Umar, and I’d request [the] chairman and chief selector, Haroon Rasheed, to think about it and consider it closely”
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Kamran Akmal has called on Pakistan chief selector Haroon Rasheed to consider picking his brother Umar Akmal in the national team.
Kamran Akmal: “I still cannot comprehend why he isn’t being given a chance in the national team, particularly on the batting number where almost every player has been tried”
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Kamran Akmal has put the Pakistan selectors on blast after they overlooked his brother Umar Akmal for the recent T20I series against New Zealand.
Umar Akmal: “As a cricketer, it’s my responsibility to perform well, and I will continue to do so till I’m fit enough. If I ever feel that my fitness is not up to the mark, I will announce my retirement”
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Umar Akmal, the Pakistan middle order batsman, said he will retire if he ever feels his fitness is below the standard it needs to be at.
