Adnan Akmal

Adnan Akmal (Urdu: عدنان اکمل; born 13 March 1985) is a Pakistani former cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who plays for Zarai Taraqiati Bank Ltd Cricket Team and has represented his country at U-17 level. He was called up for Pakistan's tour against South Africa in the UAE, as a replacement for the first-choice keeper, Zulqarnain Haider.

Adnan Akmal

Personal information
Full name	Adnan Akmal
Born	(1985-03-13) 13 March 1985 (age 40) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Kamran Akmal (brother) Umar Akmal (brother) Babar Azam (cousin) Safeer Azam(cousin)
International information
National side	Pakistan (2010–2013)
Test debut (cap 203)	12 November 2010 v South Africa
Last Test	23 October 2013 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 186)	8 September 2011 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI	21 February 2012 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2007–present	SNGPL
2006–2007	Lahore Ravi
2003–2007	ZTBL
2005–2006	Multan
2004–2005	Lahore Blues
2003–2004	Lahore
2005–present	Lahore Eagles
2019–present	Southern Punjab
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 21 5 170 101 Runs scored 591 62 6,519 1,629 Batting average 24.62 20.66 29.10 23.60 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 9/34 0/6 Top score 64 27 149* 85* Catches/stumpings 66/11 3/0 546/32 112/33
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 14 March 2021

Personal life

Adnan Akmal was born in Lahore. His brothers, Kamran Akmal and Umar Akmal, both had central contracts with the Pakistan Cricket Board, and were regular fixtures in the national side.

Domestic career

In April 2018, he was named in Sindh's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.^[1][2] In March 2019, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2019 Pakistan Cup.^[3][4]

In September 2019, he represented Southern Punjab in the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.^[5][6] In January 2021, he was a part of Balochistan's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.^[7][8]

International career

Adnan was added to Pakistan's Test squad in replacement of Zulqarnain Haider, who announced his retirement from the international cricket after allegedly receiving threats from bookies. He made his Test debut against South Africa on 12 November 2010. He was Pakistan A's wicket keeper.^[9]