'I am not going to tolerate players turning up unfit'

Sep 14, 2016: In part two of the interview, Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur talks about the attacking brand of cricket he wants his team to embrace

Pakistan v West Indies 2016

Umar Akmal returns to Pakistan's T20 squad

Sep 9, 2016: Pakistan have recalled wicketkeeper batsman Umar Akmal to their T20 squad to face West Indies in three matches in the UAE from September 23

St Lucia Zouks v Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL 2016, Gros Islet

Akmal inspires Knight Riders to vital win

Jul 26, 2016: Umar Akmal's brilliant fightback secured a crucial three-wicket win over St Lucia Zouks to draw Trinbago Knight Riders level in third place with the Zouks on eight points

Leicestershire v Northamptonshire, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Grace Road

Levi's 20-ball fifty outdoes Umar Akmal

May 20, 2016: A brutal half-century from opener Richard Levi, made off just 20 balls, helped last year's beaten finalists Northants Steelbacks make a winning start to their 2016 T20 Blast campaign against local rivals Leicestershire Foxes

Pakistan news

Shehzad, Akmal left out of Pakistan training camp

May 2, 2016: Inzamam-ul-Haq, the Pakistan chief selector, has dropped Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad on disciplinary grounds from the training camp ahead of the team's tour of England

Pakistan news

Afridi an 'absolutely clueless' captain - team manager

Apr 1, 2016: Shahid Afridi has been branded an "absolutely clueless" captain in a report submitted by Pakistan team manager Intikhab Alam in the wake of the team's poor World T20 and Asia Cup campaigns

Pakistan v UAE, Asia Cup 2016, Mirpur

Malik, Akmal and the mad clown joy ride

Feb 29, 2016: Twists, turns, mishaps and jailbreaks. It's all par for the course with the Pakistan batting line-up

Pakistan v UAE, Asia Cup 2016, Mirpur

Pakistan overcome hiccups for seven-wicket win

Feb 29, 2016: Pakistan tried to sink their teeth into the target and suddenly found it was more than they could chew. The top three fell early, but Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal buckled down and took Pakistan to a seven-wicket victory against UAE in Mirpur

Pakistan Super League 2016

Nabi's last-ball four wins Quetta a thriller

Feb 16, 2016: Mohammad Nabi emerged the hero for his team, striking a last-ball four to guide Quetta Gladiators to a two-wicket win against Lahore Qalandars

Pakistan Super League 2016

Umar Akmal's 40-ball 93 powers Lahore to big win

Feb 8, 2016: Umar Akmal bludgeoned the highest score of the Pakistan Super League, his 40-ball 93 guiding Lahore Qalandars to their first win of the season, against Quetta Gladiators in Dubai

Pakistan news

Umar Akmal suspension put on hold

Jan 13, 2016: Umar Akmal's one-match suspension has been put on hold, which means he will be available to play the T20 against New Zealand in Auckland on Friday

Pakistan news

Umar Akmal banned from first NZ T20 due to misconduct

Jan 9, 2016: Umar Akmal has been slapped with a one-match ban for breaching the PCB's code of conduct, which means he will be unavailable when Pakistan take on New Zealand in the first T20 on January 15

Pakistan v England, 2nd T20, Dubai

Sarfraz's strange six and Afridi's record

Nov 27, 2015: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second T20 between Pakistan and England

Pakistan v England 2015-16

Akmal omitted from T20 squad; Rafatullah earns call

Nov 12, 2015: Umar Akmal has been left out of Pakistan's T20 squad for the series against England in the UAE after being handed a show-cause notice for "bringing the PCB and Pakistan Cricket into disrepute."

County news

Umar Akmal, Kevin O'Brien re-sign for Leicestershire

Sep 16, 2015: Leicestershire have continued the processing of strengthening for the 2016 season by confirming the returns of Umar Akmal and Kevin O'Brien

Haier Mobile T20 Cup

Kamran Akmal ton gives Multan slim win

Sep 12, 2015: A round-up of Haier Mobile T20 Cup matches played on September 12, 2015

Birmingham v Leicestershire, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Edgbaston

Umar Akmal keeps Leicestershire flying

Jun 19, 2015: Umar Akmal scored an unbeaten half-century as Leicestershire put a brake on Birmingham's NatWest T20 Blast hot streak with a comfortable seven-wicket win at Edgbaston

Caribbean Premier League 2015

Guyana Amazon Warriors rope in Umar Akmal

Jun 8, 2015: Guyana Amazon Warriors have signed Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal for the 2015 edition of the Caribbean Premier League

Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, NatWest T20 Blast, North Group, Trent Bridge

Akmal snaps Leicestershire's barren run at Trent Bridge

Jun 5, 2015: Umar Akmal showed his experience to guide Leicestershire to a six-wicket victory at Trent Bridge. The Pakistan international, on his Foxes' debut, made an unbeaten 76 as the match ended in slightly controversial circumstances.

NatWest Blast

England influx spices up Roses sellout

Jun 5, 2015: ESPNcricinfo previews the latest round of matches in the NatWest Blast