Umar Akmal needs some mentoring

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@ManiaX

Saeed Anwar wasnt a great player at age 20…Inzamam wasnt the next Miandad either at age 20. Nor was Miandad himself the next Hanif at age 20.

People need to relax. Just because we have a poor batting line up, people are putting to much preassure on Umar. He just made his debut and has barely been with the team for a year. He’s just 20 and he’s learning about his game.

Give him time. He has talent and he has the ability to become a great player. But he needs time.
Also, while his so-called illustrious Captain on the NZ and Aus tour M Yousef was looking pathetic against the moving ball and against top bowling attacks, Umar was one of the successes of that series. He is easily the best batsman in the team. But dont forget hes just 20 and has only played 6 test matches.

He doesent have the benefit of making his debut while the team was in good shape…Saeed Anwar made his debut while Imran Khan, Miandad, Salim Malik, Wasim Akram etc were all part of the team…same goes for Inzamam.

You cant expect a 20 year old in his 6th test match to carry a test batting line up.

Quite true except for Miandad who by the age of 20 was a phenomenon and probably ahead of Hanif. His debut was against NZ at the age of 18 years and he scored 163 runs in his first innings. The rest is history.