Kamran Akmal, a regular Pakistani test wicket keeper for the last few years is not playing against England in Birmingham (2nd test of the series). He has been replaced by Zulqarnain Haider, a rookie with no ODI or test experience.
Kamran Akmal's faulty keeping behind the stumps as well as his ordinary batting most of the time has put Akmal's test career as a wicket keeper in jeopardy. Another bad news for Kamran Akmal; Zulqarnain scored a fighting 88 and probably gave Pakistan a hope of winning the test match.
If Zulqarnain continues to bat well and does not drop regulation catches, i do not find any reason why Zulqarnain should not be a regular test wicket keeper. In other words, I think it is time for Kamran Akmal to focus on ODI and twenty20 cricket and forget about being a test wicket keeper for a while.
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