Kashif Bhatti (born 25 July 1986) is a Pakistani

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er who plays for

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. He represented

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in the second edition and

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in 3rd season of

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Domestic career

He was the leading wicket-taker for

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in the

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, with 49 dismissals in nine matches. In April 2018, he was named in

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's squad for the

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. He was the leading wicket-taker for Sui Southern Gas Company in the

2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup The 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup was the first edition of the Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup, a List A cricket tournament that took place in Pakistan from 6 September to 4 November 2018. Each match was played after the conclusion of the correspo ...

with fourteen wickets in five matches. He was also the leading wicket-taker for Sui Southern Gas Company in the

2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy The 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy was a first-class domestic cricket competition that took place in Pakistan from 1 September to 8 December 2018. Following the conclusion of each match, the teams played each other in a List A fixture in the 20 ...

, with 49 dismissals in eight matches. In March 2019, he was named in

's squad for the

2019 Pakistan Cup The 2019 Pakistan Cup was the fourth edition of the Pakistan Cup, a List A cricket competition which was contested between five teams. It was held from 2 to 12 April 2019, with all the matches played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. The Pakis ...

. In September 2019, he was named in

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's squad for the

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tournament. In January 2021, he was named in

's squad for the

2020–21 Pakistan Cup The 2020–21 Pakistan Cup was a List A cricket competition that took place in Karachi, Pakistan from 8 January to 31 January 2021. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the defending champions after they beat Baluchistan. However, after the new domestic stru ...

. In October 2021, he signed to play for Ashcombe Park in the

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in England for the 2022 season.

International career

In October 2019, he was named in Pakistan's

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squad for their series against Australia. In December 2019, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka. In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the

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. However, on 23 June 2020, Bhatti was one of seven players from Pakistan's squad to test positive for COVID-19. He later returned a positive COVID-19 test while in England, but was able to rejoin the squad on 16 July 2020 after two negative tests and a period of self-isolation. In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhatti, Kashif 1986 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Balochistan cricketers Hyderabad (Pakistan) cricketers Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketers People from Shaheed Benazir Abad District Karachi Kings cricketers Multan Sultans cricketers Sui Southern Gas Company cricketers