Daily Times

DUBAI: Wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal on Saturday urged the selection committee to give a reason for his consistent omission from the national squad despite strong performances in the domestic circuit and the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL). Kamran, who scored a match-wining half-century for Peshawar Zalmi against Lahore Qalandars on Friday, said that he doesn’t know what else to do to earn his place in the national side. “I have been performing well in both the domestic season and in the PSL,” he said. “I have proven my fitness through my performances, but even then I am left out of the national side.” The 35-year-old added that now he wanted to know the reason why he was continuously being overlooked. “I want to know how players like me, who have been doing well in domestic tournaments, will make a place in the national side,” he said, adding that he had already talked to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials about the matter. The wicketkeeper-batsman believes he still has a couple of years’ worth of cricket left in him and wants to contribute to the national side. “I want to give my best in the four-five years that are left in me,” he said.