Kamran Akmal set for return to Pak team
16 April 2012 12:00 AM GMT
Pakistan's troubled wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal could finally make a comeback to the national team for the ODI and Twenty20 match against Bangladesh later this month. Sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board told PTI that Kamran, who has been out of favour since the 2011 World Cup, was only allowed to train with the Pakistan team at the National Cricket Academy last week after the board gave clearance.
'The Chairman of the Board, Zaka Ashraf has finally cleared Kamran to be considered for national selection that is why he is now training with the Pakistani players at the NCA,' a source said.
The 30-year-old who has played 53 Tests, 137 one-day internationals and 38 Twenty20 internationals had not been cleared by the board to be considered for selection to the national team since after the World Cup.
While he was dropped after the World Cup because of poor form, the PCB also had suspicions about his integrity after the spot-fixing scandal which saw three Pakistani players, Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamir being banned and then facing imprisonment for their role in it.
'The Chairman of the Board, Zaka Ashraf has finally cleared Kamran to be considered for national selection that is why he is now training with the Pakistani players at the NCA,' a source said.
The 30-year-old who has played 53 Tests, 137 one-day internationals and 38 Twenty20 internationals had not been cleared by the board to be considered for selection to the national team since after the World Cup.
While he was dropped after the World Cup because of poor form, the PCB also had suspicions about his integrity after the spot-fixing scandal which saw three Pakistani players, Salman Butt, Muhammad Asif and Muhammad Aamir being banned and then facing imprisonment for their role in it.
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