ISLAMABAD – Former Pakistan Opener Taufeeq Umar has been tested positivefor the novel coronavirus. left-handed Taufeeq Umar tested positive forcoronavirus and is under self-isolation at his home,
Looking at his cricket profile Umar has played more Tests than ODIs, as hewas not given a prolonged run in the ODI side until 2003, when he playedeight ODIs in a row. However, he only missed two of 24 Tests played betweenAugust 2001 and April 2004, and after 17 Tests his batting average hadreached 48.03 after he made four scores above 50 in the two-Test serieswith South Africa. Taufeeq Umar last played an international match for hiscountry in 2014.
Furthermore then recalled into the Pakistani side for the South AfricaSeries in 2010. Umar made his comeback against South Africa with some goodscores. Against West Indies, he scored a century and then a brilliantdouble hundred against Sri Lanka at UAE.
He has again become a regular part of the Test squad as an opener. hecontinued to play for Pakistan until Sri Lanka in 2012.
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After the series, Umar dropped from the squad, until his later come backfor a single test match in 2014 against New Zealand. He scored only 16 and4 in the two innings and dropped from the squad.
