Imran Farhat leaves for South Africa to join Pak Test squad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's opening batsman Imran Farhat has left overnight for South Africa to join the country's squad playing a test series against the hosts.

Imran believes it is not an easy task to play cricket in South Africa,adding, he will make all-out effort to win the matches for the country with good display of the game, an official sports channel reported.

It should be mentioned here that the visitors lost the experienced Test opener Taufiq Umar who got unfit because of a leg injury. Umar's injury paved the way for Imran to join the squad.

The hosts gave Pakistan smashing defeat in the first Johannesburg test by 211 runs. The second match is scheduled to be played in Cape Town on February 14. (APP)