Umar Akmal Biography
Full name Umar AkmalBorn May 26, 1990, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 20 years 238 days
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Occasional wicketkeeper
Relation Brother – Kamran Akmal, Brother – Adnan Akmal
Umar Akmal (born 26 May 1990 in Lahore) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his ODI debut on August 1, 2009 against Sri Lanka.
The runs didn't cease to flow
for Umar Akmal, the younger brother of Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran and
Adnan, in his maiden first-class season. In a triumphant 2007-08 for Sui
Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Umar failed to score in his first
outing but then went on to amass 855 runs from nine matches in the
Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, at an average of 77.72 and an impressive
strike-rate of 90.18. He showed a penchant for both brisk and big
scoring, with knocks of 248 off 225 balls and 186 off 170. In January
2008, he was picked in Pakistan's Under-19 team for the World Cup in
Malaysia. He was the leading run-getter - with 255 runs at a strike-rate
of 123.18 - in a tri-nation tournament involving England and Sri Lanka
in the lead-up to the World Cup. A successful tour of Australia with
Pakistan A was followed up a maiden international call-up for the ODIs
in Sri Lanka, and Umar started off with a half-century in his second
game and a power-packed hundred in his third. A Test call-up was
inevitable and he gave an optimistic glimpse into the future of Pakistan
cricket, with a century on debut, under pressure followed by a string
of consistent scores in New Zealand.
As
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.
The runs didn't cease to
flow for Umar Akmal, the younger brother of Pakistan wicketkeeper
Kamran and Adnan, in his maiden first-class season. In a triumphant
2007-08 for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Umar failed to score in
his first outing but then went on to amass 855 runs from nine matches in
the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, at an average of 77.72 and an impressive
strike-rate of 90.18. He showed a penchant for both brisk and big
scoring, with knocks of 248 off 225 balls and 186 off 170. In January
2008, he was picked in Pakistan's Under-19 team for the World Cup in
Malaysia. He was the leading run-getter - with 255 runs at a strike-rate
of 123.18 - in a tri-nation tournament involving England and Sri Lanka
in the lead-up to the World Cup. A successful tour of Australia with
Pakistan A was followed up a maiden international call-up for the ODIs
in Sri Lanka, and Umar started off with a half-century in his second
game and a power-packed hundred in his third. A Test call-up was
inevitable and he gave an optimistic glimpse into the future of Pakistan
cricket, with a century on debut, under pressure followed by a string
of consistent scores in New Zealand.
Batting and fielding averages
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
and Sri Lankan Greame Labroo
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)..
Umar Akmal Career
Test:
2009-2010
ODI:
2009-2010
T20:
2009-2010
Umar Akmal Test
Debut:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at University Oval, Dunedin - Nov 24, 2009
Last played:
Pakistan Vs South Africa at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai - Nov 12, 2010
Umar Akmal ODI
Debut:
Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri - Aug 01, 2009
Last played:
Pakistan Vs South Africa at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai - Nov 08, 2010
Umar Akmal T20
Debut:
Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo - Aug 12, 2009
Last played:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at AMI Stadium, Christchurch - Dec 30, 2010
Career Statistics
Test Debut: New Zealand v Pakistan at Dunedin, 24-28, Nov 2009
ODI Debut: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Dambulla, Aug 01, 2009
Twenty20 Debut: Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo, Aug 12, 2009
The
runs didn't cease to flow for Umar Akmal, the younger brother of
Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran and Adnan, in his maiden first-class
season. In a triumphant 2007-08 for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited,
Umar failed to score in his first outing but then went on to amass 855
runs from nine matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, at an average of
77.72 and an impressive strike-rate of 90.18. He showed a penchant for
both brisk and big scoring, with knocks of 248 off 225 balls and 186 off
170. In January 2008, he was picked in Pakistan's Under-19 team for the
World Cup in Malaysia. He was the leading run-getter - with 255 runs at
a strike-rate of 123.18 - in a tri-nation tournament involving England
and Sri Lanka in the lead-up to the World Cup. A successful tour of
Australia with Pakistan A was followed up a maiden international call-up
for the ODIs in Sri Lanka, and Umar started off with a half-century in
his second game and a power-packed hundred in his third. A Test call-up
was inevitable and he gave an optimistic glimpse into the future of
Pakistan cricket, with a century on debut, under pressure followed by a
string of consistent scores in New Zealand.
Umar Akmal Batting, Fielding and Bowling
The above stats are as per date of this post.
Umar Akmal Career
Test:
2009-2010
ODI:
2009-2010
T20:
2009-2010
Umar Akmal Test
Debut:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at University Oval, Dunedin - Nov 24, 2009
Last played:
Pakistan Vs South Africa at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai - Nov 12, 2010
Umar Akmal ODI
Debut:
Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Rangiri - Aug 01, 2009
Last played:
Pakistan Vs South Africa at Dubai Sports City Cricket Stadium, Dubai - Nov 08, 2010
Umar Akmal T20
Debut:
Pakistan Vs Sri Lanka at R.Premadasa Stadium (Khettarama), Colombo - Aug 12, 2009
Last played:
Pakistan Vs New Zealand at AMI Stadium, Christchurch - Dec 30, 2010
Umar
Akmal carried on from where he left off at Lord's by scoring a century
on the opening day of Pakistan's first-class three-day tour match
against Kent on Monday.
Akmal made 153 out of a total of
360 all out just a day after top-scoring with 51 in Pakistan's
tour-opening six-run Twenty20 win over MCC at Lord's.
His innings against Kent was
much needed by the tourists as Pakistan slumped to 53 for three with
hard-hitting captain Shahid Afridi out for a duck.
Kent's seamers made the ball nip
around and the Pakistan top three were dismissed inside the first hour,
all lbw, with Umar Amin, Fawad Alam and Salman Butt falling cheaply.
And before lunch Kent triallist Mark Lawson had Shoaib Malik caught at backward point.
All-rounder Alex Blake struck
twice after the interval, having Kamran Akmal caught in the gully before
Afridi sliced to deep backward point.
Akmal held firm and went to his
fifty with a six off Lawson but largely kept himself in check on his way
to completing a 150-ball hundred.
However, once he reached the
landmark, he opened up and hit four more sixes, three off Lawson before
he was stumped off the spinner by Paul Dixey.
Lawson finished with four for 93 on his Kent debut and, in the day's remaining over, the hosts reached two without loss.
Pakistan will play Australia in
two Twenty20 internationals on July 5 and 6 at Edgbaston before playing
two Tests against the same opponents at Lord's and Headingley.
After playing Australia,
Pakistan will feature in four Tests, two Twenty20 and five one-day games
against England. The tour ends on September 22.
Profile
The
runs didn't cease to flow for Umar Akmal, the younger brother of
Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran and Adnan, in his maiden first-class
season. In a triumphant 2007-08 for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited,
Umar failed to score in his first outing but then went on to amass 855
runs from nine matches in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, at an average of
77.72 and an impressive strike-rate of 90.18. He showed a penchant for
both brisk and big scoring, with knocks of 248 off 225 balls and 186 off
170. In January 2008, he was picked in Pakistan's Under-19 team for the
World Cup in Malaysia. He was the leading run-getter - with 255 runs at
a strike-rate of 123.18 - in a tri-nation tournament involving England
and Sri Lanka in the lead-up to the World Cup. A successful tour of
Australia with Pakistan A was followed up a maiden international call-up
for the ODIs in Sri Lanka, and Umar started off with a half-century in
his second game and a power-packed hundred in his third. A Test call-up
was inevitable and he gave an optimistic glimpse into the future of
Pakistan cricket, with a century on debut, under pressure followed by a
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