Lahore Qalandars skipper Brendon McCullum has asked much derided batsman Umar Akmal to take a leaf out of his older brother Kamran‘s book to improve his performances.

Umar has had a forgettable campaign in the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) for McCullum’s side, scoring only 57 runs in five innings before being dropped from the line-up.

On Friday, Kamran Akmal scored the first century of the 2018 edition of the PSL to power Peshawar Zalmi to a seven-wicket over the Lahore Qalandars.

The senior Akmal made 107 off just 61 deliveries and McCullum has advised Umar to follow his brother’s blueprint.

“Based on his point of view, he has a lot of years in front of him, he can finish his career really strong. Today, he got a great blueprint of what he should do from his brother and I am sure he sat back and thought he could be in a situation like this in the future. But he has to make sure that he is performing to get those opportunities,” the former New Zealand skipper said.

27-year-old Umar was at one point poised to have a bright future with the Pakistan national team when he made his debut in 2009. However, inconsistent performances and a lack of application has seen the right-handed batsman fall out of favour.

His last outing in Pakistan colours came in January last year in an ODI against Australia where he had registered a 40-ball 46.