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| Full name | Arif Yaqoob | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1994 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Karachi Whites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | SNGPL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Peshawar Zalmi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,5 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arif Yaqoob (born 25 October 1994) is a Pakistani cricketer,who is a right-arm leg break bowler. He plays for Karachi Whites in domestic cricket. [1]
Yaqoob made his Twenty20 debut for Karachi Whites on 24 November 2023,against Islamabad in the 2023–24 National T20 Cup. [2] In December 2023,he was named in Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited's squad for the 2023–24 President's Trophy. [3] He made his first-class debut for SNGPL on 22 December 2023,against Pakistan Television, [4] taking his maiden five-wicket haul in PTV's second innings. [5] He finished his debut match with a ten-wicket haul for 117 runs,leading SNGPL to an eight-wicket win over PTV. [6]
In January 2024,he was picked by Peshawar Zalmi following the players' draft,to play for them in the 2024 Pakistan Super League. [7] On 27 February 2024,he achieved his maiden five-wicket haul in T20 cricket,against Islamabad United. [8] Taking figures of 5/27,he became the second bowler to take a five-wicket haul for Peshawar Zalmi. [9] He picked up four wickets in the 19th over of Islamabad's innings,becoming the first bowler in the history of Pakistan Super League to take four wickets in an over. [10]