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  • Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal broadcasts retirement from all types of cricket

    41-year-old Kamran Akmal introduced his retirement from all types of cricket. The veteran is lately running as a batting advisor for the Peshawar Zalmi within the PSL 2023.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 7, 2023 21:03 IST

    Kamran Akmal broadcasts retirement from all types of cricket. Courtesy: Twitter

    Via India Lately Internet Table: Veteran Pakistan wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, on Tuesday, February 7, introduced his retirement from all types of cricket. Previous to the 2023 version of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL), he spoke to the newshounds and stated that it’s time for the children to take rate.

    Akmal was once previous named because the batting advisor for the Peshawar Zalmi, led via Babar Azam, for the approaching version of the PSL. The 41-year-old stated that he’s keener on taking on managerial roles with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).

    “Clearly, I can now not be taking part in cricket anymore because of new roles in PCB,” Akmal was once quoted as pronouncing.

    “I can be taking part in small leagues however that too relies on my obligations in a brand new position given to me via PCB,” he added.

    Akmal made his debut for Pakistan again in 2002 and went directly to play till 2017. In 53 Exams, 157 ODIs and 58 T20Is, the right-handed batter scored 2648, 3236 and 987 runs respectively, with the assistance of 11 masses and 27 fifties.

    He remaining donned the nationwide colors in an ODI in opposition to the West Indies again in April 2017 on the Windfall Stadium in Guyana.

    Akmal additionally stays 2d within the record of main run-scorers within the historical past of the PSL. From 2016 to 2022, he performed for the Zalmi, the place he scored 1972 runs at a mean of 27.38 and a strike-rate of 136.94 with 3 masses and 12 fifties to his title.

    Babar is the main run-scorer with 2413 runs from 66 innings with 23 half-centuries. In firstclass cricket, Akmal was once a stalwart as he notched over 13000 runs with 33 masses and 62 fifties.

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    Feb 7, 2023