Picture Credit: Facebook/Umar Akmal
Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal has been active on social media after completion of his reduced 12 months ban. Akmal was handed 3-year ban in February 2020 for failing to report multiple approaches of corruption. The Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) later reduced the ban, imposing a fine of Pakistani Rupee 4.25 million.
The 30-year-old shared a video on the internet lately , where he can be seen hymning to one of his favourite songs.
However, fans and followers did leave a heartfelt comment to Akmal’s post, he himself was seen laughing at his performance. Umar Akmal left a comment with ‘Face of Tears of Joy’ emoji. Also, out of the 27K+ followers who reacted on his post, 18K only were left laughing.
Can’t wait to see you on the field again: Kamran Akmal
After returning from the ban, Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal said that he can’t wait to see his brother Umar back on the cricket field.
Here’s the tweet:
Umar Akmal is now free to resume playing, but after completion of his rehabilitation programme.