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'''Mohammad Irfan''' (born 6 June 1982) is a [[Pakistan]]i left-arm medium-fast bowler, hailing from [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]. His height is a reported 6 foot 10 inches, which would make him the tallest player to play first class cricket. His belated entry into Pakistani cricket at the age of 27 was facilitated by former Pakistani fast bowlers [[Nadeem Iqbal]], [[Aaqib Javed]] and Pakistani fan site [http://www. |
'''Mohammad Irfan''' (born 6 June 1982) is a [[Pakistan]]i left-arm medium-fast bowler, hailing from [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]]. His height is a reported 6 foot 10 inches, which would make him the tallest player to play first class cricket. His belated entry into Pakistani cricket at the age of 27 was facilitated by former Pakistani fast bowlers [[Nadeem Iqbal]], [[Aaqib Javed]] and Pakistani fan site [http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum pakpassion.net]. The Pakistani cricket fans on Pakpassion.net raised funds to help finance Irfan in his struggle to impress the cricket faternity in Lahore. |
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After impressing coaches at the NCA Irfan still struggled to get a contract with a first class team. The admins at [http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum pakpassion.net] contacted Mohammad Wasim former Pakistani opener and helped Irfan get a contract with KRL. |
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He made his first class debut in the QEA Trophy in October 2009 playing for [[Khan Research Laboratories cricket team|Khan Research Laboratories]]. He bowled economically but was unable to take any wickets in a high scoring game.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/pakdomestic-09/engine/match/427813.html Mohammad Irfan's debut : KRL v PIA scorcard]</ref>. In his second first class game, Irfan took 7-113 in the second innings and 9 wickets overall in the match. His first wicket in professional cricket was of young Pakistani international batsmen [[Ahmed Shehzad]]. He also took the wicket of [[Imran Farhat]] and injured [[Hasan Raza]] with a bouncer before taking his wicket.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/cricket/08-mohammad-irfan-pakistans-7-foot-tall-pace-sensation-ts-06 Dawn article on Irfan] </ref> |
He made his first class debut in the QEA Trophy in October 2009 playing for [[Khan Research Laboratories cricket team|Khan Research Laboratories]]. He bowled economically but was unable to take any wickets in a high scoring game.<ref>[http://www.cricinfo.com/pakdomestic-09/engine/match/427813.html Mohammad Irfan's debut : KRL v PIA scorcard]</ref>. In his second first class game, Irfan took 7-113 in the second innings and 9 wickets overall in the match. His first wicket in professional cricket was of young Pakistani international batsmen [[Ahmed Shehzad]]. He also took the wicket of [[Imran Farhat]] and injured [[Hasan Raza]] with a bouncer before taking his wicket.<ref>[http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/cricket/08-mohammad-irfan-pakistans-7-foot-tall-pace-sensation-ts-06 Dawn article on Irfan] </ref> |
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Before he was given a lucrative break in first class cricket, Irfan contemplated giving up the game and was working for a plastic pipe company. His exact height is yet undertermined with various ranges around the 6'10 mark given. This height would make him the joint tallest cricket player of all time alongside English cricketer [[Will Jefferson]]. |
Before he was given a lucrative break in first class cricket, Irfan contemplated giving up the game and was working for a plastic pipe company. His exact height is yet undertermined with various ranges around the 6'10 mark given. This height would make him the joint tallest cricket player of all time alongside English cricketer [[Will Jefferson]]. |
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The timeline of Irfan's journey can be found at [http://www.pakpassion.net/category/irfan_blog pakpassion.net blog] |
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Irfan has an official 'fan page' on the popular social networking site FaceBook, and also a fan blog on [http://www.cricistan.com/news-7/mohammad_irfan_blog cricistan.com] where it provides frequent updates about Irfan and his career. <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mohammad-Irfan/305841830240 Irfan's Facebook Fan Page] </ref> While the [[Pakistan cricket team in England in 2010|Pakistani team were touring England in 2010]] Irfan was announced as a replacement for the two bowlers who were accused of spot-fixing allegations [[Mohammad Amir]] & [[Mohammad Asif]] <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8964873.stm</ref> |
Irfan has an official 'fan page' on the popular social networking site FaceBook, and also a fan blog on [http://www.cricistan.com/news-7/mohammad_irfan_blog cricistan.com] where it provides frequent updates about Irfan and his career. <ref>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mohammad-Irfan/305841830240 Irfan's Facebook Fan Page] </ref> While the [[Pakistan cricket team in England in 2010|Pakistani team were touring England in 2010]] Irfan was announced as a replacement for the two bowlers who were accused of spot-fixing allegations [[Mohammad Amir]] & [[Mohammad Asif]] <ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8964873.stm</ref> |
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| Full name | Mohammad Irfan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2009/10–present | Khan Research Laboratories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohammad Irfan (born 6 June 1982) is a Pakistani left-arm medium-fast bowler, hailing from Punjab. His height is a reported 6 foot 10 inches, which would make him the tallest player to play first class cricket. His belated entry into Pakistani cricket at the age of 27 was facilitated by former Pakistani fast bowlers Nadeem Iqbal, Aaqib Javed and Pakistani fan site pakpassion.net. The Pakistani cricket fans on Pakpassion.net raised funds to help finance Irfan in his struggle to impress the cricket faternity in Lahore.
After impressing coaches at the NCA Irfan still struggled to get a contract with a first class team. The admins at pakpassion.net contacted Mohammad Wasim former Pakistani opener and helped Irfan get a contract with KRL.
He made his first class debut in the QEA Trophy in October 2009 playing for Khan Research Laboratories. He bowled economically but was unable to take any wickets in a high scoring game.[1]. In his second first class game, Irfan took 7-113 in the second innings and 9 wickets overall in the match. His first wicket in professional cricket was of young Pakistani international batsmen Ahmed Shehzad. He also took the wicket of Imran Farhat and injured Hasan Raza with a bouncer before taking his wicket.[2]
Irfan continued to impress early on in his first class career. In his third match he grabbed 11 wickets to help his side to the first win of the championship. He recorded 5/27 in the first innings and 6/96 in the second innings.[3]
Before he was given a lucrative break in first class cricket, Irfan contemplated giving up the game and was working for a plastic pipe company. His exact height is yet undertermined with various ranges around the 6'10 mark given. This height would make him the joint tallest cricket player of all time alongside English cricketer Will Jefferson.
The timeline of Irfan's journey can be found at pakpassion.net blog
Irfan has an official 'fan page' on the popular social networking site FaceBook, and also a fan blog on cricistan.com where it provides frequent updates about Irfan and his career. [4] While the Pakistani team were touring England in 2010 Irfan was announced as a replacement for the two bowlers who were accused of spot-fixing allegations Mohammad Amir & Mohammad Asif [5]
IPL - Kolkata Knight Riders (2011-)
Irfan announced that he had signed a contract with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to represent them in the 2011 IPL Season on reason for Irfan being given the deal was because former Pakistani pace-bowler Wasim Akram acknowledged his talent as a fast bowler. Irfan's contract will earn him $75,000 plus another $2,000 dollars for every game he plays in. However the contract needs to be approved by the Board of Control for Cricket in India [6] [7] [8] [9]
References
- ^ Mohammad Irfan's debut : KRL v PIA scorcard
- ^ Dawn article on Irfan
- ^ Irfan 11 wicket haul
- ^ Irfan's Facebook Fan Page
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/other_international/pakistan/8964873.stm
- ^ http://www.cricinfo.com/pakistan/content/story/471812.html
- ^ http://tribune.com.pk/story/37699/mohammad-irfan-signs-ipl-contract/
- ^ http://sify.com/sports/kolkata-knight-riders-sign-6-10-giant-pak-fast-bowler-on-akram-s-recommendation-news-news-kikmklcajdh.html
- ^ http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/indian-premier-league/news/detail/item481152/Irfan-agrees-to-KKR-deal-/