Umar Farooq

Pakistan correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Imam: 'We don't have time to do experiments now'

The Pakistan batter believes Agha, Shadab and Nawaz should be allowed to settle in their roles with the World Cup imminent

04-May-2023•Umar Farooq

Regional elections: PCB plays down conflict-of-interest concerns

Three members of the management committee - Tanvir Ahmed, Gul Zada and Shakil Sheikh - are at the centre of the conflict worry

25-Apr-2023•Umar Farooq

PCB's Najam Sethi-led management committee likely to get extension

The body will have up to four weeks to bring back the PCB's 2014 constitution

21-Apr-2023•Umar Farooq

Mickey Arthur formally announced as Pakistan team director in part-time role

He won't be available for most of the Asia Cup, but will join the team for the World Cup in October-November

21-Apr-2023•Umar Farooq

PSL expansion faces a few roadblocks

While there is interest in adding new teams, an agreement between the PCB and existing franchises means none can be added until after the 2025 season

21-Apr-2023•Umar Farooq

Sethi offers Babar Azam conditional backing as all-format captain

The PCB chairman acknowledged for the first time that he had sought selectors' views on retaining Babar as captain

10-Apr-2023•Umar Farooq

Pakistan could play their World Cup 2023 matches in Bangladesh

The idea has been discussed, with the hybrid Asia Cup model being looked at as a solution

29-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

Win over Pakistan carries a lot of 'emotions and significance' for Afghanistan

Assistant coach Ahmadzai says 2-1 T20I triumph will "give our cricket a new spirit"

28-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

Pakistan batting coach Mohammad Yousuf opts out of Afghanistan T20I series

Yousuf had been named interim head coach on March 13, but that decision was changed just a day later

22-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

Rizwan: 'Shaheen's innings was the turning point'

Both Rizwan and Afridi also praise Zaman Khan who defended 12 in the final over to give Qalandars' their second successive PSL title

19-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

PSL final shifted to Saturday amid threat of rain

The game will have two reserve days as PCB works to ensure a full match is possible despite bad weather

16-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

Aqib Javed: 'We wanted the best bowling unit, everyone else is after the best hitters'

How Qalandars used out-of-the-box T20 thinking to engage their core and engineer a turnaround

15-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

Abdul Rehman to be Pakistan's head coach for Afghanistan T20Is; Umar Gul named bowling coach

Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Majeed will continue as batting coach and fielding coach, respectively

15-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

Babar, Rizwan, Afridi, Fakhar and Haris rested for T20Is against Afghanistan

Shadab Khan to lead 15-man side, which includes breakout PSL stars Saim Ayub and Ihsanullah

13-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

Pakistan might rest Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan to manage workloads

Senior pair could be kept out of upcoming series against Afghanistan and New Zealand with an eye on the Asia Cup and World Cup

11-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

'My best T20 innings, no doubt about it' - Jason Roy on his record-breaking 145*

"A great advert for PSL and T20 cricket. This is the sort of stuff that draws the next generation of players [to the game]," he said of the 483-run match

09-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

Billings: 'I've run the drinks for eight years. I just want to play cricket'

The wicketkeeper-batter explains his decision to play for Lahore Qalandars rather than for England in Bangladesh

07-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

Wolvaardt, Athapaththu among overseas contingent for Pakistan women's exhibition games

Three "women's festival" matches to be played in Rawalpindi alongside ongoing men's PSL

04-Mar-2023•Umar Farooq

Andy Flower: 'I'd like Rizwan and Masood to develop their partnership a bit more'

The Multan Sultans head coach explains why his team has been so successful, and the talent of the 20-year-old Ihsanullah

04-Mar-2023•Interview by Umar Farooq

PSL to continue in Lahore and Rawalpindi as PCB, Punjab government settle dispute

PCB head Najam Sethi says board and government will share "cost of lighting routes" during matches in Lahore

26-Feb-2023•Umar Farooq

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