Adnan Akmal      

Pakistan

Full name Adnan Akmal

Born March 13, 1985, Lahore, Punjab

Current age 27 years 252 days

Major teams Pakistan, Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan, Lahore Lions, Multan, North of Pakistan, Pakistan Cricket Board Blues, Pakistan Under-17s, Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited

Batting style Right-hand bat

Fielding position Wicketkeeper

Relation Brother - Kamran Akmal, Brother - Umar Akmal

Batting and fielding average

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	16	21	5	440	61	27.50	980	44.89	0	2	55	0	47	8
ODIs	5	4	1	62	27	20.66	89	69.66	0	0	3	0	3	0
First-class	96	145	15	3047	120	23.43			2	11			338	15
List A	63	49	10	783	70	20.07	974	80.39	0	2			74	23
Twenty20	19	11	3	72	29	9.00	78	92.30	0	0	5	1	17	7

Bowling averages

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
ODIs	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	96	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
List A	63	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Twenty20	19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

Test debut	Pakistan v South Africa at Dubai (DSC), Nov 12-16, 2010 scorecard
Last Test	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele, Jul 8-12, 2012 scorecard
Test statistics	- Statsguru Test analysis - Player analysis menu/filter Test match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most dismissals in an innings Fielding series statistics
ODI debut	Zimbabwe v Pakistan at Bulawayo, Sep 8, 2011 scorecard
Last ODI	England v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), Feb 21, 2012 scorecard
ODI statistics	- Statsguru ODI analysis - Player analysis menu/filter ODI match list --------------------------------- Batting career summary Batting innings list High scores Batting series averages --------------------------------- Fielding career summary Fielding innings list Most catches in an innings Fielding series statistics
First-class debut	Karachi Port Trust v Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan at Peshawar, Dec 15-18, 2003 scorecard
Last First-class	Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Pallekele, Jul 8-12, 2012 scorecard
List A debut	2002/03
Last List A	Peshawar Panthers v Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited at Peshawar, Mar 5, 2012 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Lahore Lions v Hyderabad Hawks at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Karachi Dolphins v Lahore Eagles at Rawalpindi, Mar 30, 2012 scorecard

Recent matches

Bat & Bowl	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
24, 0c/0s, 35*, 0c/0s	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	8 Jul 2012	Test # 2048
5, 2c/0s, 0*, 0c/0s	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Jun 2012	Test # 2047
1c/2s, 9, 1c/0s, 40*	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jun 2012	Test # 2046
9, 0c/0s	L Eagles	v K Dolphins	Rawalpindi	30 Mar 2012	T20
3*, 1c/0s	L Eagles	v R Rams	Rawalpindi	28 Mar 2012	T20
2, 1c/0s	L Eagles	v S Stallions	Rawalpindi	26 Mar 2012	T20
1c/2s, 0	Sui Gas	v P Panthers	Peshawar	5 Mar 2012	LA
1c/0s, 2	Sui Gas	v Khan RL	Rawalpindi	2 Mar 2012	LA
2, 0c/0s	Pakistan	v England	Dubai (DSC)	21 Feb 2012	ODI # 3247
9, 1c/0s	Pakistan	v England	Dubai (DSC)	18 Feb 2012	ODI # 3243

Profile

One of three brothers to play - and keep wickets - for Pakistan, Adnan is the best pure wicketkeeper of the trio; he replaced elder brother Kamran in the Test side when making his debut in October 2010 and he did nothing thereafter to dispel that assessment.

Had it not been for a selection miscommunication back in 2004, Adnan may have played for Pakistan much earlier and longer. Both Kamran and Adnan were called up by accident for a national camp before a tri-series tournament and after much confusion over who was wanted, Kamran was kept. The late Bob Woolmer, Pakistan's coach at the time, felt Adnan to be the best wicketkeeper in the country.

Consistent domestic success, however, and the continuing errors of Kamran kept him in the frame. Ultimately it took the flight of Zulqarnain Haider for him to earn a Test debut, but polished performances over four Tests justified the pick. In his fourth Test, against New Zealand in Wellington in January 2011, he took eight catches, but was then surprisingly dropped from the Test side, without explanation. He returned to the Test side later that year, hoping to get a longer run as specialist wicketkeeper.
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