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Who is Arafat Minhas, Pakistan cricket’s rising star all-rounder?

Who is Arafat Minhas, Pakistan cricket’s rising star all-rounder?

Summary

Arafat Minhas, a 21-year-old Pakistan all-rounder, helped his team win the ODI tri-nation final against Sri Lanka with a rapid 61 runs. His strong performances with both bat and ball have earned him player-of-the-series honors and attention after a promising start to his international career.

Key Facts

  • Minhas scored 61 runs off 31 balls in Pakistan’s final run chase against Sri Lanka.
  • He hit five sixes in the final and helped Pakistan secure the trophy.
  • He finished the tri-nation series with nine wickets and 149 runs, including two half-centuries.
  • Against England in Rawalpindi on October 10, Minhas scored 59 and took six wickets for 40 runs in an 87-run Pakistan win.
  • He became the third Pakistani to score a half-century and take at least five wickets in a men’s ODI, after Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq.
  • On his ODI debut against Australia in May, Minhas took five wickets for 32 runs and won player of the series.
  • Minhas’s father encouraged him to develop left-arm spin when he was eight.
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