Taufeeq Umar

Taufeeq Umar
Personal information
Born (1981-06-20) 20 June 1981 (age 43)
Lahore, Pakistan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight arm off break
RoleOpening batsman
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
ODI shirt no.2
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 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/49 3/33 5/39
Catches/stumpings 47/– 9/– 142/– 81/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 August 2017

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 tested positive for COVID-19 and he insisted that he didn't develop cautious symptoms.[2][3] He recovered successfully from the coronavirus in June 2020.[4]

  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.
  4. ^ "'Allah has been very merciful towards me,' Pakistan's Taufeeq Umar reacts after recovering from coronavirus". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 13 June 2020.