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| T20Idebutagainst = Canada
| T20Idebutagainst = Canada
| T20Icap = 24
| T20Icap = 24
| lastT20Idate = 17 September
| lastT20Idate = 19 December
| lastT20Iyear = 2021
| lastT20Iyear = 2023
| lastT20Iagainst = Uganda
| lastT20Iagainst = Uganda


| batting = Left-handed
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm offbreak
| bowling = Right-arm [[off break]]
| role = Wicket-keeper
| role = Wicket-keeper
| family = [[Aasif Karim]] (father)
| family = [[Aasif Karim]] (father)
| club1 = Nairobi Buffaloes
| year1 = 2011 –
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = Coast Pekee
| year2 =
| clubnumber2 =
| club3 = Kenya Elite
| year3 =
| clubnumber3 =
| columns = 4
| columns = 4
| hidedeliveries = true
| hidedeliveries = true
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| bat avg1 = 44.00
| bat avg1 = 44.00
| 100s/50s1 = 2/1
| 100s/50s1 = 2/1
| top score1 = 112
| top score1 = 112
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 8/1
| catches/stumpings1 = 8/1
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20]]
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 10
| matches2 = 58
| runs2 = 113
| runs2 = 1,277
| bat avg2 = 12.55
| bat avg2 = 35.05
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| 100s/50s2 = 0/8
| top score2 = 28
| top score2 = 71[[not out|*]]
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| catches/stumpings2 = 61/24
| deliveries2 = –
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
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| catches/stumpings2 = 5/3
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 5
| matches3 = 5
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| bat avg3 = 14.70
| bat avg3 = 14.70
| 100s/50s3 = 0/1
| 100s/50s3 = 0/1
| top score3 = 59
| top score3 = 59
| deliveries3 = –
| wickets3 = –
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 13/0
| catches/stumpings3 = 13/0
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 42
| matches4 = 57
| runs4 = 1,200
| runs4 = 1,702
| bat avg4 = 30.76
| bat avg4 = 34.04
| 100s/50s4 = 2/7
| 100s/50s4 = 2/12
| top score4 = 112
| top score4 = 112
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| catches/stumpings4 = 63/32
| deliveries4 = –
| wickets4 = –
| date = 23 February 2024
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| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/348016.html Cricinfo
| bowl avg4 = –
| fivefor4 = –
| tenfor4 = –
| best bowling4 = –
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| catches/stumpings4 = 49/4

| date = 17 September 2021
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| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/348016.html Cricinfo
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'''Irfan Karim''' (born 25 September 1992) is a Kenyan [[cricket]]er and the current captain of the [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya cricket team]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/348016.html |title=Irfan Karim |accessdate=25 March 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
'''Irfan Ali Karim''' (born 25 September 1992) is a Kenyan [[cricket]]er and a former captain of the [[Kenya national cricket team|Kenya cricket team]].<ref name="Cricinfo">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/kenya/content/player/348016.html |title=Irfan Karim |accessdate=25 March 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>

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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.<ref name="KenyaWCL2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Cricket-Kenya-hire-Pakistani-match-analyst/434908-4272704-voixf9/index.html |title=Cricket Kenya hire Pakistani match analyst |accessdate=25 January 2018 |work=Daily Nation}}</ref> In September 2018, he featured in the Kenyan team for the [[2018 Africa T20 Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158618.html |title=Kenya Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 September 2018}}</ref> The following month, he was part of Kenya's squad for the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] tournament in Oman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/10/20/siblings-lead-team-david-and-collins-obuya-appointed-national-team_c1837890 |title=Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively |work=The Star, Kenya |accessdate=20 October 2018}}</ref>

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In May 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier]] tournament in Uganda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2019-05-15-former-national-team-captain-back-after-surprise-exit-last-year/ |title=Former national team captain back after surprise exit last year |work=The Star (Kenya) |accessdate=15 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1222616 |title=African men in Uganda for T20 showdown |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, Karim was included in Kenya's squad for the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2019-09-25-national-team-selection-sparks-controversy/ |title=National team selection sparks controversy |work=The Star (Kenya) |accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer for Kenya in the tournament, with 173 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13311;team=26;type=tournament |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Kenya: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 October 2019}}</ref> In November 2019, he was named the captain of Kenya's squad for the [[2019 Oman Cricket World Cup Challenge League B|Cricket World Cup Challenge League B]] tournament in Oman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/football/2019-11-16-the-46-year-old-swamibapas-bowler-is-a-surprise-inclusion-in-kenya-team-as-otieno-dropped-again/ |title=The 46-year-old Swamibapa's bowler is a surprise inclusion in Kenya team as Otieno dropped again |work=The Star (Kenya) |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/02/c_138600160.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202185208/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/02/c_138600160.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2019 |title=Kenya start road to 2023 Cricket World Cup with Oman's Challenge League |work=Xinhua Net |accessdate=3 December 2019}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kenya-cricket.com/2021/10/26/patel-back-as-kenya-names-africa-regional-final-squad/ |title=Patel back as Kenya names Africa Regional Final squad |work=Kenya Cricket |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref>
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In January 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Two]] tournament.<ref name="KenyaWCL2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nation.co.ke/sports/cricket/Cricket-Kenya-hire-Pakistani-match-analyst/434908-4272704-voixf9/index.html |title=Cricket Kenya hire Pakistani match analyst |accessdate=25 January 2018 |work=Daily Nation}}</ref> In September 2018, he was named in Kenya's squad for the [[2018 Africa T20 Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/squad/1158618.html |title=Kenya Squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=12 September 2018}}</ref> The following month, he was named in Kenya's squad for the [[2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three]] tournament in Oman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2018/10/20/siblings-lead-team-david-and-collins-obuya-appointed-national-team_c1837890 |title=Siblings lead team: David and Collins Obuya appointed national team coach and captain respectively |work=The Star, Kenya |accessdate=20 October 2018}}</ref>


Karim's father, [[Aasif Karim|Aasif Yusuf Karim]], is a former captain of the Kenya national cricket team.
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In May 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier#Regional Finals|Regional Finals]] of the [[2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier]] tournament in Uganda.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2019-05-15-former-national-team-captain-back-after-surprise-exit-last-year/ |title=Former national team captain back after surprise exit last year |work=The Star (Kenya) |accessdate=15 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1222616 |title=African men in Uganda for T20 showdown |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=18 May 2019}}</ref> In September 2019, he was named in Kenya's squad for the [[2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in the United Arab Emirates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/2019-09-25-national-team-selection-sparks-controversy/ |title=National team selection sparks controversy |work=The Star (Kenya) |accessdate=29 September 2019}}</ref> He was the leading run-scorer for Kenya in the tournament, with 173 runs in six matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13311;team=26;type=tournament |title=ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier, 2019/20 - Kenya: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 October 2019}}</ref> In November 2019, he was named as the captain of Kenya's squad for the [[2019 Oman Cricket World Cup Challenge League B|Cricket World Cup Challenge League B]] tournament in Oman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/sports/football/2019-11-16-the-46-year-old-swamibapas-bowler-is-a-surprise-inclusion-in-kenya-team-as-otieno-dropped-again/ |title=The 46-year-old Swamibapa's bowler is a surprise inclusion in Kenya team as Otieno dropped again |work=The Star (Kenya) |accessdate=17 November 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/02/c_138600160.htm |title=Kenya start road to 2023 Cricket World Cup with Oman's Challenge League |work=Xinhua Net |accessdate=3 December 2019}}</ref>


==References==
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[[Category:Kenya Twenty20 International cricketers]]
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[[Category:Wicket-keepers]]
[[Category:Kenyan Muslims]]
[[Category:Kenyan people of Indian descent]]
[[Category:Sportspeople of Indian descent]]

Latest revision as of 02:30, 20 April 2024

Irfan Karim
Personal information
Full name
Irfan Ali Karim
Born (1992-09-25) 25 September 1992 (age 32)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleWicket-keeper
RelationsAasif Karim (father)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 46)12 September 2011 v Netherlands
Last ODI30 January 2014 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 24)1 March 2013 v Canada
Last T20I19 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

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  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.
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