Umar Farooq

Pakistan correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Well worth the wait

Zulfiqar Babar missed five seasons between his first two first-class matches, and was 34 when he finally made his Test debut, but he is quickly making up for all the lost time with his artful left-arm spin

28-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

ICC discussing reintegration of banned players

David Richardson, the ICC's chief executive, has said that the governing body is discussing amendments to its anti-corruption code that will allow banned players to play competitive cricket at domestic level within a certain period before the end of the

27-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

No Ajmal, no problem for Pakistan

When a team loses its best bowler, it is expected that the team's performance will suffer. As usual, Pakistan defied the expectations

26-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Choosing 'difficult path' pays off for Younis

Younis Khan, the Pakistan batsman, has said he chose the more difficult path by deciding to play the Tests against Australia, after being dropped for the ODIs, and the decision has paid off

25-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Yasir Shah makes early impact after long wait

The legspinner made his first-class debut back in 2002, and grabbed his Test chance when it finally came

24-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Sarfraz earns his stripes

Sarfraz Ahmed was long seen as a lightweight in international cricket, but he is changing that perception with sheer weight of runs

23-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Another crisis, another Younis masterclass

Walking in at seven for two, Younis Khan soaked up stifling pressure from Australia's bowlers and emerged with a record-equalling 25th Test hundred

22-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

Pakistan set to field raw attack

In the absence of Saeed Ajmal and Junaid Khan, Pakistan could put out an attack that has a combined experience of 11 Tests

21-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Waqar keen to exploit Australia's weaknesses

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has said his side has spotted certain "weaknesses" in Australia during their tour-game defeat in Sharjah, and they will be looking to exploit that once the Test series gets underway

20-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq in Dubai

Ajmal rehabilitation on track - Saqlain

Saqlain Mushtaq, the former Pakistan offspinner, has said Saeed Ajmal has a 'realistic possibility' of returning to international cricket

15-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

Afridi's comments irresponsible - PCB chief

The PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has expressed disappointment with Shahid Afridi's comments after the third ODI in Abu Dhabi

14-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

'I'm not Misbah, Misbah is not me' - Afridi

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan's T20 captain, has said that his style of leadership was extremely different from Misbah-ul-Haq

13-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

Pakistan delay announcing Test squad

Injuries have left Pakistan short of options and the selectors postponed naming the squad for the Tests against Australia until they see how their A team fares in the practice game

13-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

Misbah sat out voluntarily - PCB chief

The PCB chairman Shaharyar Khan has said Misbah-ul-Haq had opted out of the third ODI against Australia in Abu Dhabi on his own accord

12-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

Ajmal attempts to drill in new action

Saeed Ajmal has been rigorously practising bowling with a straight elbow to get his arm used to it, and by his own admission, has repeated a drill around 7000 times in the last three weeks

09-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

Injured Junaid out of Australia series

Fast bowler Junaid Khan has been ruled out of Pakistan's series' against Australia in the UAE, after injuring his knee during practice

08-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

Hand injury sidelines Hafeez for two weeks

Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan allrounder, has been ruled out for two weeks after sustaining a hand injury

04-Oct-2014•Umar Farooq

'Hurt' Younis challenges PCB to build team without him

Younis Khan has lashed out at the PCB and selectors for dropping him for the one-day series against Australia and saying he also "out of contention" for the World Cup

26-Sep-2014•Umar Farooq

Younis Khan dropped for Australia ODIs

Pakistan have left Younis Khan out of their ODI squad for the series against Australia in the UAE and recalled the wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed

24-Sep-2014•Umar Farooq

Afridi, Umar Akmal among players penalised for poor fitness

Shahid Afridi, Umar Akmal, Abdur Rehman and Raza Hasan are the four big names among the Pakistan players found to be below their optimum level of fitness by the PCB

23-Sep-2014•Umar Farooq

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