Irfan Karim (born 25 September 1992) is a Kenyan cricketer and a former captain of the Kenya cricket team.[1]
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Full name | Irfan Ali Karim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 30) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 21 September 2022 v Uganda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2011 | Nairobi Buffaloes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 September 2022 |
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 was named in Kenya's squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup.[3] The following month, he was named in 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, he was named 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 as 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]
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