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    "editor1": "<p><strong>Lahore, June 30:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Wicketkeeper batsman Kamran Akmal has said that he has not been able to make a comeback into the Pakistan team because of bias that &quot;couple of coaches&quot; have had against him in the recent past. Akmal, who last played for Pakistan in April 2017, was not included in the 29-man squad for the England tour.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I have been performing in domestic cricket and PSL (Pakistan Super League) during the last five years but despite that I have not been given a chance to play for Pakistan. In the recent past, a couple of coaches did not like me which is why I remained on the sidelines,&quot; Kamran said on the &lsquo;Inside Out&#39; show on Cricket Pakistan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;It&#39;s unfair to keep me out of the Test and T20I side, especially, because I can play solely as a batsman. If Matthew Wade can make a comeback with an average of 18-20, why not me who averages nearly 60.&quot;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Akmal also said that the team management is to blame for his brother Umar Akmal&#39;s suspension after failing to report match-fixing approaches.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;Off the field activities are nothing new in Pakistan cricket,&quot; Kamran said. &quot;Team management and the captain should know how to deal with such players. Look at the way Inzy Bhai (Inzamam-ul-Haq) handled Shoaib (Akhtar), (Mohammad) Asif and Shahid [Afridi]. If the same was done with Umar Akmal, things would have turned out differently.&quot;<br \/>\r\n&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n",
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