Umar Akmal
Akmal in New Zealand in December 2009
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| Full name | Umar Akmal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
26 May 1990 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm off spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Adnan Akmal (Brother) Kamran Akmal (Brother) Babar Azam (Cousin) |
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| Test debut (cap 197) | 24 November, 2009 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 1 September, 2011 v Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 174) | 1 August, 2009 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 30 August, 2014 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 34) | 12 August, 2009 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 30 July 2015 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007- present | Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008- 2015 | Lahore Lions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015- | Chittagong Vikings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016- present | Lahore Qalandars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-present | Trinbago Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: ESPN Cricinfo, 2 September, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Umar Akmal (Urdu: عمر اکمل; born 26 May 1990) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his ODI debut on 1 August 2009 against Sri Lanka and made his Test debut against New Zealand on 23 November 2009. He is a right-handed batsman and a part-time spinner. Like his two brothers, Adnan and Kamran, Umar has kept wicket for the national team any many ODIs. His wife name is noor Fatima.
He was announced as a Franchise Player for the inaugural Caribbean Premier League alongside Pakistani teammates Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik
Umar represented Pakistan in the 2008 U/19 Cricket World Cup in Malaysia. After his success at the U-19 level he earned himself a first class contract and played the 2007–08 season of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy, representing the Sui Southern Gas team. He is considered a future asset for Pakistan cricket.
He is an aggressive style cricketer. In only his sixth first class match he smashed 248 off just 225 deliveries, including four sixes. He followed that up with an unbeaten 186 in his 8th first class match, off just 170 balls. He fared less well in his second season of first class cricket, with a string of low scores batting at number 3.
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