Umar Akmal recalls tough times.
Pakistan cricketer Umar Akmal became emotional and teary-eyed as he recounted the difficult period he had when the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) banned him for violating its anti-corruption rule.
“No one, not even my enemies, should have to face that the time that I did. Allah tests a person by giving or taking something,” said Akmal while speaking during an interview.
“However, when I was going through a bad phase, a lot of people revealed their true colours and left my side. But I am thankful to those who still stand beside me,” he said.
As Umar Akmal recalls tough times, he revealed that there was a point when he couldn’t afford to feed his daughter a burger or even pay her school tuition.
“I could not send my daughter to school for eight months and my wife did not let me down during these tough days,” he recalled, saying that he gets tears in his eyes whenever he thinks about those days.
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Appreciating his wife, Akmal said that he could not thank her enough for supporting him.
“My wife was born with a golden spoon but she told me that she will always be supportive of me no matter how bad the situation gets and I am thankful to her for that,” he added.
The 33-year-old cricketer, who last played an international match in 2019, stated that he is working hard to make a comeback and will play for Pakistan again.
The PCB suspended Akmal in 2020 for violating anti-corruption guidelines.
He was sentenced to three years in prison, but he filed an appeal with the International Court of Arbitration, and his term was reduced to 12 months.
