Arafat Minhas (

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: ; born 2 January 2005) is a Pakistani

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who plays for the

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and

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. Minhas bowls

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Early career

Minhas was born in

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, Punjab, into a

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family of the

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clan to Kashif Minhas, a former Under-19 cricketer. Minhas considers his father to be his role model and also admired

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. He began to play red ball club-level cricket at the age of 9 and went on to play Under-13 and Under-16 cricket. In Under-19 cricket he was adjudged player of the tournament in the National Under-19 Championship 2021/22.

Domestic career

Minhas captained Gwadar Sharks in the 2022 Pakistan Junior League and was named in the team of the tournament as

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. Minhas made his

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debut for Southern Punjab against

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on 10 December 2022 during the

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. Minhas was selected by

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in the supplementary category during the

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. He was selected by

in the silver category during the 2024 Pakistan Super League players draft.

International career

Minhas has played for the Pakistan under-19 team. In December 2022, Minhas was added to the Pakistani Test squad along with Mohammad Zeeshan and Basit Ali by the interim selection committee. In August 2023, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the

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. On 3 October 2023, Minhas made his T20I debut for Pakistan against

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during the Asian Games. Minhas was included in the squad for the

2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup was the tenth edition of the ACC Under-19 Cup, a limited overs cricket tournament featuring eight under-19 teams. It was scheduled to played between 8 and 17 December 2023. The five full members of the Asian Cricket C ...

and was named

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. He was also named in the squad for the

2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup The 2024 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup was an international limited-overs cricket tournament organized by the International Cricket Council (ICC), that was held in South Africa from 19 January to 11 February 2024. It was the fifteenth edit ...

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Minhas, Arafat 2005 births Living people Multan Sultans cricketers Pakistani cricketers Southern Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers Cricketers from Multan Cricketers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games cricketers for Pakistan Karachi Kings cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen