Re: KAMRAN AKMAL!
Akmal is around since 2002 and has played 31 tests and 57 ODI.
Dropping catch and stumps off Danesh and Hafeez has anything to do with first time in SA?
Dropping straight catches off Gul/Nzair against WI on Pakistani tracks has anything to do with his early years ?
The fact from the first day is that he is a mediocre keeper. His keeping has not improved in last 5 years of International career, but has started declining since last spring. Nobody can explain what kind of bad patch is this. He has got advise of Rashid, Bari and Moin. They spent time with him and has been pin pointing his errors.
I think he must be drop for a series or two and let create Moin/Rashid type of competition between him and Zulqi/xyz. This way he will feel the hunger to improve.
Having said that he is a valuable bat for test cricket (often shines in ODI as well). But if his primary job is costing us some crucial dismissals (the players that later on go onto pile up runs because of the chance they were given early in their innings) then he cannot always repay the dept with his bat. He is dropping catches/stumps more frequently then ever. This is his fourth series with bad gloves.