Kamran Akmal bats for MS Dhoni to keep wickets for Team India at T20 World Cup

Amid reports and opinions of retirement and return, former India skipper MS Dhoni's future in team still seems to be uncertain. However, with T20 World Cup approaching closer, Team India still is in search for a definitive player to keep wickets in much-anticipated tournament. w, Pakistan's wicket-keeper batsman Kamran Akmal has come forth and thrown weight behind MS Dhoni to keep wickets for Men in Blue in upcoming tournament. 

KL Rahul as second choice

During a Q&A session on Friday, when asked by a sports web portal about his pick for Team India's wicketkeeping slot in T20 World Cup, Akmal chose Ranchi-lad straightaway. However, Pakistan batsman also picked KL Rahul as his second choice for slot. With Rishabh Pant failing to perform consistently, KL Rahul has been donning gloves across ODIs and T20s for a while w. However, Rahul has t been seen as a long-term option to keep wickets. 

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During same session, Akmal also named Babar Azam as his favourite batsman and revealed that he would look up to former skipper Rashid Latif during his young days. He also stated that he is hopeful of representing Pakistan as a 'specialist middle-order batsman' in longest format of game. Furrmore, Akmal chose Naseem Shah and Muhammad Nawaz as bowlers he thinks who will be 'next big thing' for Pakistan. 

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Babar Azam picks combined India-Pak T20 XI

While speaking to Harsha Bhogle on Cricbuzz, Babar Azam picked his combined T20I XI from India and Pakistan cricketers. 25-year-old chose Rohit Sharma to open innings alongside him. At .3, Babar Azam named India skipper Virat Kohli. Azam's next pick was former Pakistan skipper Shoaib Malik followed by MS Dhoni and Hardik Pandya. In bowling department, he picked Shadab Khan and Kuldeep Yadav as two wrist spinners and Mohammad Amir, Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi in pace department. 

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