Kamran Akmal started his international career in November 2002 with a Test match at Harare Sports Club.
40 Facts About Kamran Akmal
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Kamran Akmal is an alumnus of the Beaconhouse School System.
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Kamran Akmal married the daughter of former Test cricketer Mohammad Ilyas in 2006 and lives with his wife and children.
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Kamran Akmal was a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, who has achieved 6 centuries in Test cricket.
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Kamran Akmal's batting was highly productive in early 2006 as he scored seven international hundreds within the space of 6 months.
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Kamran Akmal's wicket-keeping worsened and dropped many catches on both the England tour and on a tour to South Africa in early 2007.
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Kamran Akmal then scored an international hundred in the Bangladeshi tour of Pakistan in 2008.
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Kamran Akmal later moved to have some injuries and did not play for some days but later he was again brought into the team.
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Kamran Akmal was dropped for the 2008 Asia Cup as a result of his poor wicket-keeping.
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Kamran Akmal was replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed who performed very well at the domestic level and because of Sarfraz's strong showing in the U-19 World Cup.
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Kamran Akmal was named in the 30-man probable squad for the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy.
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Kamran Akmal was part of the Pakistan team that won the T20 World Cup in 2009.
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Kamran Akmal was notable for his quick stumpings, dismissing 4 batsmen in one match against Netherlands.
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On 12 November 2008, Kamran Akmal hit three consecutive 6s in the last over.
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On 17 July 2010, Kamran Akmal was appointed the vice-captain of the Pakistani Test squad but later removed because of his alleged involvement in spot fixing.
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In February 2023, Kamran Akmal announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
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Kamran Akmal was signed on to the Rajasthan Royals, and played in the inaugural season of the IPL.
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Kamran Akmal played five matches in the tournament, as a Wicket-keeper and top-order batsman, including the final of the tournament against the Chennai Super Kings.
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Kamran Akmal took two catches in the first innings he was run out for only six runs during the Royal's chase.
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Kamran Akmal did not participated in the IPL 2009 because Pakistani players were not allowed to play in that season as a result of the tense atmosphere after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
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Kamran Akmal was picked for US$70,000 by the Peshawar Zalmi side.
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Kamran Akmal had an average scoring of just 151 runs in the 2016 season scoring, with a highest score of 45.
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Kamran Akmal lost his rhythm in the middle of the season but found his form at right time against Karachi Kings in a do-or-die match scoring a century off just 60 balls, ensuring his team a place in the final.
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Kamran Akmal finished the tournament as the leading run-scorer with 353 runs and won the green cap and the Hanif Mohammad Award for best batsman, as well as the Imtiaz Ahmed award for the best wicket keeper of the season with a total of 12 dismissals.
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Kamran Akmal has the most PSL centuries, with three of them.
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In 2015, Kamran Akmal played for Trinbago Knight Riders in Caribbean Premier League.
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Kamran Akmal is captain of Kotli Lions in the inaugural edition of Kashmir Premier League.
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Kamran Akmal was picked by the Maratha Arabians side in the inaugural edition of T10 League held in UAE.
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Kamran Akmal was retained by the franchise for the 2nd edition as well.
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Kamran Akmal played in the first edition of Qatar T10 League in 2019 where he was picked by Swift Gallopers.
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Kamran Akmal became the first batsman for Pakistan to score 150 runs in a T20 match.
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Kamran Akmal hit the most number of sixes in a domestic T20 match in Pakistan and became the third batsman to make five consecutive fifties in T20 cricket.
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Kamran Akmal was the leading run-scorer for Federal Areas in the tournament, with 313 runs in four matches.
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Kamran Akmal served as the head coach of Peshawar for an exhibition match against the Quetta Gladiators when regular head coach, Daren Sammy, was not available.
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Kamran Akmal was able to recover from the operation to participate in the two-match test series but Zulqarnain Haider was selected instead of him.
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The ICC confirmed that Kamran Akmal had been barred from entering the team.
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Kamran Akmal has always been criticized for his lack of consistent wicket-keeping.
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Kamran Akmal has often been a subject of ridicule by being referred to as a goal keeper rather than a wicket-keeper.
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Kamran Akmal was dropped for the third test, being replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed.
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However, in the next test series against England, Kamran Akmal dropped three easy catches and missed a stumping chance.