'Akmal best gloveman in the world' - Ian Chappel

[Awesome Anjum]

That's what he said, when Akaml stumped Sarwan. What do you guy's think?

[sy]

dont remember him saying that, though he is gud.

[Civil]

Wow thats some compliment.

no ones ever challenged his keeping though, it's his batting that must improve.

If he scores 50 or more we will rarely lose a one dayer.

[Rob H]

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO ... well you get the drift
Gilchrist by a mile followed by Sangakkara and Akmal
Edited my post because you were right about Boucher

[Naveed]

I have been quite impressed by his keeping and he'll even get better with experience. Stick with him!

[Khalil]

Gilchrist by a mile followed by Sangakkara and then Boucher

Boucher may be a reasonable batsman but he is a crap keeper. Boucher was dropped from the S.A side recently because of the number of byes he gave.

[Naveed]

Sangakkara doesn't even keep in test matches.

[Officer Barbrady]

RH, you are confusing batting abilities with keeping ability.

Chappel was talking in terms of purely wicket keeping ability. Of course Gilchrist is the best when you consider his batting. However, on purely wicketkeeping grounds, Gilchrist is not one of the best you will ever see, neither is Boucher who has a habit of dropping catches every now and then. Sangakarra is not even regular with the gloves while Jones of England is struggling. India is also struggling finding a reliable wicket keeper and the New Zealander is OK behind the stumps.

That leaves us with Kamran Akmal, the best in the business with the gloves.

lets not forget about our good friend parthiv patel guys...the future of indian keeping! :-)

[Bailan]

although Jacobs was fairly old when he debuted .... but i always rated him highly

[waquas_uk]

kamran is very good behind the stumps not so good infront of stumps.

[Saqlain_doosra]

The Sarwan stumping was nippy. Thats what spinners like to see keeprs doing all the time. Ian Healy rates him highly.

[Team Slayer]

Bring in Zoni |-G |-G

seriously though, Kamran has been really impressive...good to see that :-)

[Sheikh_Ji]

lets not forget Taibu..he aint all that bad too

[Annie]

it took him 0.28 seconds to stump...fast reflexes i'd say, and it was an amazingly important wicket

and he saved many runs in the game with his diving left right and everywhere possible...

he was one of the players that did not give up even when defeat was more or less staring us in the face...him afridi and rana, all had awesome spirit, the never say die attitude!

and ian chappel did continuously admire his work behind the stumps

a great wicky in the making InshAllah

[Saqib]

I think we have a good future in Kamran Akmal after seeing saving that wide from Afridi total 100% he has given for that ball the catch up. He only needs to work out more on his batting

But still remember he is also a fine batsman, he only needs to work more on his batting. He is the first pakistani wicketkeeper ever in ODI cricket to score a 100 that is quiet intresting, and not only that he took only 10 or 11 games to do it, whyle most of the other Wicketkeepers in the game take an time to score hunderd !

[Khalil]

I would rate Taibu is the best specialist keeper at the moment.

The guy is also a brilliant batsman and a very good tactician.

I heard the commentator saying that.

[Amjid Javed]

akmal is a very good gloveman.

as far as his batting goes hes being used as a sacrifical lamb...! give kid some time!

[Sage]

Taibu is definitely the best pure wicketkeeper playing for his country...phenomenal cricketer, leader as well.

Kamran is second
If he can just improve his batting, especially his footwork and defensive technique, he'll be perfect for Tests.

For all of you who want to criticize his very few mistakes so far, just look at what happened to the other rookie keeper who toured Australia last year, the squealing butterfingered baby Parthiv Patel.

[Saj]

the sign of a good wicketkeeper is, not even noticing who the wicketkeeper is.

Akmal's glovework is improving and I've been impressed with him, although I think he tends to stand too far back to the pacemen at times.

[Abdul Qadir 236]

Rashid Latif!
Nayan Mongia!

neither playing at moment, sad to see really.

[Saj]

Mongia was rubbish. I remember he kept saying aaaaaeeeeggaaaa after each delivery.

[Naveed]

Rashid Latif was definitely the best at some point in the past, but the last I saw of him (almost 2 years ago) it had really deteriorated and I'm not sure it could have possibly improved.

[Sheikh]

:akmal :6: :6: :6: :akmal

[Obeid]

He was a very good keeper back then. Then he got married...got fatt....went downhill from there (around england 2006 series)

[Oxy]

WEll Chappell wasnt too far off the mark.

The decline has been spectacular though!

[TaZ]

Sheikh
you must be bored if you are dredging up threads from 2 years ago!

[Bublu Bhuyan]

Sheikh
you must be bored if you are dredging up threads from 2 years ago!
He's just trying to highlight how things have changed so far.

[hussein]

I have been quite impressed by his keeping and he'll even get better with experience. Stick with him!
:))) :))) :))) :))) :)))

[pakistanbest]

well the thing with Akmal is that he has the talnet in regards to his Keeping so even though many ppers say to play him as just a batsman is a valid statment though with him having some great keeping talent, he should be allowed to carry on as a keeper/batsman and hope that he regians form as their is nor arguemnt that he is a great batsman but for 2 years i believe he has had trouble with his confidnece as when he played in australia, his keeping was very good but i think with his keeping it is more in regards of confidence than it is of skill and i back him 110% for him to make a quick return to pak team and i wont be suprised if he selected ahead of Safraz who does deserve a chance in the international arena as his keeping is outstandanding but hopefully his batting will improve but i feel Kami has the talent to be one of the best keeper/batsman off all time and i do believe he could be a potential future captain for Pakistan. he thrives under pressure and he does possess a cool head and good cricket brain so if he manages to sort his keeping out and is consistent behind the stumps then u never know

but i do feel when Akmal was at his best he was the best glovesman as he took some outstanding catches during that period. Insh'Allah he returns to form qucikly and hope to see competition between the many talented keepers that Pakistan has at this moment

[Sheikh]

Sheikh
you must be bored if you are dredging up threads from 2 years ago!
9 months and counting since our last test match...you bet I'm bored!

[TaZ]

9 months and counting since our last test match...you bet I'm bored!

I hear you. There are only so many ODIs against Zim and Bang that you can take...

[Ghoshtbuster]

9 months and counting since our last test match
So, technically we are unbeaten for over 9 months?

Nice one! :raja

[Amjid Javed]

Akmal right now couldnt catch a cold in siberia. Sadly his keeping has declined so much in last 15-18 months and its cost pakistan so many times!

[kingusama92]

^^ lol he's not that bad.... he still takes the easy ones some times... and he usually always takes the hard ones weirdly... he drops the extremely easy ones though... and at the time Chappell said that he was right... Akmal could do no wrong during those days..

[Mohsin]

God, how those English pitches REALLY got to him!:88:

[kingusama92]

yea how unfortunate... that's why he should have been playing county cricket...

[pakistanbest]

God, how those English pitches REALLY got to him!:88:

whats weird is that he was excellent in australia but come the cold england he was extremely poor and everything changed for him sadly and i do hope his form changes in the upcoming CT

[kingusama92]

Inshallah he won't drop any catches in this upcoming CT

[pakistanbest]

Inshallah he won't drop any catches in this upcoming CT

that is if he is selected and with the practise matches being washed out, his chances look slim for him to change the mind of the selectors

[kingusama92]

^^ i am positive he will get selected... because the selectors just rested him and didn't really drop him... he will play i am sure...

[pakistanbest]

^^ i am positive he will get selected... because the selectors just rested him and didn't really drop him... he will play i am sure...

i hope so cause i got a feeling that this CT will do wonders for players like Akhtar and Akmal Insh'Allah :)

[kingusama92]

^^ if Akhtar survives he will definitely show some miracles and win us some games.... but key word is "IF"...

[pakistanbest]

^^ if Akhtar survives he will definitely show some miracles and win us some games.... but key word is "IF"...
Akhtar i feel has finally got the message and will help us win our first ever CT along with some fine keeping and batting from Akmal Insh'Allah

[kingusama92]

^^ i was looking forward for the practice matches... unfortunately they h ad to be rained out... well at least it gives him more time to rest and get fitter before hurling the ball and high speeds again...

[pakistanbest]

^^ i was looking forward for the practice matches... unfortunately they h ad to be rained out... well at least it gives him more time to rest and get fitter before hurling the ball and high speeds again...

i feel that if now practise matches are played as the weather in Lahore looks to be raining for the next 4 days and their has been reports of moving to Karachi but if no matches have been played then i trust the selectors to know that Akhtar will make it into the final 15 Insh'Allah

[kingusama92]

^^ This whole process of checking Akhtar out in the practice matches is just to appease the haters in Pakistan who don't want him in the team due to his fitness. Everyone knows that if Akhtar lasts the practice matches he will play in the Champions Trophy no matter what. It doesn't really matter if he performs in those practice matches or if he gets hammered in those matches. In the end all those selectors want to do is get the media to give news of how Akhtar's doing to the rest of Pakistan and show that he is fit enough to play and then they will select him without having any random people like Javed Miandad or Sarfraz Nawaz criticizing them abusively.

[6xafridi]

his batting is relly good but his wicketkeeping isnt great

[DHONI183]

Too old a compliment :( ......

[pjkilla]

God, how those English pitches REALLY got to him!:88:

Keeping in England for the 1st time is difficult for any keeper

[sazz]

Bechare ko nazar lag gayi Chappel ki.

[mZj]

loll akmal should now use a Kaala Teeka maybe

[Fireworks11]

Yeh din bhi dekh na tha...

[pakistanigoneaussie]

Ian chappel looses all credibility

[Indiafan]

Praising Akmal, putting down Sachin, praising Ponting. Surely Farhad was Chappel's handle on PP

[No_Username]

Wow thats some compliment.

no ones ever challenged his keeping though, it's his batting that must improve.

If he scores 50 or more we will rarely lose a one dayer.

You might want to take that back :)))

[Poison]

What happened to him?

[WithLoveFromCanada]

Inshallah he won't drop any catches in this upcoming CT

some prayer :)))

[MR__KHAN__JI]

^^ lol he's not that bad.... he still takes the easy ones some times... and he usually always takes the hard ones weirdly... he drops the extremely easy ones though... and at the time Chappell said that he was right... Akmal could do no wrong during those days..

Its just concentration...

with the right training... it can be fixed!

I'd be more worried if he couldnt take the difficult ones.

[MMHS]

There must be something horribly wrong with the training system & the person himself. I can remember in early 2005 at Sydney (Asif debut Test), Danish took 6/7 wickets & KAkmal kept so immaculately that IChappel was full of praise (he hardly praises non Aussies, especially Pakistanis. Used to do with the Indians as well but now $ talks & sometimes keeps silent).

KAkmal scored a match winning 134 vs. WI as well after that Test & through-out the Series he batted well & kept brilliantly. I can recall IChappel once saying (something like)- "Among the upcoming Keepers, this kid (Kami was only 23/24 then) looks to be the best both in front and behind the wickets, especially his glove works against spinners is probably the best I have seen for long time”. He kept brilliantly & played an outstanding innings @ Karachi against India within a year

So true that, Dhoni once considered playing as a specialist batsman & only kept keeping not risking his Test place (I think DKartik replaced him as Test keeper in Pak tour of India in 2005/06). Over the last 5 years KAkmal was never pushed by the selectors & had his good friend Malik leading the side mostly. He has good connections in PCB & only another Akmal could dislodge him from the Test team. Kami can again become a good contender on merit if the selectors keep a healthy competition between him, Sarfaraz, Salman & Adnan in 3 formats rather than setting double standards.

[madhurjyaadhikary]

Ian Chappell in 2005 - Kamran Akaml is the best wicket keeper in the world (Right now the undisputed worst).

Ian Chappell after the 2007 WC - Tendulkar should retire (Currently the #1 Test batsman in ICC Test rankings).

[Cricket_MN]

There must be something horribly wrong with the training system & the person himself. I can remember in early 2005 at Sydney (Asif debut Test), Danish took 6/7 wickets & KAkmal kept so immaculately that IChappel was full of praise (he hardly praises non Aussies, especially Pakistanis. Used to do with the Indians as well but now $ talks & sometimes keeps silent).

KAkmal scored a match winning 134 vs. WI as well after that Test & through-out the Series he batted well & kept brilliantly. I can recall IChappel once saying (something like)- "Among the upcoming Keepers, this kid (Kami was only 23/24 then) looks to be the best both in front and behind the wickets, especially his glove works against spinners is probably the best I have seen for long time”. He kept brilliantly & played an outstanding innings @ Karachi against India within a year

So true that, Dhoni once considered playing as a specialist batsman & only kept keeping not risking his Test place (I think DKartik replaced him as Test keeper in Pak tour of India in 2005/06). Over the last 5 years KAkmal was never pushed by the selectors & had his good friend Malik leading the side mostly. He has good connections in PCB & only another Akmal could dislodge him from the Test team. Kami can again become a good contender on merit if the selectors keep a healthy competition between him, Sarfaraz, Salman & Adnan in 3 formats rather than setting double standards.

Are you kidding me? Or should I say who are you kidding?

Kamran Akmal should never ever be close to the Pakistan team let alone play for Pakistan....EVERRRRRRRRRR.

We have selected Salman, so, it is better that we give him extended (atleast 2 years) run and if after that extended period he fails then we have Sarfaraz waiting.

[talha3]

:( - that's all I have for this thread. It seems like many of us have forgotten how good he WAS. People say he just started well with the bat and that's what kept him going, but actually he was a world class keeper, as you can see with the opening few posts, by respectable posters.

[iafzal]

What happened to him?

Two words
Mazhar Majeed

[GabKhan]

Two words
Mazhar Majeed

Yup. Every one knows this. No doubt about it.

Sad thing most of our players will remain under the influence of such people.

I doubt we will ever have a winning team.