– this time behind Yasir Hameed. The season was rounded off with another century, this time against India, where he made 101 to help Pakistan gain a 202-run first-innings lead and eventually won the match by nine wickets. However, Farhat tallied 81 runs in the other two matches, which Pakistan lost to lose the series 1–2. Farhat was less impressive the following season, however, and in four Tests, two against Sri Lanka and two against Australia, he only passed fifty twice, ending the season with 199 runs at 24.87 before the selectors left him out for the third Test of the series with Australia. In September 2004, just before the 2004–2005 season, he had been dropped from the ODI side following the 2004 Champions Trophy, as he had failed to pass 40 with any of his last ten innings, and that included 38 not out against the non-Test nation of Kenya, 20 against ODI debutants Hong Kong and 24 against Bangladesh. He returned to Test cricket in style against India, 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. Coaching career In February 2021, he began to undertake level 2 coaching courses with the Pakistan Cricket Board. In September 2022, he was appointed batting coach to the Bahawalpur Royals squad for the inaugural season of the Pakistan Junior League. In November 2022, he began to undertake level 3 coaching courses with the PCB. In February 2023, he was appointed batting coach to the Afghanistan team. References External links 1982 births Living people Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers Lahore cricketers Habib Bank Limited cricketers Pakistani cricketers Biman Bangladesh Airlines cricketers Lahore Blues cricketers Lahore City cricketers Lahore Eagles cricketers Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers Cricketers from Lahore Uthura Rudras cricketers ICL Pakistan XI cricketers Lahore Badshahs cricketers People from Lahore Beaconhouse School System alumni Pakistani cricket coaches