Kamran Akmal

Kamran Akmal
Personal information
Born (1982-01-13) 13 January 1982
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NicknameKami
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicketkeeper-batsman
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 172)9 November 2002 v Zimbabwe
Last Test26 August 2010 v England
ODI debut (cap 143)23 November 2002 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI11 April 2017 v West Indies
ODI shirt no.23
T20I debut (cap 3)28 August 2006 v England
Last T20I2 April 2017 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2012Lahore Lions
2008Rajasthan Royals
2012–2014Lahore Eagles
2015Multan Tigers
2015Trinbago Knight Riders
2015Chittagong Vikings
2016–2022Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 23)
2019–2020Central Punjab
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 53 157 58 249
Runs scored 2,648 3,236 987 13,481
Batting average 30.79 26.09 21.00 38.29
100s/50s 6/12 5/10 0/5 33/62
Top score 158* 124 73 275
Catches/stumpings 184/22 157/31 28/32 871/66
Source: ESPNricinfo, 5 September 2022

Kamran Akmal (Punjabi, Urdu: کامران اکمل; born 13 January 1982) is a Pakistani cricket administrator, coach and former cricketer, who played for Pakistan as a right-handed batsman & wicketkeeper. He started his international career in November 2002 with a Test match at Harare Sports Club. Akmal was a member of the Pakistan team that won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20. He was an integral member of the Peshawar Zalmi for the entire duration of his career in the Pakistan Super League having played for them from the inaugural season of the PSL 2016, till his last in PSL 2022. He scored three hundreds and was a key figure in their success in winning PSL 2017 and being runners up in PSL 2018, 2019 and 2021, being the top run scorer of the team for a large portion of those seasons.

In February 2023, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket due to his new commitments in cricket administration and coaching.