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Full name | Mohammad Irfan Khan Niazi [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan | 28 December 2002||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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T20I debut(cap 115) | 18 April 2024 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 20 April 2024 v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I shirt no. | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20–2020/21 | Central Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023-Present | Karachi Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,25 January 2024 |
Mohammad Irfan Khan Niazi (born 28 December 2002) is a Pakistani cricketer. [2]
Born in Mianwali,Punjab,Irfan switched from tape-ball to hard-ball cricket in 2015 by joining the city's Ikram Shaheed Cricket Club,while after club cricket he played Under-19 cricket,at district level with Mianwali in 2016 and at regional level with Faisalabad in 2017. [1]
Due to his performances,he was eventually named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [3] [4]
In September 2019,he was named in the newly formed Central Punjab for the 2019–20 domestic season. [5] He was retained by Central Punjab for the 2020–21 domestic season. [6]
In February 2020,Irfan made his List A debut for Pakistan Shaheens against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC),during the MCC's tour of Pakistan. [7]
In September 2020,he made his Twenty20 debut for Central Punjab in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup. [8]
In December 2021,he was named in Pakistan's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies. [9]
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