Irfan Karim
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Full name | Irfan Ali Karim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 25 September 1992 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Aasif Karim (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODI debut (cap 46) | 12 September 2011 v Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 30 January 2014 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 24) | 1 March 2013 v Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 19 December 2023 v Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 February 2024 |
Irfan Ali Karim (born 25 September 1992) is a Kenyan cricketer and a former captain of the Kenya cricket team.[1]
Karim bats left-handed, bowls right-arm off break and also plays as a wicket-keeper. In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament.[2] In September 2018, he featured in the Kenyan team for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[3] The following month, he was part of Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.[4]
In May 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the
In October 2021, he was named in Kenya's squad for the Regional Final of the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Rwanda.[11]
Karim's father, Aasif Yusuf Karim, is a former captain of the Kenya national cricket team.
References
- ^ "Irfan Karim". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ "Cricket Kenya hire Pakistani match analyst". Daily Nation. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Kenya Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Former national team captain back after surprise exit last year". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ "National team selection sparks controversy". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Kenya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "The 46-year-old Swamibapa's bowler is a surprise inclusion in Kenya team as Otieno dropped again". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Kenya start road to 2023 Cricket World Cup with Oman's Challenge League". Xinhua Net. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Patel back as Kenya names Africa Regional Final squad". Kenya Cricket. Retrieved 26 October 2021.