The 27-year-old batsman, once Pakistan's biggest hope in the international stage, was declared dead on social media. ('Suresh Raina abused me', Umar Akmal once complained to MS Dhoni. "I had gone to England for rehabilitation of my knee injury," Akmal had said on August 16. I said that I too am an international Pakistan cricketer, and if my fitness is lacking - and I admit that along the way my fitness has been found wanting - they should help me." The stylish batsman last played Test cricket for Pakistan back in 2011 and has not featured in international cricket since January 2017.

Source: India Today November 29, 2017 12:09 UTC