Arshad Iqbal

Arshad Iqbal (born 26 December 2000) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in April 2021.^[2]

Arshad Iqbal

Personal information
Born	(2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 (age 24) Maniri Payan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Pakistan
T20I debut (cap 92)	23 April 2021 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I	7 October 2023 v Bangladesh
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2020–2021	Karachi Kings (squad no. 32)
2022-present	Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 35)
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 3 18 25 64 Runs scored 0 215 47 31 Batting average 0.00 9.77 4.70 3.44 100s/50s 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/0 Top score 0 62 10* 11* Balls bowled 54 3,235 1,141 1,311 Wickets 4 61 39 68 Bowling average 13.25 29.73 27.61 26.66 5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/14 4/31 5/37 3/12 Catches/stumpings 0/– 5/– 7/– 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 April 2025

Early life

He was born in the village of Maniri Payan in the Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into a family with military background, the son of Captain (r) Gul Haidar, and considers Wasim Akram as his cricketing inspiration.^[3]

Career

He made his List A debut for Water and Power Development Authority in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup on 16 October 2018.^[4] Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[5]

He made his first-class debut for Water and Power Development Authority in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 19 October 2018.^[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for Karachi Whites in the 2018–19 National T20 Cup on 13 December 2018.^[7] In January 2021, he was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.^[8][9]

In March 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their tours to South Africa and Zimbabwe.^[10][11] He made his T20I debut on 23 April 2021, for Pakistan against Zimbabwe.^[12] In October 2021, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.^[13]