"Indian players play cricket around the year. Bumrah is currently India's top bowler and one of the best in the world. I would also have advised him to take rest (when there is no international cricket).
"As far as I am concerned, I used to play six months for Pakistan and six months for Lancashire. But due to time constraints, it becomes difficult in today's era," he explained while speaking with former India opener Aakash Chopra on AakashVani.
Akram, who holds the record for most Test wickets for Pakistan, also stated he doesn't rate bowlers on their T20 performances but judges them on the basis of their performances in the longer formats.
"In order to hone their skills further, young bowlers should play more first-class cricket," Akram said.
"T20 is amazing, good entertainment, fun and there is money and I'm all for the importance of money in a sport and for the players.
"But I don't judge bowlers on the basis of their T20 performance. I do that on the basis of seeing how they fare in longer formats," he added.