Kamran Akmal, the former Pakistan wicketkeeper, says his brother Umar, who was banned for three years by the PCB earlier this week for failure to report corrupt approaches, should learn from players such as Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni.

Umar has often found himself in trouble with the Pakistan authorities – earlier this year he was reprimanded by the PCB for exposing himself during a failed fitness test – and Kamran believes a change in attitude is desperately needed, and said Kohli and Babar Azam were fine examples.

“My advice for Umar is that he has to learn,” said Kamran, in a YouTube chat show Cow Corner Chronicles with Chandresh. “If he has made a mistake, he must learn from others. He is still young. There are many distractions in life.

“But he must learn from, say, Virat Kohli. In the early days of IPL, Virat was different, and then he changed his attitude and approach. Look how he has turned into world’s No.1 batsman.

“There is our own Babar Azam, who is now in the top three in the world. Then there are other examples, like Dhoni. Look at the way he led his team. Then Sachin paaji, who was always away from controversies. These are fantastic examples before us.

“We should observe and learn from them. They only looked at the sport. Off the ground, their behaviour was impeccable with their fans, and they are fine ambassadors for the sport. We can only benefit from their examples.”

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Kamran, however, added that he thinks his brother has been served a harsh punishment by the PCB, saying they were lenient with other players for similar offences. “He can never be what the media says he did,” said Kamran. “He may have reported late, but PCB should deal with him like anyone else. Cricket is our bread and butter.

“He has been dealt a very raw deal by the previous management [under Mickey Arthur]. He needs a bit more support.”