Irfan Karim

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Irfan Karim
Personal information
Full name
Irfan Ali Karim
Born (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 31)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleWicket-keeper
Relations Aasif Karim (father)
International information
National side
ODI debut(cap  46)12 September 2011 v  Netherlands
Last ODI30 January 2014 v  Scotland
T20I debut(cap  24)1 March 2013 v  Canada
Last T20I19 December 2023 v  Uganda
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches958557
Runs scored3961,2771471,702
Batting average 44.0035.0514.7034.04
100s/50s2/10/80/12/12
Top score11271* 59112
Catches/stumpings 8/161/2413/063/32
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 Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier tournament in Uganda. [5] [6] In September 2019, Karim was included in Kenya's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. [7] He was the leading run-scorer for Kenya in the tournament, with 173 runs in six matches. [8] In November 2019, he was named the captain of Kenya's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman. [9] [10]

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.

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