Dubai, Head Coach Mickey Arthur praised a lot to the batting style of Umar Akmal. He declared the cricket playing style of Umar Akmal and fit for the latest and modern cricket. The coach said that the weakness of Babar Azam on short balls will not create problems for him.
According to the detail, Umar Akmal played only one ball in the T20 match against West Indies during UAE tour. His name is at the bottom in the batting order and he has to wait for long time and after that he was dropped from the team during ODI series and he was sitting outside the ground to watch all three one day international matches.
Head coach Mickey Arthur gave an interview and said that the style of Umar Akmal is perfect for the limited over cricket and he has the capability to change the situation of the match by making 40 runs on just 25 balls. But he should be aware if he does not come up to the given standard, then he will not give more chances to play in the team.
The team combination was good against the Caribbean so he did not get the chance to show his performance against West Indies. The coach also said that Babar Azam has the capacity to bear the pressure in the test matches like one day international matches and it is not rightly said that he faces problem to play on the short pitch deliveries. There are some issues during the career and he will learn to face the bouncers in excellent way very soon. Arthur also said that it is needed to bring improvement in the one day crickets and he saw the aggressive cricket in the final matches of the series and the team also maintained their demanded standard in UAE. The national team will play against Kangroos according to the new demands of the cricket.