Danial Ibrahim (born 9 August 2004) is an English

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er.

Early life

Ibrahim's parents are from Pakistan, where his father played some first-class cricket. He was educated at Bede's School, and played club cricket for Preston Nomads.

Domestic career

He made his first-class debut on 3 June 2021, for

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in the

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. At the age of 16 years and 299 days, Ibrahim became the youngest cricketer to score a half-century in the history of the County Championship. He made his

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debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the

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International career

In December 2022 he was selected for the England national under-19 cricket team to play

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in January 2023 under head coach Michael Yardy.

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* 2004 births Living people Cricketers from Burnley English cricketers English people of Pakistani descent Sportspeople of Pakistani descent Sussex cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-2000s-stub