Taufeeq Umar

Taufeeq Umar (Punjabi: توفیق عمر, born 20 June 1981) is a Pakistani former cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2001 and 2014.[1] Umar was a regular Test opening batsman for three seasons, before being dropped ahead of the 2004–05 season. On 23 May 2020, he was tested positive for COVID-19 and he insisted that he didn't develop cautious symptoms.[2][3] He recovered successfully from the virus in June 2020.[4]

Taufeeq Umar
توفیق عمر
Personal information
Full nameTaufeeq Umar
Born (1981-06-20) 20 June 1981
Lahore, Pakistan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleOpening batsman
Relationscousin osman
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 170)29 August 2001 v Bangladesh
Last Test17 November 2014 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 139)27 October 2001 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI30 May 2011 v Ireland
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 43 22 145 126
Runs scored 2,943 504 8,957 4,431
Batting average 38.72 24.00 37.32 39.91
100s/50s 7/14 0/3 18/48 10/21
Top score 236 81* 236 151*
Balls bowled 78 72 880 1,451
Wickets 0 1 14 34
Bowling average 85.00 34.35 36.94
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0 n/a
Best bowling 1/49 3/33 5/39
Catches/stumpings 47/– 9/– 142/– 81/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 August 2017

International career

Unusually for a Pakistani player, Umar has played more Tests than ODIs, as he was not given a prolonged run in the ODI side until 2003, when he played eight ODIs in a row. However, he only missed two of 24 Tests played between August 2001 and April 2004, and after 17 Tests his batting average had reached 48.03 after he made four scores above 50 in the two-Test series with South Africa.[5]

Possessing excellent temperament, he remains unique amongst Pakistani openers in his ability to concentrate for long periods and his ability to build innings. With exquisite drives either side of the wicket, a formidable cut and pull shot in the armoury and possessing the natural gift of timing, he seemed the very answer to Pakistan's opening problem especially against a full strength South African attack in South Africa (2003). A loss of form against India (2004) resulted in Taufeeq losing his place in the team and a subsequent loss of batting confidence.

He was recalled into the Pakistani side for the South Africa Series in 2010.[6] He made his comeback against South Africa with some good scores. Against West Indies, he scored a century and then a brilliant double hundred against Sri Lanka at UAE. He has again become a regular part of Test squad as an opener. he continued to play for Pakistan until Sri Lanka in 2012. After the series, he was dropped from the squad, until his later comeback for a single test match in 2014 against New Zealand. He scored only 16 and 4 in the two innings and dropped from the squad.

Domestic career

He continued to be in the Pakistani selectors' minds, playing for Pakistan against a touring England XI in 2005–06,[7] and continued to play for Lahore Ravi and Habib Bank Limited in Pakistani domestic competitions. It remains to be seen whether he can recover his solid technique and return to Test cricket as the formidable opener he was meant to be.

This is compounded by the fact that he joined the rebel Indian Cricket League and represented the Lahore Badshahs. Taufeeq spent a summer in the UK playing Professional League cricket for Lancaster Cricket Club in the Northern League.

International centuries

Test centuries

Taufeeq Umar's Test centuries
NoRunsMatchAgainstCity/CountryVenueStart dateResult
[1]1041 BangladeshMultan, PakistanMultan Cricket Stadium29 August 2001Won
[2]11110 ZimbabweHarare, ZimbabweHarare Sports Club9 November 2002Won
[3]13513 South AfricaCape Town, South AfricaNewlands2 January 2003Lost
[4]11116 South AfricaLahore, PakistanGaddafi Stadium17 October 2003Won
[5]13531 West IndiesBasseterre, St KittsWarner Park20 May 2011Won
[6]23633 Sri LankaAbu Dhabi, UAESheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium18 October 2011Drawn
[7]13037 BangladeshDhaka, BangladeshShere Bangla National Stadium16 December 2011Won

International awards

Man of the Match awards

S No Opponent Venue Date Match Performance Result
1 Zimbabwe Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah 10 April 2003 81 (124 balls, 10x4)  Pakistan won by 8 wickets.[8]

References

  1. Mukherjee, Shubro. "Pakistan's Taufeeq Umar falls victim to COVID-19".
  2. "Former Pakistan opener Taufeeq Umar tests positive for Covid-19". The Indian Express. 24 May 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  3. "Former Pakistan opener Taufeeq Umar tests positive for COVID-19". The Hindu. PTI. 24 May 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 June 2020.CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "'Allah has been very merciful towards me,' Pakistan's Taufeeq Umar reacts after recovering from coronavirus". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. Taufeeq Umar – Test Batting – Cumulative career averages from Cricinfo Stats Guru, retrieved 14 December 2005
  6. "Misbah-ul-Haq appointed Test captain | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com.
  7. Pakistan A v England XI in 2005/06 from CricketArchive, retrieved 14 December 2005
  8. "Scorecard - 2002-2003 Cherry Blossom Sharjah Cup - 10/04/2003". www.howstat.com.
  1. Send for Taufeeq Umar by Kamran Abbasi, published 23 March 2004.
  2. Pakistan pay for failures across the board by Kamran Abbasi, published 22 April 2004
  3. 2nd Final: Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, 6 Feb 2005 scorecard from Cricinfo, retrieved 14 December 2005
  4. Pakistan's stars in the ascendancy by Osman Samiuddin, published on Cricinfo 29 March 2005
  5. Second Test v India 16–20 Mar 2005 and Third Test v India 24–28 Mar 2005, both from Cricinfo, retrieved 14 December 2005
  6. Taufeeq Umar at ESPNcricinfo
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