PCB reprimands Umar Akmal for his poor behaviour after failing fitness test

Umar Akmal, the middle-order batsman from Pakistan was involved in an argument with a trainer at National Cricket Academy in Lahore. After that, he was brought under the scanner by the cricketing fraternity for his behaviour. But, now Pakistan Cricket Board itself has come out with a statement over the whole matter that hit the headlines a week ago.

The 39-year-old cricketer was once counted as the promising cricketer in his country. But, his inconsistency with the bat and behaviour ruled him out of the national team. He has so far played 16 Tests, 121 ODIs and 84 T20Is in which he has gathered as many as 5,887 runs three tons and 34 half-centuries across all the formats. The right-hander played his last international game against Sri Lanka on October 9, 2019.

PCB clarifies over the poor behaviour of Umar Akmal 

There have been instances in the past when Umar Akmal was reported by the officials for his bad behaviour. One of them happened when he went for a night out ahead of the 5th ODI against Australia. He faced a penalty of 20% of his match fee for his poor act. As per the reports, in the latest addition, he misbehaved with the trainer during the fitness test. He ruthlessly asked the trainer by removing his shirt that,” “Do you see any fat in my body.” Later on, he was charged for his act by the officials.

Now, PCB has cleared all the voices in their press release that were surrounding the matter of Umar Akmal after he was alleged for misconduct during a fitness Test. As per PCB, they have listened to all the parties and have come onto a conclusion that it all happened due to a misunderstanding.

Moreover, Umar Akmal has regretted over his behaviour in front of the board. So, he has been set free from any type of charges after being reprimanded for the same. They also reminded the player about his responsibility being a senior player in the team.

Earlier, Kamran Akmal had stated that all the claims being made on his brother Umar Akmal were false. He had also recited that nothing wrong happened during the fitness test and it was just a small misunderstanding.

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