Thursday, January 31, 2013
Injured Taufiq ruled out of South Africa series
KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistan opener Taufiq Umar has been ruled out of the series against Pakistan as he has failed to recover from a leg injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old batsman, who missed a four-day warm-up match in East London after suffering the injury during a nets session, will be replaced by Imran Farhat.
Pakistani opening batsman Taufiq Umar waves his bat after scoring a century against South Africa on the second day of their first cricket test in Lahore on October 18, 2003. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza"The team management has told the national selectors that MRI scans have confirmed that Taufiq will require another three to four weeks to make a complete recovery. So he is returning home," a PCB spokesman said.
"In his place the selectors have picked Imran Farhat to reach South Africa before the first test."
Taufeeq has played 43 tests and scored 2943 runs at an average of 38.72.
His replacement in the tour match, Nasir Jamshed, is now in line to make his test debut after notching up two half centuries in East London.
The three-test series begins in Johannesburg on Friday.
(Editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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