Faheem Ashraf ( ur, ; born 16 January 1994) is a Pakistani international

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er who represents the national side and plays

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for

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. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the

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(PCB). His father did not want him to become a cricket player, he stated in an interview with a tv program. There are 2 sisters and 7 brothers in all for Faheem. His eldest brother's name is Naveed Ashraf he & her Mother was always supporting him in playing cricket. Shadab Kahn, Hasan Ali, and Fakhar Zaman are his closest teammates.

Domestic career

He scored a century on his first-class debut in 2013–14. He was the leading wicket-taker in the 2016–17 Departmental One Day Cup, taking 19 wickets. He was also the leading wicket-taker for

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in the

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, with eight dismissals in four matches. He was drafted in by

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from Gold category (earning between US$50,000-US$60,000) in the

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. Faheem played an integral part in team's winning the 2018 season. Faheem took 18 wickets and scored runs in crucial moments for his side. He was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament, and won the best bowler of the season award at the end of the season along with a Maroon cap. In September 2019, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the

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tournament. In December 2021, he was signed by

following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League. In July 2022, he was signed by the

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for the third edition of the

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. In August 2022, he was signed by

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for BBL 12.

International career

In March 2017, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies, although he did not play. In April 2017, he was named in Pakistan's ODI squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. In an ICC Champions Trophy warm-up match against

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, Ashraf scored 64 runs in Pakistan's two-wicket win. He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Sri Lanka in the Champions Trophy on 12 June 2017, dismissing

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for his first ODI wicket. He made his

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(T20I) debut for Pakistan against a World XI in the 2017 Independence Cup on 12 September 2017. On 27 October 2017, he took a

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for Pakistan in the second T20I match against Sri Lanka at the

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, Abu Dhabi helping team seal a series lead and became the first bowler for Pakistan, and sixth player overall, to take a hat-trick in a T20I. In April 2018, he was named in Pakistan's

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squad for their tours to

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and

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in May 2018. He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against Ireland, on 11 May 2018. In July 2018, he took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs, against Zimbabwe, at the

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. The following month, he was named the PCB's Emerging Player of the Year. In April 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the

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. However, on 20 May 2019, he was dropped from Pakistan's squad, after they announced their final team for the tournament. In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the

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. In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England. In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's

squad for their series against South Africa. In the first Test, Ashraf scored 64 with the bat.

T20 franchise career

In September 2018, he was named in Paktia's squad in the first edition of the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashraf, Faheem 1994 births Living people People from Kasur District Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers Faisalabad cricketers Habib Bank Limited cricketers St Kitts and Nevis Patriots cricketers National Bank of Pakistan cricketers Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers Islamabad United cricketers Twenty20 International hat-trick takers Central Punjab cricketers

Domestic career

International career

T20 franchise career

See also

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