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Do you think he is perfect for opening???????

Well, he has been performing extrememly well lately, 2 consecutive centuries, that's quite an achievement, and I can't see anyone better than Kamran Akmal who could open along with Salman Butt, so yes, he is the perfect choice for opening.

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No one is perfect for anything. Kamran Akmal is I think the best choice Pakistan have for opening along with Salman Butt. Kamran Akmal is in great form and if he continues like this, he could turn out to be better than Gilchrist, but it is too early to tell right now.

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I totally agree with you that Gilly is an out-standing keeper-batsman, but I don't agree that Akmal will never be like him. I am sure that this could just be a good time for Akmal and he might not be able to do this throughout his career, but he may be able to do it after all. Maybe he will be carry through this great form for his career, or maybe not. It is too early to tell right now. But you can never say never.

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That's what I was saying...partially. Akmal has a long way to go if he wants to become like AC Gilchrist. Gilchrist has proven himself as the best keeper-batsman ever and Akmal will have to do the same consistently to prove himself.

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Yea, Kamran is better than Malik. Afridi is not really a good choice for opening. He is aggressive but he isn't consistent.

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They're inconsistent and most of them are almost as slow as Kallis. They're so slow that even when they make big scores, Pakistan still lose because they take wayyy to many balls to score a 50.

Afridi is a good opener against India and should only be opener against India. For the rest of the matches (ODIs and Tests), it should be Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt.

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Yea, but the best opener Pakistan have is Salman Butt. Akmal and him are the obvious opening choice for Pakistan...for now. Kamran Akmal has proved that he is a good opener and so has Salman Butt. I agree that Afridi is more useful batting lower down the order at number 6 or 7.

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Originally posted by Clapo

Originally posted by saadadvanced7

No one is perfect for anything. Kamran Akmal is I think the best choice Pakistan have for opening along with Salman Butt. Kamran Akmal is in great form and if he continues like this, he could turn out to be better than Gilchrist, but it is too early to tell right now.

As good as he may be performing.. i don't think we will ever see another Keeper/Batsman as good as Giltchrist... His test Average has only Dropped Below 50 a stunning 3 Times in his 111 innings.... Akmal may be good... but he will never be better than gilly

I agree at the point that right now there is now comarison of Akmal with Gilli. Gilli has a long outstaindg career behind. Akmal making two or three centuries does not bring him at par with Gilli. Gilli is separate class right now.

Off course, Akmal being young enough, has a long career ahead, and after five or six years he might be ranked at some higher levels, but not now.

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he is much better than afridi. he is the best opener.

Originally posted by DRAVID FAN

he is much better than afridi. he is the best opener.

He is much better than Afridi as an opener. Afridi is also a handy leg spinner so you must specify what you're talking about when you say he is better than Afridi.

Anyway, Kamran Akmal is a much better opener than Afridi. Afridi is the most aggressive batsman in the world but he isn't consistent which makes him garbage.

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Originally posted by MiNiWaRnEy

Afridi rubbish. All the teams are copying austrlia by putting their keeper to bat. It was Waugh's innovation to try Gilly up te top and it worked. It is more useful for teams liek pakistan with a keeper batsmen like Akmal who isnt a great batsmen, so put him up teh top and if he gets runs thenthats great if he doesnt then oh well, he is just a oridnary batsmen.

The difference with say Aus and SL is that their keeper would get into the team on their batting alone.

On that counts even Dhoni can enter team on batting prowess alone ,,,, All I can say is ,, when he had got the opportunity to play a long innings he made 183 of 140+ balls and 148 of 123 balls.

Well if he can't make it into team without his batting alone then who can ?

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well said

Originally posted by Mebz

Some peple think that cricket is all about australia here, wowo big deal they are top of tables, it was good to see england to just let them know to not get a bit ahead of themselves

Australia is the best team in cricket, and their supporters do have every right to brag and everything...but I think they are just way too cocky sometimes.

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it will be very nice to see akmal opening ,, coz if he comes opening he will not only slow the run rate ,,, but he will give india the advantage

"I go by present and present says - Sachin IS the BEST , Shewag is going to be the next best and Dhoni's is gonna rock the world with his brutal assaults - GOD help the rest of the world"

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