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Umar Akmal 

Full name Umar Akmal

Born May 26, 1990, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 23 years 359 days

Major teams Pakistan, Barbados Tridents, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines 

Playing role Middle-order batsman

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	16	30	2	1003	129	35.82	1520	65.98	1	6	117	17	12	0
ODIs	94	83	15	2623	102*	38.57	3012	87.08	2	19	217	46	59	13
T20Is	56	53	9	1221	94	27.75	1000	122.10	0	6	94	35	36	2
First-class	63	106	9	4757	248	49.04	6573	72.37	10	29	598	70	53	0
List A	130	117	20	3592	104	37.03	4107	87.46	4	23	293	66	79	13
Twenty20	115	109	21	2377	94	27.01	1873	126.90	0	12	224	60	70	7

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	94	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T20Is	56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	63	11	192	156	3	2/24	2/24	52.00	4.87	64.0	0	0	0
List A	130	4	54	43	2	1/7	1/7	21.50	4.77	27.0	0	0	0
Twenty20	115	1	24	36	1	1/36	1/36	36.00	9.00	24.0	0	0	0

Umar Akmal burst onto the international scene oozing class, and drawing the highest praise from experts. In his first Test innings, against New Zealand in Dunedin against an attack which included Shane Bond and Daniel Vettori, the 19-year-old Umar scored 129 in an innings when no other specialist batsman touched 30. His fearlessness at the crease and his wide array of strokes had pundits gushing for superlatives, as throughout that series and on the tour to Australia which followed, Umar consistently got starts.

Given that he had also scored a century in his third ODI, and that Pakistan were on the lookout for middle-order talent, it appeared Umar would be a certainty in the team in all formats for several years to come.

Sadly, the second chapter of the Umar story hasn't been as perfect. His form deserted him in 2010, and he didn't help his cause by getting into trouble with the authorities: in June 2011 he was issued a showcause notice for giving unauthorised interviews to the media. Soon after, he was dropped from the Test side for the series against Sri Lanka in the UAE, with the selectors suggesting that he return to domestic cricket and rediscover the ability to bat long periods and score big hundreds. With age on his side, though, Umar still has plenty of time to get his international career back on track.

Umar Akmal 

Umar Akmal 

 Umar Akmal 

 Umar Akmal