http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889: Century against Sri Lanka best of my career – Cricket News Update
Pakistan’s Test match opener Taufeeq Umar has rated his century against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/United-Arab-Emirates-c3033 (UAE).
The solid left-handed opener has been in and out of the side since his international debut in 2001. However, his recent form has been good which has helped him cement his spot in the Test team.
Taufeeq was under some pressure after he had failed to make an impression on the team’s tour to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045. He failed twice in the lone Test match of the series and needed a solid effort against Sri Lanka.
The 30-year-old admitted that he was under pressure, but came out of it in style. He stated, “When you make a comeback, you have more pressure on you than your debut. But since then I've performed well. I've been more focused. Vicky [http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193] and Mohsin
[Khan] have given me a lot of confidence and Misbah has always led from the front, so that is also good for confidence.”
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755 are currently in a very good position against Sri Lanka and Taufeeq claimed that partnerships are the key in this form of the game. He said, “We had to spend time at the wicket and the key was the partnerships, which you need in Tests — first it
was Hafeez and I with a 100-run partnership and then another with Azhar. We are in the driving seat right now because of that.”
Apart from the left-handed opener, Pakistan’s star all-rounder http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898 also played extremely well at the top of the order. He was the significant contributor in the 118-run opening stand with Taufeeq, scoring 75 runs.
First-drop http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Azhar-Ali-c46890 also made a solid contribution, scoring 70 runs for his side. The Men in Green have mostly struggled to score runs against the new ball.
However, the current combination in the team looks very mature and solid. The team should continue with the same combination in the coming few years and also groom young talent at the domestic level during this time period.
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