Arafat Minhas

Arafat Minhas (Urdu: عرفات منہاس; born 2 January 2005) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for the Pakistan cricket team and Karachi Kings.^[1][2] Minhas bowls left arm orthodox .

Arafat Minhas

Personal information
Born	(2005-01-02) 2 January 2005 (age 20) Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	All-Rounder
International information
National side	Pakistan (2023–present)
T20I debut (cap 104)	3 October 2023 v Hong Kong
Last T20I	5 December 2024 v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2022/23	Southern Punjab
2023	Multan Sultans (squad no. 66)
2024-present	Karachi Kings (squad no. 23)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 4 5 19 21 Runs scored 60 257 426 274 Batting average 30.00 28.55 28.40 22.83 100s/50s 0/0 0/2 0/3 0/0 Top score 25 71 82 41 Balls bowled 72 438 686 372 Wickets 4 9 18 14 Bowling average 15.50 35.77 29.44 30.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 2/11 3/36 4/34 2/11 Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/– 8/– 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 April 2025

Early career

Minhas was born in Multan, Punjab, into a Muslim Rajput family of the Minhas clan to Kashif Minhas, a former Under-19 cricketer. Minhas considers his father to be his role model and also admired AB de Villiers. 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.^[3]

Domestic career

Minhas captained Gwadar Sharks in the 2022 Pakistan Junior League and was named in the team of the tournament as captain.^[4][5][6] Minhas made his List A debut for Southern Punjab against Sindh on 10 December 2022 during the 2022–23 Pakistan Cup.^[7] Minhas was selected by Multan Sultans in the supplementary category during the 2023 Pakistan Super League players draft.^[8][9] He was selected by Karachi Kings in the silver category during the 2024 Pakistan Super League players draft.^[10][11]

International career

Minhas has played for the Pakistan under-19 team.^[12] In December 2022, Minhas was added to the Pakistani Test squad along with Mohammad Zeeshan and Basit Ali by the interim selection committee.^[13][14] In August 2023, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2022 Asian Games. On 3 October 2023, Minhas made his T20I debut for Pakistan against Nepal during the Asian Games.^[15][16] Minhas was included in the squad for the 2023 ACC Under-19 Asia Cup and was named vice-captain.^[17] He was also named in the squad for the 2024 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[18]