Let’s look into Arafat Minhas profile.
Who is Arafat Minhas?
He is Pakistan’s upcoming young rising star from Multan. He impressed the cricketing world with his recent all-round performances in the Pakistan Junior League (PJL) and the Pakistan Cup, and has been picked by Multan Sultans for PSL 8. He is a left-handed batsman and slow left-arm orthodox spinner. Arafat Minhas is currently playing for Pakistan U-19. Arafat Minhas is recently picked by Karachi Kings in the Silver category for PSL 2024. Arafat Minhas is bowling allrounder.
Arafat Minhas was the trump card and best bowling all rounder against U-19 ODI World Cup 2024 from Pakistan. Scored 52 runs in crucial semi final and took 8 wickets in 6 mathes with very frugal economy of 2.72. Arafat Minhas is among the few young super stars who performed exceptionally in U-19 World Cup 2024 both bat and ball. Arafat Minhas is picked by Karachi Kings in the Silver category for PSL 2024.
Place of Birth of Arafat Minhas
Multan
Arafat Minhas Date of Birth
Arafat Minhas date of birth is January 2, 2005
Arafat Minhas Current Age
Arafat Minhas current age is 19 years.
Arafat Minhas Height
Arafat Minhas Height is 5 feet and 9 inches.
Arafat Minhas Weight
Arafat Minhas weight is 65 Kg.
Arafat Minhas Batting Style
Left Hand Bat
Arafat Minhas Bowling Style
Left Hand Orthodox
Arafat Minhas Family
He is from the cricketing background and his father, Kashif Minhas, was an Under-19 cricketer.
Arafat Minhas said in an interview that his interest in cricket was ignited due to his father, Kashif Minhas, who was an Under-19 cricketer.
Arafat added that he started playing cricket at the “age of 10” when he used to visit the grounds with his dad.
“My dad was so passionate about cricket, unfortunately, he couldn’t become a cricketer but now I am pursuing his dreams,” Minhas said.
Arafat Minhas Education
He has done F.SC (12th grade)
Arafat Minhas Favorite Player
His favorite player is AB Divilliers. He admired him due to his freestyle stroke playing as a 360-degree player.
Current Teams of Arafat Minhas
Pakistan Under-19s, Southern Punjab Whites Under-19s, Southern Punjab, Gwadar Sharks, Multan Sultans, Karachi Kings
Move to red-ball club-level cricket at the age of 9
In 2014, at the age of just 9, he appeared for trials with the Crescent Club in Multan and was selected to play for them. He was the youngest player in the side at that time and was given no special privileges which was both daunting and character-building. This club has in the past produced many well-known cricketers such as Sohaib Maqsood, Aamer Yamin and Zain Abbas, so I am very proud to have been associated with this club.
Excelling at the Under-13 and Under-16 levels
His journey to the Under-19 level started with my appearance in the PCB Under-13s Inter-Regional T20 Tournament in 2017. He took 7 wickets and followed up those performances in the PCB Under-13s Inter-Regional T20 Tournament 2018 where I took 6 wickets. In both cases, I was invited to PCB’s high-performance camps for Under-13s which were huge achievements for me. I then progressed to the Under-16 stage between 2018-2020 during which I was adjudged the Player of the Tournament in PCB National Under-16 One Day Tournament 2020/21 for scoring 312 runs and taking 9 wickets in 5 games.
Under-19 cricket for Southern Punjab
Arafat Minhas then moved to play for Southern Punjab Association Under-19s from 2021-2022 and was adjudged Player of the tournament in the National Under-19 Championship 2021/22 (3-Day) where he took 22 wickets and scored 504 runs. He also performed well in the National Under-19 Cup 2021/22 (One-Day) where he took 10 wickets in 5 games. All these performances were crucial for his inclusion in the upcoming
Arafat Minhas and Pakistan Junior League (PJL)
Based on my performances in the Under-19 season, the Gwadar Sharks selected him in the draft for the Pakistan Junior League. Gwadar Sharks all-rounder Arafat Minhas has been named the captain of the Pakistan Junior League Team of the Tournament. Arafat, who was adjudged the best all-rounder of the tournament last night following the final, had a truly memorable event.
With the bat, he scored 178 runs while with his left-arm spin, Arafat took nine wickets at 17.67 to finish joint fourth on the bowlers chart.
The Pakistan Under-19 experience for the series against Bangladesh Under-19
Arafat Minhas’s performance in the PJL resulted in being called for the ODI and T20 squads for the home series against Bangladesh Under-19s. To be able to represent Pakistan at any level is a dream come true for any player and the feeling I had when I was called up was something I can never put into words. To have the Pakistan crescent and star on my jersey was a matter of great pride for me. I was selected to play in 3 ODs and 2 T20s and was the player of the series for the 50-over games with 171 runs and three wickets to my name.
Arafat Minhas performance in Pakistan Cup 2022
Arafat Minhas represented Sothern Punjab. In 10 games he scored 330 runs and took 9 wickets. This star-studded tournament had a huge milestone in his career.
Arafat Minhas and Multan Sultans in PSL 8
He is aware of the opportunity the league is for him and is fully committed to taking maximum advantage of this opportunity.” PSL is a great opportunity for everyone, I know how big this platform is and I am ready to benefit from this league,” he told Geo News in an exclusive interview.
“The league has helped many cricketers to uplift their careers and I am sure this year too, the league will produce good cricketers for the country,” he said.
“This is a tournament where you can catch everyone’s attention by performing well and this is what I am aiming to do in the next few days,” he added.
He is selected in the Multan Sultans franchise for PSL 8 as a supplementary player. Indeed he was over the moon by hearing this news. He was overjoyed and made up his mind to make sure that he would repay the trust by Multan Sultans.
Arafat Minhas Networth and PSL Salary
Arafat Minhas PSL salary is USD15K (PKR 4050000 per season). Arafat Minhas is now earning USD 40-50K in PSL 2024 due to promotion in Gold category.
Arafat Minhas Selected in Pakistan Test Squad
He is selected in the Pakistan Test squad for the series against New Zealand. This was like a dream come true for him. This inclusion was just to get exposure with the senior Pakistan team.
Arafat Minhas Performance in Asian Games 2023
Arafat Minhas took 4 wickets in 3 matches of Asian Games 2023 with an average of 5.62. Arafat Minhas scored 38 runs with strike rate of 126.67. Overall a splendid tournament for him with bot bat and ball. Series: Asian Games Mens T20I 2023
Arafat Minhas promoted to Gold category in Multan Sultans for PSL 2024
Arafat Minhas is prmoted to Gold category for PSL 2024. Arafat Minhas salary frange from USD 40-50K for PSL 2024.
Arafat Minhas picked by Karachi Kings in the Silver category of PSL 2024
Arafat Minhas is picked by Karachi Kings in the Silver category for PSL 2024.Hope the young lad will get the opporunity to play some matches in PSL 9.
Arafat Minhas Performance in U-19 ODI World Cup 2024
Arafat Minhas took 8 wickets in 6 matches with very frugal economy of 2.72.Arafat Minhas also scored 105 runs with an economy of 21 and strike rate of 78.36. Arafat Minhas highest score was 52 against Winner of Semi Final Australia. Best all rounder performance from the young lad.
Arafat Minhas Networth
Arfat Minhas is picked in Silver category and will earn USD25000 (PKR 7 million) by playing in PSL 2024 for Karachi Kings.
Arafat Minhas Performance in PSL 2024
Arafat Minhas played only two matches in PSL 2024 for Karachi Kings. In one match he didnt get the opportunity to bat and bowl. In 2nd match he bowled 4 overs given only 11 runs and took 1 wickets with an economy of 2.80. Arafat Minhas mark an impact for Karachi Kings in a single match. Karachi Kings missed a trick to not play him in all the matches and use him as trump card. Due to his ecnomical spell, Peshwar Zalmi only able to score 147 runs in 20 overs.
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