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.
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Irfan Ali Karim (born 25 September 1992) is a Kenyan cricketer and a former captain of the Kenya cricket team. Karim bats left-handed, bowls right-arm...
semi-final against India. Karim announced at the end of the tournament that he would be retiring, this time for good. His son, IrfanKarim, is also a professional...
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Nairobi, the Australian-born all-rounder Duncan Allan, wicketkeeper IrfanKarim, and impressive fast bowlers such as Emmanuel Ringera, Ibrahim Akello...
she served as a Law Minister in Balochistan. She is married to Agha IrfanKarim, a former member of the Balochistan Assembly. She is the mother of football...
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politics in Kalat". The Express Tribune. Prince Agha Abdul Karim Baloch, father of IrfanKarim and younger brother of Khan-e-Kalat Mir Ahmed Yar Khan, had...
Netherlands Papua New Guinea Uganda Rakep Patel (c) Ragheb Aga Duncan Allan IrfanKarim Shem Ngoche Alex Obanda Collins Obuya Nehemiah Odhiambo Nelson Odhiambo...
2023. Pushkar is currently playing for Kenya. Aasif KarimIrfanKarim Aasif is the father of Irfan. Subhash Modi Hitesh Modi Hitesh who is an umpire, is...
original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015. "Player profile: IrfanKarim". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015. Retrieved...
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier after an altercation with his teammate IrfanKarim. In December 2013, he resigned as the captain of the Kenyan cricket team...
Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Prince Agha Abdul Karim Baloch, father of IrfanKarim and younger brother of Khan-e-Kalat Mir Ahmed Yar Khan, had...
Shah Karim al-Husayni (Arabic: شاه كريم الحسيني, romanized: Shāh Karīm al-Ḥusaynī; born 13 December 1936; known as Aga Khan IV (Persian: آقا خان چهارم...
No. Score Player Team Balls Opposing team Date Result 1 112 IrfanKarim Kenya 137 Canada 13 March 2013 Won 2 129 Nawroz Mangal Afghanistan 123 United...
politics in Kalat". The Express Tribune. Prince Agha Abdul Karim Baloch, father of IrfanKarim and younger brother of Khan-e-Kalat Mir Ahmed Yar Khan, had...
Runners-up Tanzania Participants 8 Matches 15 Player of the series IrfanKarim Most runs Riazat Ali Shah (222) Most wickets Dhruv Maisuria (11) Official...
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lawyer, also served as Chief Justice of Kenya Asif Karim – cricketer Ragheb Aga – cricketer IrfanKarim – cricketer Omar Ahmed – boxer Shehzana Anwar – archer...
score of 31. He shared wicket-keeping duties during the series with IrfanKarim. Kituku began working for the East Africa Character Development Trust...
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Wesley Barresi Netherlands 150 1 Kenya 23 January 2014 Lost 2 108 IrfanKarim Kenya 84 2 Netherlands 23 January 2014 Won 3 139* Preston Mommsen Scotland...
together 143 runs in 20 overs with the loss of 5 wickets. In response, IrfanKarim's 54-ball 74 led Kenya to a convincing seven-wicket win. The second match...
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