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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