32 Facts About Kamran Akmal

1. Kamran Akmal is a Pakistani cricketer, who plays Tests, ODIs and T20Is for Pakistan as a right-handed wicket-keeper—batsman.

2. Kamran Akmal is a Pakistani cricketer who was born in 13 January 1982.

3. Kamran Akmal is the second most successful wicketkeeper for Pakistan in Tests after Wasim Bari.

4. Kamran Akmal has represented various teams in leagues across the globe.

5. Kamran Akmal was a part of the Rajasthan Royals franchise during the inaugural edition of the IPL.

6. Kamran Akmal is by far the most successful wicketkeeper for Pakistan in T20 cricket.

7. Kamran Akmal holds the record for most dismissals in a T20 match.

8. Kamran Akmal got a look in again and soon he became the permanent wicketkeeper of the National Side.

9. Kamran Akmal was picked up in the national team for the tour to Zimbabwe in 2002.

10. Kamran Akmal was the youngest in the side along with Raza, both being 15 years of age.

11. Kamran Akmal represented the Pakistan U19 team in a series against the Australia U19 in 1997.

12. Kamran Akmal was seen as a potential wicket keeping batsman at a very young age.

13. Kamran Akmal was born on January 13, 1982 at Pindi Bhattian.

14. Kamran Akmal is one of the finest wicketkeepers to have represented Pakistan.

15. Kamran Akmal is their leading scorer while Wahab Riaz is their leading wicket taker.

16. 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.

17. Kamran Akmal was picked for US$50,000 by the Peshawar Zalmi side.

18. Kamran Akmal played five matches in the tournament, as Wicket-keeper and top-order batsman, including the final of the tournament against the Chennai Super Kings.

19. Kamran Akmal married in 2006 and lives with his wife, Aaiza, and their daughter, Laiba.

20. Kamran Akmal was dropped for the third test, being replaced by Sarfraz Ahmed.

21. Kamran Akmal was notable for his quick stumpings, dismissing 4 batsmen in one match against Netherlands.

22. 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.

23. Kamran Akmal married in 2006 and lives with his wife, Aiza, their daughter, Laiba, and their son Ayyan.

24. Kamran Akmal started his international career in November 2002 with a Test match which Pakistan won at Harare Sports Club.

25. In the first innings Kamran Akmal dropped a catch of Eoin Morgan when he was on 23 who then went on to score 130.

26. Kamran Akmal has been constantly criticized for his lack of consistent wicket-keeping.

27. Kamran Akmal was able to recover from the operation to participate in the two-match test series but Zulqarnain Haider was selected ahead of him.

28. On 12 November 2008, Kamran Akmal hit three consecutive 6s in the last over.

29. Kamran Akmal was part of the Pakistan team that won the T20 World Cup in 2009.

30. Kamran Akmal was named in the 30 man probable squad for the 2008 ICC Champions Trophy.

31. Kamran Akmal was dropped for the 2008 Asia Cup as a result of his poor wicket-keeping.

32. Kamran Akmal is a quick-scoring batsman and a wicket-keeper, who has achieved 6 centuries in Test cricket.