UMAR Akmal faces sanction from the Pakistan Cricket Board after an outburst against national coach Mickey Arthur.
Akmal was unhappy with Arthur’s treatment of him, insulting the coach, saying he refused him access to the coaching facilities at the National Cricket Academy.
“I accept my fitness isn’t up to the mark, and I am trying to work on it, and I asked to be allowed a trainer to help me,” Akmal said.
“But Mickey said I shouldn’t even have come to the NCA and should be playing club cricket instead.
“Why do academies exist? They ex...