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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 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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