Pakistani cricketer (born 2005)
Arafat Minhas (Urdu : عرفات منہاس ; born 2 January 2005) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Pakistan cricket team and Karachi Kings .[ 1] [ 2]
Early career
Minhas was born in Multan , Punjab, into a Muslim Rajput family of the Minhas clan to Kashif Minhas, a former Under-19 cricketer. Minhas considers his father to be his role model and also admired AB de Villiers . He began to play red ball club-level cricket at the age of 9 and went on to play Under-13 and Under-16 cricket. In Under-19 cricket he was adjudged player of the tournament in the National Under-19 Championship 2021/22.[ 3]
Domestic career
Minhas captained Gwadar Sharks in the 2022 Pakistan Junior League and was named in the team of the tournament as captain .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] List A debut for Southern Punjab against Sindh on 10 December 2022 during the 2022–23 Pakistan Cup .[ 7] Multan Sultans in the supplementary category during the 2023 Pakistan Super League players draft .[ 8] [ 9] Karachi Kings in the silver category during the 2024 Pakistan Super League players draft .[ 10] [ 11]
International career
Minhas has played for the Pakistan under-19 team .[ 12] Mohammad Zeeshan and Basit Ali by the interim selection committee.[ 13] [ 14] 2022 Asian Games . On 3 October 2023, Minhas made his T20I debut for Pakistan against Nepal during the Asian Games.[ 15] [ 16] 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and was named vice-captain .[ 17] 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup .[ 18]
References
^ "Arafat Minhas profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 21 December 2022 .^ "Arafat Minhas | Pakistan Cricket Team | Official Cricket Profiles | PCB" . www.pcb.com.pk . Retrieved 21 December 2022 .^ Husain, Amir (12 January 2023). "Talent Spotter: Arafat Minhas" . PakPassion . Retrieved 25 January 2023 . ^ PCB; World, Cricket; October 2022, Pakistan Junior League Saturday 22. "Arafat Minhas named captain of Team of Pakistan Junior League" . Cricket World . Retrieved 21 December 2022 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )^ "Arafat Minhas named captain of Team of Pakistan Junior League" . www.pcb.com.pk . Retrieved 21 December 2022 .^ Report, Recorder (23 October 2022). "Gwadar Sharks' all-rounder Arafat named captain of PJL" . Brecorder . Retrieved 21 December 2022 . ^ "Full Scorecard of Sindh vs Southern PNJ 2nd Match 2022/23 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 21 December 2022 .^ "As it happened - PSL 2023 player draft" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 21 December 2022 .^ "PSL Draft 2023 — complete list of the teams" . www.geo.tv . Retrieved 21 December 2022 .^ "Live blog - PSL Player Draft 2024" . ESPNcricinfo . 13 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024 .^ "Franchises finalise squads in PSL 2024 Draft" . cricketpakistan.com.pk . 13 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024 .^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (19 November 2022). "Arafat, Saad help Pakistan U-19 draw series against BD" . DAWN.COM . Retrieved 21 December 2022 . ^ "Three high-performing teenagers added to Test squad" . www.pcb.com.pk . Retrieved 29 December 2022 .^ Sports, A. (27 December 2022). "Three PJL stars added to Pakistan Test squad" . ASports.tv . Retrieved 29 December 2022 . ^ "HKG vs PAK, Asian Games Men's Cricket Competition 2023, 2nd Quarter-Final at Hangzhou, October 03, 2023 - Full Scorecard" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 3 October 2023 .^ "Lower order and spinners lead Pakistan to Asian Games semi-finals" . ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 3 October 2023 .^ "PCB announces 15-member Pakistan squad for the Under-19 Asia Cup 2023; Saad Baig to lead" . Cricket Times . 1 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024 .^ ICC (29 December 2023). "Every ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024 squad" . www.icc-cricket.com . Retrieved 26 January 2024 .
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