{"id":12165,"date":"2023-10-08T16:21:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-08T16:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/umar-akmal-recounts-memories-of-icc-world-cup-2011\/"},"modified":"2023-10-08T16:21:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-08T16:21:01","slug":"umar-akmal-recounts-memories-of-icc-world-cup-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/umar-akmal-recounts-memories-of-icc-world-cup-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Umar Akmal recounts memories of ICC World Cup 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_98\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><strong>Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal, who was ousted from the national cricket team after off-field controversies, claimed that he could lead Pakistan to win the ICC World Cup 2011, however, he failed to perform.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Umar Akmal, who was once a strong middle-order batter of the Pakistan team, recounted memories of the ICC World Cup 2011. He said that he could play a vital role in Pakistan\u2019s victory in the 2011 World Cup held in India, however, he failed to retain his performance.<\/p>\n<p>While talking to a private news channel, Akmal said that he represented Pakistan in 2011 and 2015 World Cups besides several other series and has experience playing in India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/viral-umar-akmal-on-his-financial-problems-after-ban\/\">Umar Akmal moves into tears remembering hard times<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring the semi-final against India, I thought I could lead Pakistan with the match and had confidence that Pakistan could become the world champion by winning the final. Unfortunately, I couldn\u2019t do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried to give cent per cent performance but I couldn\u2019t perform well enough. During the match, the condition had changed and become difficult at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The batter said, \u201cI watched the highlights of the match after returning to Pakistan and discussed with then skipper Shahid Afridi, brother Kamran Akmal and star batsman Younis Khan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey also confirmed that you could win the world cup for Pakistan. If I became successful, then my name would last in cricket history for a long time. However, it is an honour to represent Pakistan,\u201d said Akmal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"rocketlazyloadscript\">\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n    FB.init({\n      appId      : '161345524510473',\n      cookie     : true,\n      xfbml      : true,\n      version    : 'v3.0'\n    });\n    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();   \n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani cricketer Umar Akmal, who was ousted from the national cricket team after off-field controversies, claimed that he could lead Pakistan to win the ICC World Cup 2011, however, he failed to perform. Umar Akmal, who was once a strong middle-order batter of the Pakistan team, recounted memories of the ICC World Cup 2011. 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