Taufeeq needs knee operation

Pakistan opener Taufeeq Umar has been ruled out of action for three months after sustaining an injury to his left knee while practising ahead of the third Test against Bangladesh at Multan.

"He suffered an injury to his left knee and a recurrence of an old injury in the right knee," explained Riaz Ahmed, the Pakistan Cricket Board's doctor. "He requires two weeks of complete rest and will then be operated on. It will take another ten weeks for complete recovery."

Taufeeq will miss the Test and one-day series against South Africa, which start later this month, and the ODI series against New Zealand in November.