Arafat Minhas
Personal information
Born (2005-01-02) 2 January 2005
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
T20I debut (cap 104)3 October 2023 v Nepal
Last T20I7 October 2023 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022/23Southern Punjab
2023Multan Sultans (squad no. 66)
Career statistics
Competition LA T20I
Matches 10 3
Runs scored 330 38
Batting average 33.00 19.00
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 82 25
Balls bowled 386 48
Wickets 9 4
Bowling average 30.11 11.25
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/34 2/19
Catches/stumpings 5/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 December 2022

Arafat Minhas (Urdu: عرفات منہاس; born 2 January 2005) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Pakistan cricket team and Multan Sultans.[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] Minhas made his List A debut for Southern Punjab against Sindh on 10 December 2022 during the 2022–23 Pakistan Cup.[7] Minhas was selected by Multan Sultans in the supplementary category during the 2023 Pakistan Super League players draft.[8][9]

International career

Minhas has played for the Pakistan under-19 team.[10] In December 2022, Minhas was added to the Pakistani Test squad along with Mohammad Zeeshan and Basit Ali by the interim selection committee.[11][12] In August 2023, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2022 Asian Games. On 3 October 2023, Minhas made his T20I debut for Pakistan against Nepal during the Asian Games.[13][14]

References

  1. "Arafat Minhas profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  2. "Arafat Minhas | Pakistan Cricket Team | Official Cricket Profiles | PCB". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  3. Husain, Amir (12 January 2023). "Talent Spotter: Arafat Minhas". PakPassion. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  4. 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)
  5. "Arafat Minhas named captain of Team of Pakistan Junior League". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  6. Report, Recorder (23 October 2022). "Gwadar Sharks' all-rounder Arafat named captain of PJL". Brecorder. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  7. "Full Scorecard of Sindh vs Southern PNJ 2nd Match 2022/23 - Score Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  8. "As it happened - PSL 2023 player draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  9. "PSL Draft 2023 — complete list of the teams". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  10. Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (19 November 2022). "Arafat, Saad help Pakistan U-19 draw series against BD". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  11. "Three high-performing teenagers added to Test squad". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  12. Sports, A. (27 December 2022). "Three PJL stars added to Pakistan Test squad". ASports.tv. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  13. "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.
  14. "Lower order and spinners lead Pakistan to Asian Games semi-finals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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