However, before this series, his place in the team was in doubt. His form behind the stumps in the recent past has been below par. He has dropped, fumbled, and done everything that a wicketkeeper should not do. Sarfraz Ahmed was called up to join the squad in India and he's a part of the current squad as well as an 'understudy'. Kamran was also expected to sit out this series with Sarfraz getting more chances but someone in the team management / selection committee has a lot of faith in him.

Now I come to the part where I explain why he is a dilemma.

Kamran's test career is 5 years old. In that time span he has knocked 5 centuries, which is more than what any Pakistani wicketkeeper has managed in his career. Moreover, each one his 5 test 100s has been one that has either saved the match for Pakistan or won it for them. No Pakistani wicketkeeper has played match winning roles for them in the past. Kamran's test average is higher than Rashid Latif's and Moin Khan's - Pakistan's best wicketkeepers of the 90s. The case is exactly the same in ODIs -more 100s than any other Paki stumper and a higher average than the best from the 90s.

So we all know that he is a capable batsman but does he warrant a place in the XI solely based on his batting? Definitely not.

Lets move on to his weaker trait - wicket keeping. I compared his stats to some of the best from Pakistan. Have a look.

I know Kamran Akmal is no Gilchrist, Boucher, Sangakkara, or Dhoni with the bat or the gloves. But for Pakistan he is pretty damn good. So why is everyone, including me, after his neck?

Maybe we don't like his teeth or his smile. Or maybe we don't like his screeching voice everytime he screams out to a fielder, which is as irritating as someone scratching the blackboard with their nails.

Whats your reason for dropping Kamran Akmal XI?