Pakistan’s out-of-favour middle-order batter Umar Akmal holds the unwanted record of most ducks in T20Is for the national side.
Akmal, who made his T20I debut in 2009, has 10 ducks in 79 innings, so far, in his career.
The right-hander last played for Pakistan in the shortest format of the game in 2019 against Sri Lanka in Lahore.
However, Akmal, who played for Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League season eight, is keen on making a comeback in the national side.
"My job is to work hard so that I can continue to perform, and wherever I get the opportunity, I have tried to give my 100 percent,” Akmal said
"However, selecting for the national team is the job of the selectors, coaches, and captain. And my job is to continue to work. I have to improve my fitness so that I can make a good comeback on the national side,” he added.
It must be noted that the Pakistan team is currently preparing for the limited-overs series against New Zealand on home soil.
The Black Caps’ tour of Pakistan will include five ODIs and as many T20I matches.
The Pakistan players will also attend a four-day camp from April 7 in Lahore in order to fine tune their preparations for the series.
Pakistan squads
T20I: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Ihsanullah, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Zaman Khan
ODI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Haris Sohail, Ihsanullah, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shan Masood and Usama Mir
Series schedule (T20Is to start at 9pm; ODIs to begin at 3.30pm):
14 Apr - 1st T20I, Lahore
15 Apr – 2nd T20I, Lahore
17 Apr – 3rd T20I, Lahore
20 Apr – 4th T20I, Rawalpindi
24 Apr – 5th T20I, Rawalpindi
27 Apr – 1st ODI, Rawalpindi
29 Apr – 2nd ODI, Rawalpindi
3 May – 3rd ODI, Karachi
5 May – 4th ODI, Karachi
7 May – 5th ODI, Karachi
- Umar Akmal