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{{Short description|Pakistani cricketer (born 1981)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Taufeeq Umar
| image =
| country = Pakistan
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|6|20|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], Pakistan
| heightft =
| heightinch =
| heightm = 1.75
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right arm [[off break]]
| role = Opening batsman
| family =
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2001–2014
| testdebutdate = 29 August
| testdebutyear = 2001
| testdebutagainst = Bangladesh
| testcap = 170
| lasttestdate = 17 November
| lasttestyear = 2014
| lasttestagainst = New Zealand
| odidebutdate = 27 October
| odidebutyear = 2001
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| odicap = 139
| lastodidate = 30 May
| lastodiyear = 2011
| lastodiagainst = Ireland
| odishirt = 2
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 43
| runs1 = 2,943
| bat avg1 = 38.72
| 100s/50s1 = 7/14
| top score1 = 236
| deliveries1 = 78
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 47/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 22
| runs2 = 504
| bat avg2 = 24.00
| 100s/50s2 = 0/3
| top score2 = 81[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 72
| wickets2 = 1
| bowl avg2 = 85.00
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 1/49
| catches/stumpings2 = 9/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 145
| runs3 = 8,957
| bat avg3 = 37.32
| 100s/50s3 = 18/48
| top score3 = 236
| deliveries3 = 880
| wickets3 = 14
| bowl avg3 = 34.35
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/33
| catches/stumpings3 = 142/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 126
| runs4 = 4,431
| bat avg4 = 39.91
| 100s/50s4 = 10/21
| top score4 = 151[[not out|*]]
| deliveries4 = 1,451
| wickets4 = 34
| bowl avg4 = 36.94
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/39
| catches/stumpings4 = 81/–
| date = 8 August
| year = 2017
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/43363.html ESPNcricinfo
}}

'''Taufeeq Umar''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]: '''توفیق عمر''', born 20 June 1981) is a Pakistani former [[cricket]]er who played for the [[Pakistan national cricket team]] between 2001 and 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://crickettimes.com/2020/05/pakistans-taufeeq-umar-falls-victim-to-covid-19/|title=Pakistan's Taufeeq Umar falls victim to COVID-19|first=Shubro|last=Mukherjee}}</ref> Umar was a regular [[Test cricket|Test]] opening [[batsman]] for three seasons, before being dropped ahead of the [[2004-05 Pakistani cricket season|2004–05 season]]. On 23 May 2020, he tested positive for [[COVID-19]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-24|title=Former Pakistan opener Taufeeq Umar tests positive for Covid-19|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/taufeeq-umar-tests-positive-covid-19-6425151/|access-date=2020-06-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|agency=PTI|date=2020-05-24|title=Former Pakistan opener Taufeeq Umar tests positive for COVID-19|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/former-pakistan-opener-taufeeq-umar-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article31663882.ece|access-date=2020-06-13|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> recovering successfully in June 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title='Allah has been very merciful towards me,' Pakistan's Taufeeq Umar reacts after recovering from coronavirus|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/allah-has-been-very-merciful-towards-me-pakistans-taufeeq-umar-reacts-after-recovering-from-coronavirus/602107|access-date=2020-06-13|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
Unusually for a Pakistani player, Umar has played more Tests than [[One Day International|ODIs]], as he was not given a prolonged run in the ODI side until 2003, when he played eight ODIs in a row. However, he only missed two of 24 Tests Pakistan played between August 2001 and April 2004, and after 17 Tests his [[batting average (cricket)|batting average]] had reached 48.03 after he made four scores above 50 in the two-Test series with [[South African cricket team|South Africa]].<ref>[http://statserver.cricket.org/guru?sdb=player;playerid=8272;class=testplayer;filter=basic;team=0;opposition=0;notopposition=0;season=0;homeaway=0;continent=0;country=0;notcountry=0;groundid=0;startdefault=2001-08-29;start=2001-08-29;enddefault=2005-03-20;end=2005-03-20;tourneyid=0;finals=0;daynight=0;toss=0;scheduledovers=0;scheduleddays=0;innings=0;result=0;followon=0;seriesresult=0;captain=0;keeper=0;dnp=1;recent=;viewtype=bat_cumulative;runslow=;runshigh=;batposition=0;dismissal=0;bowposition=0;ballslow=;ballshigh=;bpof=0;overslow=;overshigh=;conclow=;conchigh=;wicketslow=;wicketshigh=;dismissalslow=;dismissalshigh=;caughtlow=;caughthigh=;caughttype=0;stumpedlow=;stumpedhigh=;csearch=;submit=1;.cgifields=viewtype Taufeeq Umar – Test Batting – Cumulative career averages]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from ESPNcricinfo Stats Guru, retrieved 14 December 2005</ref>

Taufeeq Umar known for his solid temperament and ability to build innings. He was selected as Pakistan's opener for the 2003 South Africa tour. However, a loss of form against India in 2024 resulted in him losing his place in the team.

He was recalled into the Pakistani side for the South Africa Series in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22510093/misbah-ul-haq-appointed-test-captain|title=Misbah-ul-Haq appointed Test captain |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He made his comeback against South Africa with some good scores. Against West Indies, he scored a century and then a brilliant double hundred against Sri Lanka at UAE. He has again become a regular part of Test squad as an opener. he continued to play for Pakistan until Sri Lanka in 2012. After the series, he was dropped from the squad, until his later comeback for a single test match in 2014 against New Zealand. He scored only 16 and 4 in the two innings and was dropped from the squad.

==Domestic career==
He played for [[Pakistan A cricket team|Pakistan A]] against a touring [[English cricket team|England XI]] in [[English cricket team in Pakistan in 2005-06|2005–06]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan A v England XI, Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore on 6th, 7th, 8th November 2005 |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/84/84014.html |website=CricketArchive |access-date=3 April 2024 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and continued to play for [[Lahore Ravi cricket team|Lahore Ravi]] and [[Habib Bank Limited cricket team|Habib Bank Limited]] in Pakistani domestic competitions.

In 2008 he was briefly banned from playing domestic cricket in Pakistan after he joined the rebel [[Indian Cricket League]] and represented the Lahore Badshahs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pakistan reaffirms ban on ICL players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/pakistan-reaffirms-ban-on-icl-players-333395 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 April 2024 |date=25 January 2008}}</ref> Taufeeq spent a summer in the UK playing Professional League cricket for Lancaster Cricket Club in the Northern League.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{ESPNcricinfo|id=43363}}

{{Pakistan Squad 2003 Cricket World Cup}}

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