Yasir Arafat

Yasir Arafat

Pakistan Right Handed Bat

Personal Information

Full Name Yasir Arafat Satti
Date of Birth March 12, 1982
Nationality Pakistan
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.57 m)
Role All-rounder, Right-handed Batsman, Right-arm fast-medium Bowler
Past Team(s)

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 11 8 74 110 3 14.80 67.27 0 0 27 7 1 2 0
TESTs 3 3 94 201 1 47.00 46.76 0 1 50 9 2 0 0
T20Is 13 11 92 79 4 13.14 116.45 0 0 17 8 2 1 0
T20s 226 136 1210 1018 49 13.90 118.86 0 0 49 105 23 35 0
LISTAs 257 185 2922 0 52 21.96 0 1 10 110 0 0 59 0
FIRSTCLASS 206 301 7033 0 43 27.25 0 5 37 170 0 0 56 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 11 10 69 373 4 93.25 5.40 1/28 0 0
TESTs 3 5 104.3 438 9 48.66 4.19 7/210 1 0
T20Is 13 13 39.2 316 16 19.75 8.03 3/18 0 0
T20s 226 224 783.4 6345 281 22.58 8.09 4/5 0 0
LISTAs 257 0 2007.3 10060 404 24.90 5.01 6/24 8 0
FIRSTCLASS 206 0 5545.3 18980 787 24.11 3.42 0 44 5

Yasir Arafat News

Yasir Arafat appointed Pakistan's high-performance coach for upcoming New Zealand T20Is Yasir Arafat appointed Pakistan's high-performance coach for upcoming New Zealand T20Is
Yasir Arafat appointed Pakistan's high-performance coach for upcoming New Zealand T20Is
"They revealed that Shah Rukh Khan wants me to play for his side" - Yasir Arafat narrates how KKR recruited him "They revealed that Shah Rukh Khan wants me to play for his side" - Yasir Arafat narrates how KKR recruited him
"They revealed that Shah Rukh Khan wants me to play for his side" - Yasir Arafat narrates how KKR recruited him
KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan offered me a 3-year IPL contract in 2008: Yasir Arafat KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan offered me a 3-year IPL contract in 2008: Yasir Arafat
KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan offered me a 3-year IPL contract in 2008: Yasir Arafat
When Rahul Dravid left a cab in England to have a chat with Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat When Rahul Dravid left a cab in England to have a chat with Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat
When Rahul Dravid left a cab in England to have a chat with Pakistan all-rounder Yasir Arafat
Pakistan need a leader like MS Dhoni: Yasir Arafat Pakistan need a leader like MS Dhoni: Yasir Arafat
Pakistan need a leader like MS Dhoni: Yasir Arafat

Yasir Arafat: A Brief Biography

Yasir Arafat Biography


Yasir Arafat, a Pakistani cricketer, was born on 12 March 1982 in Rawalpindi. He is a right-arm fast-medium bowler and right-handed batsman.


Background


He had represented his country at Under-15 level.


He was signed as an overseas player for Scotland as a replacement for Rahul Dravid In English domestic cricket and played for them in the 2004 and 2005 seasons.


And for the 2006 season, he was signed as an overseas player for Sussex and helped the team win the double of the C&G Trophy and the County Championship as well as to put a serious challenge in the Pro40 League.


In 2007, he was signed up to play for Kent.


Club Career


Arafat performed the something rare in cricket in 2004 as he set records by taking five wickets in six balls for Rawalpindi, against the national champions Faisalabad in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.


Arafat once more played for Sussex as their overseas player in 2009 signing a contract of returning again for another season in 2010 too. In 2011, he was there in Surrey County Cricket Club. Then in 2012, he was in 2012 Friends Life t20, Lancashire as an overseas player. In December 2013, Arafat was signed to play in Big Bash League franchise Perth Scorchers.


Debut


In 2000, he as a 17-year-old made his ODI debut for the match of Pakistan against Sri Lanka held in Karachi. He also took his first wicket in this match itself.


Arafat made his Test match debut for Pakistan on 8 December 2007 against India in Bangalore in the third and final Test of the series. He took 7 wickets in the match which included a 5-wicket haul and scored 44 in the first innings.


Rise to Glory


He got another chance in the last ODI against England in December 2005 after being removed very early in his career from international cricket and was again seen the series against India in February 2006. His last ODI was on 3 May 2009 played against Australia. He got chance to play in the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. He was one of the two players who replaced Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif. He again replaced them when along with Mohammad Sami he got a chance in the 2007 Cricket World Cup.