Umar Farooq

Pakistan correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Abdul Razzaq moves from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Central Punjab in PCB coaching shake-up

Four of the six provincial teams will have new coaches for the 2021-22 domestic season

20-Aug-2021•Umar Farooq

Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Ali set to be rested for Afghanistan ODIs

ESPNcricinfo has learnt that it will be done to manage their workloads before the T20 World Cup

19-Aug-2021•Umar Farooq

Waqar Younis 'proud' of Pakistan bowling unit for creating chances despite loss

Bowling coach rues dropped catches but felt the team 'put in all the hard work and responded well' in the match

17-Aug-2021•Umar Farooq

PCB appoints Dr Najeebullah Soomro to head revamped sports medicine department

A PhD from the University of Sydney, he is an expert injury epidemiologist and sports scientist

03-Aug-2021•Umar Farooq

West Indies and Pakistan at the mercy of weather as stop-start T20I series reaches its finale

The hosts could be without their first-choice opening pair of Lendl Simmons and Evin Lewis

02-Aug-2021•Umar Farooq

PCB vs BCCI over Kashmir Premier League

The Pakistan board has expressed displeasure at reports that its Indian counterpart is trying to prevent players from joining the tournament

31-Jul-2021•Umar Farooq

Afghanistan selector steps down citing 'interruption' from 'non-cricketers' in the board

Asadullah Khan claims squad for ODI series against Pakistan was selected without his knowledge

31-Jul-2021•Umar Farooq

PSL 2022 to be played in January-February to avoid clash with IPL

Matches to be played in Karachi and Lahore, and finish before Australia's tour of Pakistan

24-Jul-2021•Umar Farooq

Misbah: Can never defend such poor and disappointing performances

The head coach said previous series results had convinced him Pakistan were on the right track

14-Jul-2021•Umar Farooq

PSL faces scheduling dilemma for 2022 season

With Australia set to tour Pakistan in February-March next year, PSL looking at a likely window in April and May

12-Jul-2021•Umar Farooq

Haris Sohail out of England tour with hamstring injury

He will return to Lahore to undergo a four-week rehabilitation programme at the high performance centre

08-Jul-2021•Umar Farooq

Mohammad Abbas, Asad Shafiq, Imad Wasim, Haider Ali and Naseem Shah lose their Pakistan contracts

Hasan Ali, left out of last year's list, rejoins it in the highest-earning Category A

02-Jul-2021•Umar Farooq

Ehsan Mani set to continue as PCB chairman

Prime minister Imran Khan to re-nominate Mani and Asad Ali Khan for another term in the Board of Governors

29-Jun-2021•Umar Farooq

Fatima Sana and Kainat Imtiaz added to expanded Pakistan Women contracts pool

Bismah Maroof, who is on maternity leave, retains her place in category A

28-Jun-2021•Umar Farooq

Sohaib Maqsood: 'If I start on the top, you will see a big fat strike rate'

The Multan Sultans batter talks about his preference for batting in the top order, and how, despite a series of injuries, he couldn't bring himself to give up cricket

24-Jun-2021•Interview by Umar Farooq

Wahab Riaz: 'All the pressure has been absorbed, it's time to enjoy the final'

Peshawar Zalmi have taken the tough route to the final, and their captain now wants the players to just soak in the feeling of playing the big game

23-Jun-2021•Umar Farooq

Pakistan batting coach Younis Khan and PCB part ways

He was appointed in November last year on a contract scheduled to run till the 2022 T20 World Cup

22-Jun-2021•Umar Farooq

Haider Ali: 'If Peshawar Zalmi hadn't given me the confidence, I might not have ended up in the Pakistan team'

The 20-year-old batter talks about making his way from tape-ball to the big leagues, and what he has learned from Babar Azam, Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq

21-Jun-2021•Interview by Umar Farooq

Who is Tim David, and why do we need to talk about him?

The Singapore batter has created quite a splash at the PSL after being picked up by the Lahore Qalandars

13-Jun-2021•Umar Farooq

Faheem Ashraf to miss at least three PSL games with hand injury

He split the webbing between his index finger and thumb on his left hand while fielding on Wednesday night

10-Jun-2021•Umar Farooq

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