Taufeeq Umar was initially a part of the test squad team which went to South Africa but has been ruled out after he failed to recover front the injury. Taufeeq Umar was injured earlier during the practice session on Friday, last week. He was not included in the 4-day test match against South Africa Invitation XI because of the injury.
Tafeeq Umar was given time to recover before the first test match but his doctors having advised him to take a four week rest, which will cause his absence from the tour. Taufeeq Umar was then replaced by another opener who has been continuously in and out of team Imran Farhat, he will join the team soon.
Pakistan will start their international tour to South Africa from tomorrow (1st February) with the first test match. Pakistani captain Misbah ul Haq is satisfied with the team preparations and hopes to give the series a good start.