Kamran Akmal: The man behind the gloves tries hard
March 25, 2011
In recent years, the role of a wicket-keeper has been completely revolutionized.
Not only are they expected to play every match of a tour but also have a batting average of over 45, be big hitters and faultless all...
Kamran Akmal
The senior Akmal brother suffers from a severe congenital deformity: he was born with a full-sized pair of orchestral cymbals in place of his hands.
When he was younger, his Lahore family GP was so flummoxed by the case that, in a vain attempt to cover up the disfigurement...
PALLEKELE: Pakistans Umar Akmal, who has been tipped to succeed his calamity-hit brother Kamran as World Cup wicket-keeper, suffered a finger injury in practice.
But team manager Intikhab Alam said scans had revealed no fracture for the middle order batsman. Umar hurt his index finger in the...