Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the squads of the six association teams taking part in the Pakistan Cup 2021 which began on Friday. while the central Punjab team did not contain Kamran Akmal‘s name in it. Hailing from Central-Punjab the wicketkeeper lamented over the exclusion.
PCB shared the Tweet announcing the squads for Pakistan Cup 2021.
#PakistanCup 2020 squads 📃
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 7, 2021
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Expressing surprise and disappointment, the national cricket team batsman Akmal said that it was unfair of PCB to ignore him given he is a senior player.
Kamran took it to Twitter and tweeted dismay over the news.
Shocked & disappointed As a senior & season Player i have not been treated well.I request @TheRealPCB @NadeemKhanCC to look into the matter. Cricket is my passion and i want to play it BUT….I rest my case to My Allah.
— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) January 7, 2021
Kamran Akmal, who is 38-years old now, was part of the Pakistan squad that won the 2009 edition of the World T20 in England. He has scored 9,101 runs in 340 games at an average of 32.38 in the List A format.
He has scored 21 centuries and 34 half-centuries.