Twitterati troll Umar Akmal's wicket-keeping
Akmal dropped Virat Kohli on 76 who hammered Pakistan in their very first game of the tournament.
LAHORE (Web Desk) – Umar Akmal has become a part of jokes on twitter since he wore wicket-keeping gloves in World Cup 2015. Umar Amal, 24, is considered as one of the best fielders among Pakistani cricket squad yet whenever he is placed behind the wickets he becomes the butt of all jokes, thanks to his nasty wicket-keeping.
It had started from the first match of the tournament when national team management decided to replace specialist gloveman Sarfaraz Ahmed with amateur Umar Akmal.
Akmal dropped Virat Kohli on 76 who later hammered Pakistan in the team s very first game of the tournament. He also dropped two crucial catches in the second game which was played against West Indies. Although he took five catches in the match against Zimbabwe, which was record performance by a Pakistani wicket-keeper in cricket world cup yet he dropped two catches in that match too.
Umar Akmal followed his elder brother’s tradition of dropping catches at crucial stages of the match. In World Cup 2011, Kamran Akmal dropped 2 catches of Ross Taylor and later Pakistan paid the price while Umar Akmal has been doing the same in World Cup 2015 as he dropped 5 catches including 4 off Shahid Afridi’s bowling.
See how twitter reacts to Umar Akmal’s wicket-keeping
Q. What do Umar Akmal and Michael Jackson have in common? A. They both wear gloves for no apparent reason.
— Baji Please (@BajiPlease) March 1, 2015
And then Nasir Jamshed s parody account strikes
Umar Akmal catch 3 in row! Someone do DNA test. He must be adopted. #PakvsZim
— Nasir Jamshed (@NasirJamshed_) March 1, 2015
A fan made him Amul Butter s brand ambassador.
Umar Akmal should be made Amul Butter s brand ambassador.
— Aditya (@forwardshortleg) March 1, 2015
Full marks to Umar Akmal for keeping that face still as if nothing happened after that drop.
— Spaceman Spiff (@atlasdanced) March 1, 2015
How many keeping gloves does Umar Akmal have in his kit bag? Every match he uses a new pair with different color. #PAKvZIM
— Umar Farooq Kalson (@kalson) March 1, 2015
A fan criticised Umar Akmal s selection in national squad.
Why managers of Pakistan Cricket team are reluctant to bring in SARFARAZ Ahmad? Why Umar Akmal is in the team after worst wicket keeping?
— Mohammad Zubair (@asiavnn2000) March 1, 2015
Umar AKMAL has no sense....when it comes to wicket keeping #PakvsZim
— A.M.G (@anurag_gk) March 1, 2015 