Umar Farooq

Pakistan correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

'Ugly shot' ends another promising Aslam innings

Sami Aslam has been prolific at Under-19 and first-class level, but in his Test career so far has shown a puzzling tendency to make solid starts and fail to convert them to hundreds

30-Oct-2016•Umar Farooq in Sharjah

Misbah not taking dead rubber lightly

Pakistan have already won the series against West Indies but their captain Misbah-ul-Haq has all but said that there are no dead rubbers in Test cricket

29-Oct-2016•Umar Farooq in Sharjah

Pakistan's chance to clean sweep all formats

The Sharjah Test is a chance for Pakistan to complete a 3-0 victory against West Indies in the Test series, to go with their 3-0 victories in the ODIs and the T20Is

29-Oct-2016•The Preview by Umar Farooq

West Indies look to carry pink-ball fight into red-ball contest

As the focus shifts from pink-ball cricket to red-ball cricket, West Indies will look to build on the doughty performance they showed to challenge Pakistan in the first Test in Dubai

20-Oct-2016•Umar Farooq

PSL 2017 final will be held in Pakistan - Najam Sethi

PSL chairman Najam Sethi has announced that the final of the second edition of the league will be held in Lahore in March 2017

20-Oct-2016•Umar Farooq

Asif marks first-class comeback with victory

ESPNcricinfo looks at the major talking points from the latest round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2016-17

18-Oct-2016•Umar Farooq

Pakistan-India women series in doubt

The series between India and Pakistan's women's teams, which counts towards ICC Women's Championship points, is in major doubt

16-Oct-2016•Umar Farooq

Babar, Nawaz likely to debut in landmark Test for Pakistan

Babar Azam and Mohammad Nawaz are likely to debut for Pakistan in their historic 400th Test match, against West Indies in Dubai

12-Oct-2016•The Preview by Umar Farooq

Altercations, and Ghanchi's triple-ton

ESPNcricinfo looks at the major talking points from the second round of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy 2016-17

10-Oct-2016•Umar Farooq

Pakistan pick Babar Azam, Nawaz in Test squad

Middle-order batsman Babar Azam and left-arm spinner Mohammd Nawaz have been selected in Pakistan's Test squad for the first time, for the first Test against West Indies

08-Oct-2016•Umar Farooq

Younis Khan to miss first Test

Younis Khan has been ruled out of Pakistan's first Test against West Indies, with doctors advising him 10 days of rest to regain his strength after recovering from a bout of dengue fever

06-Oct-2016•Umar Farooq

Pakistan seek another whitewash to ease WC qualification passage

Having won the ODI series, Pakistan will look to whitewash West Indies in successive series' to ease their hopes of automatic qualification for the 2019 World Cup

04-Oct-2016•The Preview by Umar Farooq

Buoyant Pakistan look to ride winning momentum

While West Indies continued to struggle to get enough runs on the board in spin-friendly UAE conditions, Pakistan would be cheered that many of their younger players are at the forefront of their winning momentum

01-Oct-2016•The Preview by Umar Farooq

'Future belongs to day-night Tests' - Misbah

Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan Test captain, urged the cricketing world to embrace the concept of day-night Test 'quickly'

26-Sep-2016•Umar Farooq

Pakistan recall Umar Akmal, Asad Shafiq for WI ODIs

Pakistan have recalled batsmen Umar Akmal and Asad Shafiq for the upcoming three-match ODI series against West Indies in the UAE

25-Sep-2016•Umar Farooq

Qalandars strip Azhar Ali of captaincy

Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchise Lahore Qalandars have removed Pakistan ODI captain Azhar Ali from the captaincy, but retained him in the side

23-Sep-2016•Umar Farooq

In-form Butt hopeful of second chance

Salman Butt hopes to keep knocking on the doors of the national selectors by the sheer weight of his domestic performances

22-Sep-2016•Umar Farooq

Left-arm quick, right-arm quicker

Lahore Qalandars have unearthed a truly unique prospect in Yasir Jan, an ambidextrous quick who can generate serious pace with both arms

21-Sep-2016•Umar Farooq

Pakistan 'hardest hit' by security concerns - ICC chief Richardson

ICC chief executive David Richardson has sympathised with Pakistan's ongoing struggle to bring international cricket back to their country

21-Sep-2016•Umar Farooq

Misbah receives Test mace for No. 1 ranking

Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan's Test captain, has expressed confidence in international cricket returning soon to the country

21-Sep-2016•Umar Farooq

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