Irfan Karim

Irfan Karim

Personal information
Full name	Irfan Ali Karim
Born	(1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 32) London, England, United Kingdom
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Aasif Karim (father)
International information
National side	Kenya (2011–present)
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
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 9 58 5 57 Runs scored 396 1,277 147 1,702 Batting average 44.00 35.05 14.70 34.04 100s/50s 2/1 0/8 0/1 2/12 Top score 112 71* 59 112 Catches/stumpings 8/1 61/24 13/0 63/32
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.

References

1. "Irfan Karim". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
2. "Cricket Kenya hire Pakistani match analyst". Daily Nation. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
3. "Kenya Squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
4. "Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively". The Star, Kenya. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
5. "Former national team captain back after surprise exit last year". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
6. "African men in Uganda for T20 showdown". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
7. "National team selection sparks controversy". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
8. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Kenya: Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
9. "The 46-year-old Swamibapa's bowler is a surprise inclusion in Kenya team as Otieno dropped again". The Star (Kenya). Retrieved 17 November 2019.
10. "Kenya start road to 2023 Cricket World Cup with Oman's Challenge League". Xinhua Net. Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
11. "Patel back as Kenya names Africa Regional Final squad". Kenya Cricket. Retrieved 26 October 2021.