“Keep Your Personal Agendas Aside”: Fuming Kamran Akmal Tells Babar Azam | Cricket News

Veteran Pakistani cricketer Kamran Akmal is not pleased with the remedy his brother Umar Akmal has been getting from the Pakistan Cricket Board. Unhappy to see his brother being ‘unfairly’ snubbed, Akmal lashed out at Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, suggesting he ought to preserve his ‘private agendas’ apart and put the nationwide crew first. Akmal additional accused Babar of placing his preferences on high precedence in the case of nationwide choice particularly with reference to the truth that Umar is being missed for the ODI crew.

“Keep your personal agendas aside, drafting a team should be about putting Pakistan first, not personal agendas or preferences. It’s concerning to see players being shifted between formats based on connections rather than performance. We can’t afford to treat team selection like a game of musical chairs,” mentioned Kamran, as per Cricket Pakistan.

Kamran believes that gamers within the ODI setup should not be snubbed on the idea of their efficiency within the T20I setup.

“The team selection should not be based on transitioning players between formats solely on the basis of their connections in the board. It’s not right to include someone in the ODI lineup just because they didn’t perform well in T20I. This seems like a game of musical chairs, and it’s not fair to the team or the players,” mentioned the veteran wicket-keeper batter.

Vouching for his brother, Kamran mentioned that Umra ‘deserves to play’ and that might in all probability occur when the folks on the larger degree change. He additionally urged Babar to look into the matter.

“Teams shouldn’t be based on liking or disliking. Umar deserves to be part of the team. Change of faces at higher levels should come with a change of approach and selection criteria. I don’t think they’re dealing with Umar appropriately. He deserves to play for the national side.” – Kamran Akmal.

“The team captain should also think about this, not only the selection committee. He’s been with the team for the last four to five years, he should look for the ground requirements of the team,” he concluded.