1. Umar Akmal is a Pakistani cricketer who played for Pakistan national cricket team between 2009 and 2019.
26 Facts About Umar Akmal
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Umar Akmal was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board for eighteen months for not disclosing offers related to spot fixing until August 2021.
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In July 2020, Umar Akmal's ban was reduced to one-and-a-half years, with his suspension running from February 2020 to August 2021.
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In July 2021, Umar Akmal apologised for not reporting corrupt approaches last year, which led to him being banned for 12 months.
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Umar Akmal captained Punjab in the 2017 Pakistan Cup, with Punjab finishing 4th out of 5th.
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Umar Akmal made his Test debut against New Zealand at Dunedin on 23 November 2009.
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Umar Akmal played his last Test match in the one-off test against Zimbabwe in 2011.
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Umar Akmal was included in Pakistan's squad for the 2012 World Twenty20.
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Umar Akmal was dropped from ODI series against Sri Lanka in 2015, but called up for the T20I series.
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Umar Akmal was later recalled and included in the ODI squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy only to fail a fitness test shortly before the tournament.
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Umar Akmal was dropped from PCB's list of centrally contracted players on 12 July 2017 due to persistent fitness issues.
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In March 2019, Umar Akmal was recalled to the ODI squad for their series against Australia in the UAE.
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Umar Akmal was not picked for the 2019 Cricket World Cup squad.
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In October 2019, Umar Akmal was recalled to the T20 side for Pakistan's home series against Sri Lanka.
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Umar Akmal was bought by Lahore Qalandars for US$140,000 in 2016 season.
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Umar Akmal performed well and ended up as the highest runs-scorer in PSL 2016 scoring 335 runs in seven innings with four half-centuries.
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Umar Akmal was originally part of the Quetta Gladiators squad for the 2020 season, but was removed a day before the tournament after he was suspended by PCB with immediate effect under Article 4.7.1 of its anti-corruption code, disallowing him from taking part in any cricket-related activity under the board's purview, "pending the investigation being carried out by PCB's Anti-Corruption Unit".
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Umar Akmal played for the Barbados Tridents in 2013, Guyana Amazon Warriors in 2015, and the Trinbago Knight Riders in 2016.
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Umar Akmal played for Wayamba United in the 2012 season of the Sri Lankan Premier League.
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On 20 February 2020, Umar Akmal was provisionally suspended by PCB with immediate effect under Article 4.7.1 of its anti-corruption code, disallowing him from taking part in any cricket-related activity under the board's purview, "pending the investigation being carried out by PCB's Anti-Corruption Unit".
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In July 2020, Umar Akmal's ban was reduced to one-and-a-half years, with his suspension running from February 2020 to August 2021.
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On 1 February 2014, Umar Akmal was arrested by Gulberg Police in Lahore for allegedly not stopping at a traffic signal and subsequently getting into a physical altercation with the traffic warden which resulted in the warden's uniform being torn.
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On 26 April 2016, it was reported that Umar Akmal was involved in a brawl at a local theater in Faisalabad.
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On 16 August 2017, about one month after losing his central contract due to persistent fitness issues, Umar Akmal held an impromptu press conference in which he criticized then Pakistan national team coach Mickey Arthur.
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On 24 June 2018, Umar Akmal gave an interview with Samaa TV in which he revealed offers to spot-fix during the 2015 World Cup.
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On 2 February 2020, it was reported that Umar Akmal exposed himself to a staff member of the NCA while undergoing a fitness test.