However, his first century was vital – his 109 from the number eight position at Mohali, coming in with Pakistan in a lead of 39 against India in the first Test, ensured that the visitors could draw the match.
[citation needed] His batting was highly productive in early 2006 as he scored seven international hundreds within the space of 6 months.
On 17 July 2010, Akmal was appointed the vice-captain of the Pakistani Test squad but later removed because of his alleged involvement in spot fixing.
[16] After a poor series behind the stumps against Sri Lanka in January 2009, journalists and former players called for his removal from the national team.
[17] His wicket-keeping steadily improved, with a very strong showing in the 2009 T20 World Cup, including a world-record performance of four stumpings in a single match against the Netherlands.
However, during the second test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground, he dropped four catches including three chances from Michael Hussey in one session on Day 4.
After this tour, Akmal saw a steady improvement in his wicket-keeping for the 2010 ICC World Twenty20, 2010 Asia Cup and against Australia in July 2010.
[20] Despite having another keeper, Zulqarnain Haider, in the squad, Pakistani captain Salman Butt announced it was too early to decide the fate of Kamran Akmal, as just one match has been played.
[21] In the 2nd Test match in Sydney on the 2009–10 tour of Australia, Akmal dropped four catches in the Australian innings, three of those coming from Michael Hussey.
Later, it was alleged that he, along with pace bowler Rana Naved-ul-Hasan were involved in match fixing, and were questioned by Pakistan Cricket Board and subsequently dropped for the Twenty20 series against England.
[22] In early September 2010, the International Cricket Council (ICC) sent an official notice to him telling him that he is under investigation for allegedly fixing the Sydney Test.
For the subsequent series against South Africa in October 2010, Akmal had an operation to remove his appendix and was unavailable for the limited-overs squad.
He did not participated in the IPL 2009 because Pakistani players were not allowed to play in that season as a result of the tense atmosphere after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.
He lost his rhythm in the middle of the season but found his form at right time against Karachi Kings in a do-or-die match scoring a century off just 60 balls, ensuring his team a place in the final.
In 2015, Kamran Akmal played for Trinbago Knight Riders in Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
[32][33] On 3 June 2018, he was selected to play for the Toronto Nationals in the players' draft for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.
[36] In November 2020, he was signed by Dambulla Hawks in the Lanka Premier League but he pulled out after few days due to shoulder injury.
[46] He also hit the most number of sixes in a domestic T20 match in Pakistan and became the third batsman to make five consecutive fifties in T20 cricket.
[64] Later in February 2023 he withdrew from the senior and junior selection panels as he had a contract with some private TV channel for the coverage of 2023 PSL, and found that appearing there as a PCB official would lead to a conflict of interest.