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Yasir Arafat (cricketer)

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Yasir Arafat
Yasir Arafat playing for Sussex in 2009
Personal information
Full name
Yasir Arafat Satti
Born(1982-03-12)12 March 1982(age 42)
Rawalpindi,Punjab,Pakistan
NicknameYas
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)[1]
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-armfast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap189)8 December 2007 vIndia
Last Test1 March 2009 vSri Lanka
ODI debut (cap130)13 February 2000 vSri Lanka
Last ODI3 May 2009 vAustralia
ODI shirt no.27
T20I debut (cap19)2 September 2007 vBangladesh
Last T20I30 September 2012 vIndia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–2016/17Rawalpindi
2000/01–2014/15Khan Research Laboratories
2004–2005Scotland
2005/06National Bank of Pakistan
2006, 2009–2010, 2014Sussex
2007–2008Kent
2009/10Otago
2011Surrey
2012Lancashire
2011/12Canterbury
2013Somerset
2013/14–2014/15Perth Scorchers
2015Hampshire
2016→ Somerset(on loan)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 3 11 207 256
Runs scored 94 74 7,110 2,922
Batting average 47.00 14.80 27.55 21.96
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 5/38 1/10
Top score 50* 27 170 110*
Ballsbowled 627 414 33,357 12,045
Wickets 9 4 790 404
Bowling average 48.66 93.25 24.08 24.90
5 wickets in innings 1 0 44 8
10 wickets in match 0 0 5 0
Best bowling 5/161 1/28 9/35 6/24
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 56/– 59/–
Source:CricInfo,9 November 2019

Yasir Arafat Satti(born 12 March 1982) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former international cricketer, an all-rounder whobattedright-handed andbowledright-arm fast.

Cricket career

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International career

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Having previously represented his country at the under-15 level, Arafat made hisODIdebut forPakistanin 2000 when he was 17 years old againstSri LankainKarachiand took his first wicket in this match. He played just one more match the following year before being dropped. He was given a second chance at international cricket in the last ODI againstEnglandin December 2005 and was retained for theseries against Indiain February 2006, but was left out of the ODI squad for the subsequenttour in England.His next chance at international cricket came in the2006 ICC Champions Trophywhen he was one of the players called up to the Pakistan squad for the Champions Trophy to replaceShoaib AkhtarandMohammad Asifwho had both failed drug tests.[2]

In March 2007, he andMohammad Samiwere called up as replacements in Pakistan's squad for the2007 Cricket World CupafterShoaib AkhtarandMohammad Asifwere ruled out through injury.[3]

On 8 December 2007, Arafat made hisTest matchdebut for Pakistan against India inBangalorein the third and final Test of theseries.He displayed his all-round abilities by taking 7 wickets in the match including a 5-wicket haul, and scoring 44 in the first innings.[4]

He was part of Pakistan squad for2009 ICC World Twenty20but was later replaced due to hamstring injury.[5][6][7]

Domestic and T20 franchise career

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In English domestic cricket, he was signed as an overseas player forScotlandas a replacement forRahul Dravid,and played for them in the2004and2005seasons. He was signed as an overseas player forSussexfor the2006season to line up alongside fellow countrymenMushtaq AhmedandRana Naved-ul-Hasan,and helped the team to win the double of theCounty Championshipand theC&G Trophyas well as mount a serious challenge in thePro40 League.He was signed up to play forKentin the2007season.

In 2004, Arafat performed the extremely rare feat of taking five wickets in six balls forRawalpindiagainst the national championsFaisalabadin theQuaid-e-Azam Trophy.This had only been achieved three times previously in the entire history of first-class cricket: byBill Copsonin 1937,William Hendersonin 1938 andPat Pocockin 1972. Arafat was the only bowler to take the wickets spread over two innings.[8]

In August 2008, it was reported that he was signed byKolkata Knight Ridersto play in thesecond seasonof the Indian Premier League tournament but the deal wasn't finalized due to tense atmosphere between India Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai attacks.[9][10][11][12][13]

Following the 2008 season, Arafat signed once more for Sussex as their overseas player for 2009,[14]signing to return again for another season in 2010.[15]In 2011 he signed for Surrey County Cricket Club. He joinedLancashireas an overseas player for the2012 Friends Life t20.[16]

In November 2011, he was signed byCanterburyto play in the2011–12 HRV Cup.[17]

Arafat was signed to play inBig Bash LeaguefranchisePerth Scorchersin December 2013.[18]In 2016, he was signed by Somerset fromHampshireon a season-long loan deal as a non-overseas player.[19][20]

Coaching career

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Moving to England after his retirement, where he took permanent residence, he coached teams at junior level while in 2023 he became the first former Test cricketer from Pakistan to complete theEngland and Wales Cricket Board(ECB) level 4 coaching course.[21]

He coachedSurrey CCCas a bowling consultant in 2011 and later in 2022.[22]

On 25 December 2023 Pakistan cricket board appointed Arafat as the Pakistan men team high performance coach for new Zealand t20 series

See also

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References

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  1. ^"Yasir Arafat's profile on CREX".
  2. ^"Asif and Akhtar to return home".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 December2012.
  3. ^"Shoaib and Asif out of the World Cup".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 December2012.
  4. ^"3rd Test: India v Pakistan at Bangalore, 8–12 December 2012".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 December2012.
  5. ^"Former ICL player Razzaq to join Pakistan World T20 squad | Cricket News".NDTVSports.Retrieved3 January2022.
  6. ^"ICC approves Razzaq as Arafat's replacement".India Today.11 June 2009.Retrieved3 January2022.
  7. ^"Pakistan turn to Abdul Razzaq after injury to Yasir Arafat".The Guardian.10 June 2009.Retrieved3 January2022.
  8. ^"Yasir Arafat equals world record".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved31 December2012.
  9. ^"Yasir Arafat joins KKR".Dawn.Pakistan. 4 August 2008.Retrieved3 January2022.
  10. ^"Arafat joins Kolkata Knight Riders".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved3 January2022.
  11. ^"No Pakistan players in IPL 2009".Cricbuzz.2 February 2009.Retrieved3 January2022.
  12. ^"No Pakistani players in IPL 2009? | Cricket News".NDTVSports.Retrieved3 January2022.
  13. ^"Cricket: Pakistan pulls its 11 players out of the IPL because of security fears".The Guardian.2 February 2009.Retrieved3 January2022.
  14. ^"Paceman Arafat returns to Sussex".BBC Sport.29 October 2008.Retrieved29 October2008.
  15. ^"Yasir Arafat To Remain With Sussex in 2010".Cricket World.21 October 2009.Retrieved21 October2009.
  16. ^"Lancashire sign all-rounder Yasir Arafat for T20 competition".BBC Sport.2 May 2012.Retrieved2 May2012.
  17. ^"Canterbury sign Yasir Arafat for HRV Cup".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved10 January2022.
  18. ^"Perth Scorchers sign on Yasir Arafat".ESPNcricinfo.ESPN Inc.24 December 2013.Retrieved10 January2014.
  19. ^"Somerset: All-rounder Yasir Arafat re-signs on loan from Hampshire".BBC Sport.
  20. ^"Somerset sign Yasir Arafat on loan from Hampshire for 2016 season".
  21. ^"Yasir Arafat achieves a milestone".Geo Super.18 January 2023.
  22. ^Friend, Nick (27 July 2022)."Yasir Arafat joins Surrey as bowling coach for Royal London Cup".The Cricketer.
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