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He continued to score heavily in
the domestic competitions and a century in a practise game against the visiting
Indian team was rewarded with a place in the squad to take on India in the Test
series (2006). He returned to Test cricket in style, with an important half
century in the deciding third Test at Karachi. He scored a brilliant unbeaten
century in the final test against New Zealand in 2009. His brother Humayun Farhat has also played International
cricket for Pakistan.Imran Farhat is an opening batsman with considerable
skill. However, while he scores a bucketful of runs in domestic cricket,
international success for extended periods of time has somehow eluded him. For
someone who has been around since 2001, Farhat has managed only a few
appearances for Pakistan.
Farhat’s finest moment came against New Zealand at Napier in 2009-10 when he carried his bat through an innings. Pakistan were bowled out for 223, but Farhat had batted through, scoring 117 not out when nobody else crossed 25.
Farhat has an admirable First Class record — over 11,700 runs at 43.50 with 28 centuries and 51 fifties with a top score of 308. At a time when quality openers were scarce in Pakistan, he was never quite out of national reckoning, but with the emergence of the likes of Mohamad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad and Asad Shafiq at the top for Pakistan, it looks difficult for Farhat to make another come-back. Imran Farhat came into the international arena as a teenage opener for Pakistan in the 2001 tour to New Zealand but was left out immediately after a poor start to his career. He returned in the 2003-2004 season where he impressed in the home series against South Africa. He scored 235 runs including a maiden Test century in a 1-0 series win, being the second highest run scorer behind opening partner Taufeeq Umar. The season became better in the coming months as Farhat scored 348 runs at close to 70 in the series against New Zealand, which Pakistan won 5-0. He finished the season on a high, scoring an important Test century against arch rivals India. However, the following season turned out to be a poor one for Farhat. His average dropped drastically and aggregated only 199 at an average of around 25 runs, forcing the selectors to drop him from the Test and ODI squads. He returned to the domestic circuit and scored heavily, staying in the reckoning for the opener's spot. After a century in the tour game against the visiting Indians, he got into the Test squad again and scored an important fifty in the Karachi Test in 2006. It helped him retain his spot for the next few tours, where he produced some mixed results. In 2009, he scored a brilliant unbeaten century against New Zealand in Napier, but a poor show in England in the following year saw him get the axe again. Farhat was recalled back to the Test side after 3 years, but the joy was short lived for the opening batsman, as he was dropped only after one game against South Africa where he scored 30 and 43.
Farhat's ODI career followed a similar pattern, as he was tried out as an opener in the 2010 series against South Africa, but failed to earn a spot in the World Cup. He made a return to the ODI squad in the September 2011 tour to Zimbabwe, and scored an unbeaten 75 in his return game. His comeback to the ODI team in March 2013 lasted a bit longer than Tests, he played the bilateral series against the Proteas and was also selected for the Champions Trophy in August 2013, a string of poor performance saw him being dropped again.
Farhat’s finest moment came against New Zealand at Napier in 2009-10 when he carried his bat through an innings. Pakistan were bowled out for 223, but Farhat had batted through, scoring 117 not out when nobody else crossed 25.
Farhat has an admirable First Class record — over 11,700 runs at 43.50 with 28 centuries and 51 fifties with a top score of 308. At a time when quality openers were scarce in Pakistan, he was never quite out of national reckoning, but with the emergence of the likes of Mohamad Hafeez, Ahmed Shehzad and Asad Shafiq at the top for Pakistan, it looks difficult for Farhat to make another come-back. Imran Farhat came into the international arena as a teenage opener for Pakistan in the 2001 tour to New Zealand but was left out immediately after a poor start to his career. He returned in the 2003-2004 season where he impressed in the home series against South Africa. He scored 235 runs including a maiden Test century in a 1-0 series win, being the second highest run scorer behind opening partner Taufeeq Umar. The season became better in the coming months as Farhat scored 348 runs at close to 70 in the series against New Zealand, which Pakistan won 5-0. He finished the season on a high, scoring an important Test century against arch rivals India. However, the following season turned out to be a poor one for Farhat. His average dropped drastically and aggregated only 199 at an average of around 25 runs, forcing the selectors to drop him from the Test and ODI squads. He returned to the domestic circuit and scored heavily, staying in the reckoning for the opener's spot. After a century in the tour game against the visiting Indians, he got into the Test squad again and scored an important fifty in the Karachi Test in 2006. It helped him retain his spot for the next few tours, where he produced some mixed results. In 2009, he scored a brilliant unbeaten century against New Zealand in Napier, but a poor show in England in the following year saw him get the axe again. Farhat was recalled back to the Test side after 3 years, but the joy was short lived for the opening batsman, as he was dropped only after one game against South Africa where he scored 30 and 43.
Farhat's ODI career followed a similar pattern, as he was tried out as an opener in the 2010 series against South Africa, but failed to earn a spot in the World Cup. He made a return to the ODI squad in the September 2011 tour to Zimbabwe, and scored an unbeaten 75 in his return game. His comeback to the ODI team in March 2013 lasted a bit longer than Tests, he played the bilateral series against the Proteas and was also selected for the Champions Trophy in August 2013, a string of poor performance saw him being dropped again.
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