Umer Akmal biography
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Umar Akmal was born on 26 May 1990 and he is a Pakistani cricketer. He played his first ODI match on 1 August 2009 against Sri Lanka and then he played his first test match against New Zealand on Nov 23 2009. He is a part-time spinner and right handed batsman. Similar to his brothers Adnan and Kamran, he maintained wickets for the national team and his wife name is Noor Fatima.
He was introduced as a Franchise Player for the opening Caribbean Premier League with Pakistani teammates Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik.
Umar stand for Pakistan in the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. Later on his accomplishment in the U/19 level he achieve himself a first class contract and played the 2007 -08 season of the Quaid-i-Azan Trophy, standing for the Sui Southern Gas team. His counted as a future asset for Pakistan National team.
Umar cricket style is aggressive. In just his sixth first class competition he made 248 off just 225 deliveries, including for sixes. Then follow up that with a breakable 186 runs in his eight first class strings of low scores batting at number 3.
He found his shape in the final matches of the 2008/9 season and afterward in the RBS T20 tournament consequently getting the selectors singed to play for Pakistan A side on their travel to Australia A.
He got his reputation while the Australia A tour in June/July 2009. He recorded runs of 54100*, 1300 in the two Test matches. In the ODI series he proceeds with his better form with a century in the beginning ODI encounter off only 68 Deliveries.
There functioning’s turns him gather significant admiration from the media who were their watch him and calls started to spread regarding his addition in the ODI series for the main side of Pakistan against Sri LankaAs explosive starts to one’s International careers go, few can rival Umar Akmal. He announced his entry with scores of 66 and 102* within his first 3 ODI innings (at Sri Lanka, 2009) in addition to a 129 and 75 on Test debut (at New Zealand, 2009). Those performances weren’t a surprise. At first class level, Akmal was renowned for his big scores amassed in quick time. 7 years prior to his debut, Umar’s elder brother Kamran had already gotten his taste of international cricket. By 2010, the siblings featured regularly, in tandem for Pakistan.
As a fearless, middle-order batsman, throughout Pakistan’s disappointing spree of series losses against Sri Lanka in 2009 and later at Australia in early 2010, Umar Akmal’s ascendance was one of their few positives. But as the series in Australia progressed, complacency began to creep into Akmal’s Test form, which started to dip. In ODIs though, a hundred and five fifties by his 18th outing maintained a steady average. It was enough to justify an inclusion in Pakistan’s 2010 T20 World Cup squad. He finished the tournament as Pakistan’s 3rd highest-run getter towards their semi-final run.
While still protected as a batsman, featuring at 3-down, in a Pakistan side that lacks specialist batsmen with the temperament for all forms of the game, Umar Akmal is their most proven rookie to fill the void for the years to come.
Fast Facts
Akmal’s total of 204 runs on his Test debut (against New Zealand) is the 8th highest ever.
It’s also the second highest for a Pakistani debutant behind Yasir Hameed’s 275 in 2003.
Akmal’s 129 on Test debut is the 4th highest for a Pakistani, making him one of only 7 players from his country to score a century on debut. Among those on the list, Akmal is the only centurion to have achieved the feat on foreign soil.
It took Umar Akmal 38 matches (6 Tests, 18 ODIs and 14 T20s) until playing for Pakistan in Pakistan, the third most behind teammate Mohammad Aamer (41) and Sri Lankan Greame Labrooy (53).
Along with brother Kamran Akmal, the Akmals are the 4th blood brothers to feature for Pakistan in the 60-odd years of cricket history.
Among top order batsmen, Akmal has the 4th best strike rate overall (Test, ODI and T20) for Pakistani players. (Minimum of 40 matches).
He was introduced as a Franchise Player for the opening Caribbean Premier League with Pakistani teammates Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik.
Umar stand for Pakistan in the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. Later on his accomplishment in the U/19 level he achieve himself a first class contract and played the 2007 -08 season of the Quaid-i-Azan Trophy, standing for the Sui Southern Gas team. His counted as a future asset for Pakistan National team.
Umar cricket style is aggressive. In just his sixth first class competition he made 248 off just 225 deliveries, including for sixes. Then follow up that with a breakable 186 runs in his eight first class strings of low scores batting at number 3.
He found his shape in the final matches of the 2008/9 season and afterward in the RBS T20 tournament consequently getting the selectors singed to play for Pakistan A side on their travel to Australia A.
He got his reputation while the Australia A tour in June/July 2009. He recorded runs of 54100*, 1300 in the two Test matches. In the ODI series he proceeds with his better form with a century in the beginning ODI encounter off only 68 Deliveries.
There functioning’s turns him gather significant admiration from the media who were their watch him and calls started to spread regarding his addition in the ODI series for the main side of Pakistan against Sri LankaAs explosive starts to one’s International careers go, few can rival Umar Akmal. He announced his entry with scores of 66 and 102* within his first 3 ODI innings (at Sri Lanka, 2009) in addition to a 129 and 75 on Test debut (at New Zealand, 2009). Those performances weren’t a surprise. At first class level, Akmal was renowned for his big scores amassed in quick time. 7 years prior to his debut, Umar’s elder brother Kamran had already gotten his taste of international cricket. By 2010, the siblings featured regularly, in tandem for Pakistan.
As a fearless, middle-order batsman, throughout Pakistan’s disappointing spree of series losses against Sri Lanka in 2009 and later at Australia in early 2010, Umar Akmal’s ascendance was one of their few positives. But as the series in Australia progressed, complacency began to creep into Akmal’s Test form, which started to dip. In ODIs though, a hundred and five fifties by his 18th outing maintained a steady average. It was enough to justify an inclusion in Pakistan’s 2010 T20 World Cup squad. He finished the tournament as Pakistan’s 3rd highest-run getter towards their semi-final run.
While still protected as a batsman, featuring at 3-down, in a Pakistan side that lacks specialist batsmen with the temperament for all forms of the game, Umar Akmal is their most proven rookie to fill the void for the years to come.
Fast Facts
Akmal’s total of 204 runs on his Test debut (against New Zealand) is the 8th highest ever.
It’s also the second highest for a Pakistani debutant behind Yasir Hameed’s 275 in 2003.
Akmal’s 129 on Test debut is the 4th highest for a Pakistani, making him one of only 7 players from his country to score a century on debut. Among those on the list, Akmal is the only centurion to have achieved the feat on foreign soil.
It took Umar Akmal 38 matches (6 Tests, 18 ODIs and 14 T20s) until playing for Pakistan in Pakistan, the third most behind teammate Mohammad Aamer (41) and Sri Lankan Greame Labrooy (53).
Along with brother Kamran Akmal, the Akmals are the 4th blood brothers to feature for Pakistan in the 60-odd years of cricket history.
Among top order batsmen, Akmal has the 4th best strike rate overall (Test, ODI and T20) for Pakistani players. (Minimum of 40 matches).
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