Kamran Akmal

Kamran Akmal

Pakistan

Full name Kamran Akmal
Born January 13, 1982, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 25 years 47 days
Major teams Pakistan, Lahore, National Bank of Pakistan
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Statsguru

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	33	55	4	1521	154	29.82	2444	62.23	4	5	227	2	108	18
ODIs	62	53	8	1120	124	24.88	1345	83.27	3	1	129	8	54	9
Twenty20 Int.	2	1	0	21	21	21.00	18	116.66	0	0	3	0	3	0
First-class	119	183	24	4978	174	31.30			8	22			377	36
List A	130	110	11	2465	132	24.89			5	7			147	33
Twenty20	15	13	1	280	59	23.33	216	129.62	0	1			7	8

Bowling averages

	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Tests	33	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
ODIs	62	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Twenty20 Int.	2	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
First-class	119	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
List A	130	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Twenty20	15	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0

Career statistics
Test debut	Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Harare - Nov 9-12, 2002
Last Test	South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town - Jan 26-28, 2007
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo - Nov 23, 2002
Last ODI	South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg - Feb 14, 2007
Twenty20 Int. debut	England v Pakistan at Bristol - Aug 28, 2006
Last Twenty20 Int.	South Africa v Pakistan at Johannesburg - Feb 2, 2007
First-class span	1997/98 - 2006/07
List A span	1997/98 - 2006/07
Twenty20 span	2004/05 - 2006/07

Profile

Kamran Akmal made his first-class debut at the age of 15 as a useful wicketkeeper and a hard-hitting opening batsman. A string of good performances earned him a spot for Pakistan A in 2002, and after impressing against Sri Lanka A he won selection for the Zimbabwe tour in preference to the veteran Moin Khan. He was not expected to play in the Tests, but made his debut - and chipped in with a handy 38 at Harare - when Rashid Latif suffered a recurrence of a long-standing back injury. Initially his opportunities were limited, most of his matches coming when Latif or Moin were unavailable - he was the replacement when Latif was suspended for five one-dayers against Bangladesh, and then again when Moin was injured for the last two Tests against India. However, from October 2004, with Latif out of favour and Moin no longer at his peak, Akmal became Pakistan's first-choice wicketkeeper; he responded with a magnificent showing with the gloves in Australia that winter despite enduring criticism at home and calls for the return of Moin and Latif. But in 2005, Akmal silenced those calls as well; as well as maintaining a high standard behind the stumps, he scored five international centuries. Three came in ODIs as opener and two from the lower-middle order in Tests against India and England. The first Test century saved the Mohali Test while the second, a blistering knock, came in Pakistan's emphatic, series-sealing win at Lahore. The year, unquestionably, confirmed him as Pakistan's number one, as well as establishing him as among the brightest young talents in the world game. He began 2006 as he ended 2005; two hundreds against India and both, for varying reasons, were special. The first, at Lahore, was the fastest Test hundred by a wicketkeeper. The second, on a seaming first day green-top at Karachi, not only saved Pakistan from the depths of 39 for 6, eventually leading to a thumping win, but is unlikely to be forgotten by anyone who saw it. Since then, he has experienced a horrendously lean patch, culminating in a horror show in England and South Africa, where he shelled catches, fumbled takes and didn't score runs. As Pakistan toyed with the idea of resting him, he responded, improving his glovework, but Pakistan will hope the improvement continues through the 2007 World Cup.