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Taufeeq Umar
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Name: Taufeeq Umar
Birth date: 1981-06-20
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Teams: Pakistan, Habib Bank Limited, ICL Pakistan XI, Lahore, Lahore Eagles, Lahore Badshahs, Mumbai Champs, Pakistan Reserves
Debut: Test: Aug 29-31, 2001 | ODI: Oct 27, 2001
ODI Best: 81* | 1/49
Test Best: 236

 


A stylish left-handed batsman, Taufeeq Umar made his Test debut against Bangladesh in 2001 and became the eighth player to score a century on Test debut for Pakistan. He followed it up with remarkable performances against Australia, and later against South Africa in South Africa, He continued his impressive run of form and duly posted a century and three half-centuries in four innings against South Africa at home.

However, a string of low scores against New Zealand, India and England in 2005/06 saw him lose the favour of the national selectors. He was in and out of the team before getting completely dropped from the Test squad after the Leeds Test against England in August 2006. Two years later, he joined the controversial Indian Cricket League. When ICL came to an abrupt end, Taufeeq returned to the fold and resumed playing domestic cricket for Habib Bank Limited.
 
In 2010, Taufeeq finally managed to capture the attention of the national selectors after putting up decent performances in the domestic circuit. He subsequently made his comeback to Test cricket in the series against South Africa played in the UAE. His performances were heartening as he established a solid opening partnership with a revitilized Mohammad Hafeez. Taufeeq also smashed his first international double century against Sri Lanka in 2011, becoming the first Pakistani opener to score a double hundred since 1992. 
 
When at his best, Taufeeq displays a fantastic technique, sound defense and a good judgement of his off stump. His Test average of just over 40 (compared with an ODI average of 24) vouches for a batsman who has abundance of temperament and patience required to survive in the longest version of the game. 


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