Former West Indian cricketer Ian Bishop has said Pakistani batsman Umar Akmal has a great deal of talent but he is let by his shot selection. Ian Bishop, who took 161 wickets in 43 Test matches at a strike rate of 52.2, said Umar has played some key innings but he could have been a better player than what the statistics suggested right now. He had the full range of strokes, but the things that let him down were his shot selection and his batting discipline and his cricketing discipline, he told Pakpassion.net.
Ian said he loved to see Umar's batting. "Some cricket overseas would benefit Umar and give him a greater balance in his mental process. This would also give him greater batting discipline and really bring his talent to the fore," he added.
Speaking of Muhammad Irfan, Ian said he had a big regret about him that he came into international cricket at such a late stage. "I wish Irfan would have come into international cricket at 21 years of age rather than 31," he said.
Talking about Junaid Khan, he said Junaid was a very skilful bowler and he could develop a full range of deliveries. "I like his wrist position and I like the fact that he has heart and runs in hard all of the time. There's a lot to like about Junaid, I like his attitude and that attitude will tell us a lot about him in the next couple of seasons as fast bowling is about your attitude and your heart and not just about running in and bowling."
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