Irfan Karim
Irfan Ali Karim (born 25 September 1992) is a Kenyan cricketer and a former captain of the Kenya cricket team.
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. In September 2018, he featured in the Kenyan team for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. The following month, he was part of Kenya's squad for the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three tournament in Oman.
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. In September 2019, Karim was included in Kenya's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. He was the leading run-scorer for Kenya in the tournament, with 173 runs in six matches. In November 2019, he was named the captain of Kenya's squad for the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman.
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.
Karim's father, Aasif Yusuf Karim, is a former captain of the Kenya national cricket team.