Kamran Akmal born 13 January 1982 in Lahore is a Pakistani cricketer who has played 40 Test matches and 94 ODIs for Pakistan.Kamran Akmal made his first-class debut at the age of 15 as a useful wicketkeeper and a hard-hitting opening batsman. A string of good performances earned him a spot for Pakistan A in 2002, and after impressing against Sri Lanka A he won selection for the Zimbabwe tour in preference to the veteran Moin Khan.

He was not expected to play in the Tests, but made his debut and chipped in with a handy 38 at Harare - when Rashid Latif suffered a recurrence of a long-standing back injury. Initially his opportunities were limited, most of his matches coming when Latif or Moin were unavailable. He was the replacement when Latif was suspended for five one-dayers against Bangladesh, and then again when Moin was injured for the last two Tests against India.

Akmal became Pakistan's first-choice wicketkeeper. He responded with a magnificent showing with the gloves in Australia that winter despite enduring criticism at home and calls for the return of Moin and Latif. But in 2005, Akmal silenced those calls as well as maintaining a high standard behind the stumps, he scored five international centuries. Three came in ODIs as opener and two from the lower-middle order in Tests against India and England. The first Test century saved the Mohali Test while the second, a blistering knock, came in Pakistan's emphatic, series-sealing win at Lahore.