Recently banned Umar Akmal’s brother Kamran Akmal has had a decent outing donning the Pakistan national team jersey. The star wicket-keeper has feKamran Akmalatured in  53 Tests, 157 ODIs, and 58 T20Is for Pakistan since making his debut in 2002.

Kamran Akmal is famously remembered by Indian fans for his two infamous on-field clashes with the Indian players. There were instances where Akmal got into an on-field fight with Indian players. The Pakistan wicketkeeper exchanged heated arguments with Gautam Gambhir and Ishant Sharma on different occasions.

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Gautam Gambhir and Kamran Akmal exchanged a heated argument between overs during the Asia Cup 2010 match in Dambulla. The umpires had to intervene as both the players kept having a go at each other. Every Indian cricket fans remember the image of Nonstriker MS Dhoni taking Gambhir aside and calming him down.

Remembering the clash, Akmal recalls how the event happened because of a misunderstanding. He also revealed that off the field he and Gambhir are good friends and often meet for meals.

Speaking on a Youtube show, Akmal said, “It was all due to misunderstanding and happened in the heat of the moment then. Gautam and I are good friends because we have played a lot in ‘A’ cricket. We meet regularly, have food together.”

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Akmal later got into an infamous clash with another Indian and Gambhir’s teammate. The wicket-keeper got into a heated argument against Indian pacer Ishant Sharma. This happened in 2012, during a T20I match in Bengaluru.

Akmal said, “It was all due to me not understanding what he said. The same with Ishant at Bangalore. You know me I don’t say much on the field. Both Gautam and Ishant are very good boys. We respect them and they respect us. What happens on the field, stays there.”