Re: KAMRAN AKMAL!
I think some of you guys are being just a little too harsh on Akmal. Yes he had a forgettable 2006 and he should probably be rested for the one-day internationals against SA for three reasons
1 - firstly to let him know that no one’s indispensable
2 - secondly to prevent burn-out…to give him a break from almost 18 months of non-stop wicket-keeping &
3 - last but not the least to give Zulqarnain Haider some exposure to international cricket ahead of the WC. We need a match-fit back-up. Don’t we?
Akmal has 121 dismissals (103 catches and 18 stumpings) in 32 tests (which obviously excludes SA’s second innings which is still to come). That’s a ratio of 3.78 dismissals per test (121/32 minus SA second innings). That’s better than Rashid Latif 3.51 (130/37), Saleem Yousuf 3.25 (104/32), Bari 2.81 (228/81) and Moin Khan 2.14 (148/69)
Moreover his current test batting average of 29.75 is better than Rashid Latif 28.77, Moin Khan 28.55, Saleem Yousuf 27.05 and Bari 15.88.
Finally he has 4 test hundreds the same as Moin but in less than half as many matches.
I know stats are not the only measure of greatness but equally they can’t be dismissed altogether.
So atleast by Pakistani standards he’s right up there
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/db/STATS/TESTS/FIELDING/TEST_FIELD_MOST_DISMISS.html