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^ well that means lack of experience…but he is no new comer…so its a handicap…like the golf thing 
I think his younger brother Adnan is supposed to be good or better…but then again…
Pakistan shouldn’t and can’t try any changes right now, since Kamran is in good batting form in general…
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^ so another brother in cricket? cool... keep them coming
on NZ tour commentators were like "hey can you check if akmals have more brothers?" and other one said "even cousin will work...get them" :)
I think the stats speak of the fact that he is particularly prone to spilling off of DK.
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Akmal is Kaneria's nemesis in test matches while he is Afridi's nemesis in ODIs.
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^ so another brother in cricket? cool... keep them coming
on NZ tour commentators were like "hey can you check if akmals have more brothers?" and other one said "even cousin will work...get them" :)
Actually I heard Bob Woolmer had asked for Adnan Akmal... but selectors sent Kamran (family seniority??)
yee tu maloom tha k 6/7 bhai hain liken yee nahee pta tha k eik aur KEEPER bhee hai 
aray yaar look at Adnan ...sub kee shakleen eik jaisee hain. Lets get him in the team too. dhokey sai Umer ko 3 bar batting kara deen gaay :D
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^^ hilarious...
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But seriously I just saw this - I didn’t last night…
and yes - where the heck was his mind at or on? ghar wali kay baray main soch raha tha kiya? …
ya koiee aussies GF bana lee heay…
stupid…
Its the one that found the inside edge and we can see it is clearly in the gloves…and then he like totally lets it go…
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Lets get Adnan and do the switcharoo trick as decent suggested…
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How long are we going to put up with this kami h@r@mi character? He has been dropping catches for YEARS and we've been losing ever since.
kis dallay ki sifarish par rakh hua hai dallon ko?
What idiot made Yousaf the captain of the Pakistani team? One moron leading the other morons... where is the thinking Pakistani cricketer?
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^^ aap kiya paan walay kay paas kaam kartay rahay hain jau itnee leechar galyan deay rahay hain...???!
yah aap khud hee larrii adday walay hain?
zara aaram say bhai sahab....
How long are we going to put up with this kami h@r@mi character? He has been dropping catches for YEARS and we've been losing ever since.
kis dallay ki sifarish par rakh hua hai dallon ko?
What idiot made Yousaf the captain of the Pakistani team? One moron leading the other morons... where is the thinking Pakistani cricketer?
yaar, sab ghussay mai hayn, lekin gaaliyon pe haath halka rakho
^^ aap kiya paan walay kay paas kaam kartay rahay hain jau itnee leechar galyan deay rahay hain...???!
yah aap khud hee larrii adday walay hain?
zara aaram say bhai sahab....
parchee aur sifarish ke zor par team main aney walon ko aur behjney walon ko kya kahain phir? phoolon se istaqbal karain jesey ap log karte hain aur izzaat dain jesey pakistani captain yousaf aur es se pehley malik ne di?
This is what the moron said about kami urf *nakami *performance:
"Things like this happen in cricket," Yousuf said. "Kamran is always trying his best. You tell me, how can we afford to give him a rest? He is such a good batsman. He scored well in New Zealand and we need him here."
Things like this happen in cricket, given, but they happen in one series, or two, not for YEARS. He was dropping catches two years ago, yet his lousy, annoying being is still in the team while we've gone through countless chaps.
Selectors bhi wo hain jo khud kabhi select nahi huay...
yaar, sab ghussay mai hayn, lekin gaaliyon pe haath halka rakho
esi halki-phulki galiyon se kya ho ga jo shuru se hee ghaye guzzrey hain?
abhi wo eik dow catch, dow char jump maar ke ball pakar lay tou sub yahan yehi kahain ghay, wah kya baat hai, kitna acha keeper hai humara.
He dropped plenty of catches, he should pay by not playing for 6-10 months. He is a wicketkeeper, if he can't do his job right, what good is he, what good are those 10 20 runs that he might make?
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Akmal's PATHETIC keeping cost us the match...and he should be rested...but Yousuf has already come out and compared him to Ponting and said he just had a bad day and people need to back him how people backed Ponting. Another pathetic comment by Yousuf as usuall.
Sarfraz Ahmed is an excellent keeper and by far the best of the lot and averages 46 with the bat in the domestic circuit...he needs to be given a 'proper' run...and not just a couple matches like he was given before.
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we lost match bcz of Kamran Akmal.
How many times have I stated that this little migit squeeky Akmal is over rated and a rubbish keeper.
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We lost the match bcoz we couldn't score a meager total of 177. Batsmen are more to blame than Akmal.
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Well, Akmal has been better than he was 2-3 years ago when he was the sole reason we lost test matches and series. This test match was really lost due to Akmal's keeping foremost. The 2nd reason is our inept batting lineup that the PCB fails to acknowlege that needs to changed. The ODI squad will be announced in the next couple of days. They better have major changes in the players for the ODI, and include some up and coming middle order young batsmen. No Misbah, no Malik, no Faisal and no Farhat. Unfortunately, Farhat is here as long as this PCB Mgmt is in place because of susar ji being a selector.
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Here is an news article from Rashid Latif on this issue today:**
Poor wicketkeeping main cause of Pakistan’s defeat: Rashid Latif
ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (APP): Former Captain Rashid Latif has suggested to replace wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal with Sarfarz Ahmad saying, “Kamran’s poor wicketkeeping is the main cause of Pakistan’s defeat against Australia in the second Test at Sydney.“Kamran dropped plenty of catches only in one innings which cost dearly to the team. If you keep on playing with a wicketkeeper like him, the chances to win will always be very little,” he said commenting upon Pakistan’s defeat against Aussies.
He said that technically Kamran was not fit for keeping as he was overweight. “Weight of a keeper plays an important role in his activeness. Kamran at present is 78kg, while he should not be over 65kg,” he said.
Rashid Latif, who was a member of Pakistan outfit which defeated Australia last time in 1995 in a Test at Sydney, said that he had been backing Kamran for the last two years mainly because he was scoring runs for the team. “But his recent performance as a wicketkeeper has made it clear that he is not fit for the task,” he added.
He said that he was unable to understand that why Sarfaraz and Fawad Alam were called back from Australia tour and demanded to hold an inquiry in this regard.
Rashid was also critical of Shoaib Malik and Misba-ul-Haq and said that these two players should also not be part of the team. “Their exclusion will not only end politics in the team but will also enhance its performance,” he claimed.
We lost the match bcoz we couldn't score a meager total of 177. Batsmen are more to blame than Akmal.
Primary responsibility lies with Akmal that he couldn't held on to the catches that came his way. Secondary responsibility lies with batsmen.
We are forgetting one more culprit in all this.... Danish Kaneria dropped Watson I believe when he hit one of our other bowlers for six and Danish didn't judge it properly and touched the ball on its way over the ropes.
Kamran needs to rest for bunch of series to understand that his seat is not a given.