Umar Farooq

Pakistan correspondent, ESPNcricinfo

Two Afghanistan U19 officials not to seek asylum, return home

Video analyst Sherullah Afghan and physio Dr. Sifatullah Wardak have returned to Afghanistan, and are set to be reemployed by the board

16-May-2022•Umar Farooq

Bismah Maroof's daughter denied accreditation for Commonwealth Games

Her mother and daughter will now stay at a hotel outside the CWG village

12-May-2022•Umar Farooq

PSL franchises, corporates on board for inaugural Pakistan Junior League

The first edition of the tournament will take place from October 1 to 15 this year

29-Apr-2022•Umar Farooq

Abid Ali 'fully set for comeback' four months after angioplasty

He was allowed to play a local T20 tournament in Faisalabad recently and still has "a lot of cricket left" in him

22-Apr-2022•Umar Farooq

Imran's exit casts shadow over Ramiz's future as PCB chairman

New premier Shahbaz Sharif is thought to be weighing up options; Najam Sethi could be in the fray

19-Apr-2022•Umar Farooq

PCB launches bid for ambitious Pakistan Junior League

Move aimed at developing age-group players through a competitive league

15-Apr-2022•Umar Farooq

Former Pakistan spinner Mohammad Hussain dies at 45

He had been suffering from kidney-related illness for a while and was relying on dialysis

11-Apr-2022•Umar Farooq

Afghanistan players to get UAE residency to avoid visa glitches

Tougher visa norms internationally the reason behind ACB's move

09-Apr-2022•Umar Farooq

Afghanistan sign up Younis Khan and Umar Gul as coaches for Abu Dhabi training camp

The pair has been handed short-term contracts as batting and bowling coach

02-Apr-2022•Umar Farooq

PCB announce year-long calendar for women's cricket, revive U-19 domestic tournament

Pakistan are set to host SL, tour Australia, and play Ireland home and away as well as feature in the Commonwealth and Asian Games

28-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

Babar Azam: 'Soft dismissals the reason we lost'

"There were continuous discussions about chasing the total down, but when your main batters are dismissed, you start thinking differently"

25-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

PCB puts on hold plan for Australian drop-in pitches

The board is set to hire a consultant to look into the feasibility of the idea

24-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

Azhar rues batters not converting half-centuries 'into 150s and 170s'

Pakistan's collapse, he suggested, came about because conditions were difficult for batters new to the crease

23-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

Naseem Shah: 'Had to bowl our hearts out' to get life out of Lahore pitch

The fast bowler used his pace and the lack of bounce on the pitch to prise out two important wickets on day one

21-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

Shaun Tait's agenda - getting Pakistan bowlers to 'show how good they can actually be'

"As far as being a fast-bowling coach for a team, this is as good as it gets, working with some great talent"

19-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

Mohammad Haris, Asif Afridi in Pakistan white-ball squads for Australia series

Hasan Ali replaces Mohammad Hasnain, whose action was found to be illegal

17-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

Tense political situation could force PCB to shift white-ball series out of Rawalpindi

The PCB is mulling Lahore as the new venue, with Rawalpindi-Islamabad set to be the focal point of massive rallies over coming weeks

16-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

PCB summons ex-MCG curator ahead of Lahore Test

Decision part of Ramiz Raja's plans to overhaul state of pitches in Pakistan

15-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

Faheem Ashraf to join Pakistan squad after clearing rapid antigen test

He had tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday, but is now clear to play the Karachi Test

10-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

Imam: 'When we go to Australia, they don't make pitches consulting us'

"I didn't tell the curator to make a pitch according to me. It was the same for Australia, yet we got their 10 wickets"

10-Mar-2022•Umar Farooq

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