Faheem Ashraf
Faheem Ashraf (Urdu: فہیم اشرف; born 16 January 1994) is a Pakistani international cricketer who represents the national side and plays first-class cricket for Habib Bank Limited.[1][2] In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[3][4]
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Born | Phool Nagar, Punjab, Pakistan | 16 January 1994|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowling all-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 230) | 11 May 2018 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 11 January 2019 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 213) | 12 June 2017 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 14 May 2019 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 75) | 12 September 2017 v World XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 5 October 2019 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013/14–2014/15 | Faisalabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015/16 | National Bank | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17 | Habib Bank Limited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Islamabad United | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–present | Central Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019– | Melbourne Renegades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20 | Dhaka Platoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 3 February 2020 |
Domestic career
He scored a century on his first-class debut in 2013–14.[5] He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup, taking 19 wickets.[6] He was also the leading wicket-taker for Punjab in the 2017 Pakistan Cup, with eight dismissals in four matches.[7]
He was drafted in by Islamabad United from Gold category (earning between US$50,000-US$60,000) in the 2018 Pakistan Super League players draft. [8] Faheem played an integral part in team's winning the 2018 season. Faheem took 18 wickets and scored runs in crucial moments for his side. He was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, and won the best bowler of the season award at the end of the season along with a Maroon cap.[9]
In September 2019, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[10][11]
International career
In March 2017, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies, although he did not play.[12] In April 2017, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy.[13]
In an ICC Champions Trophy warm-up match against Bangladesh, Ashraf scored 64 runs in Pakistan's two-wicket win.[14][15] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy on 12 June 2017, dismissing Dinesh Chandimal for his first ODI wicket.[16]
He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Pakistan against a World XI in the 2017 Independence Cup on 12 September 2017.[17]
On 27 October 2017, he took a hat-trick for Pakistan in the second T20I match against Sri Lanka at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi helping team seal a series lead and became the first bowler for Pakistan, and sixth player overall, to take a hat-trick in a T20I.[18][19]
In April 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their tours to Ireland and England in May 2018.[20] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against Ireland, on 11 May 2018.[21][22]
In July 2018, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs, against Zimbabwe, at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo.[23] The following month, he was named the PCB's Emerging Player of the Year.[24]
In April 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[25][26] However, on 20 May 2019, he was dropped from Pakistan's squad, after they announced their final team for the tournament.[27][28]
In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[29][30] In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England.[31][32]
T20 franchise career
In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the Afghanistan Premier League tournament.[33]
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