Sami Aslam (born 12 December 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer who played for the Pakistan national cricket team between 2015 and 2017 before joining

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. He was a left-handed batsman and an occasional right-arm

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bowler. He is currently the second-highest run-scorer in U-19 ODI history with 1695 runs. He was part of the

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that took part in the

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in Australia. He was the captain of the team at the

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in the United Arab Emirates, where he led Pakistan to the finals of the tournament. In 2014 he was selected for PCB summer camp. He played his last series for Pakistan in October 2017 vs Sri Lanka. In March 2019, he was named in

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's squad for the

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. In September 2019, he was named in Southern Punjab's squad for the

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tournament. In November 2020, Aslam ended his career in Pakistan, with an aim of possibly representing the United States. He would be eligible to play for

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on November 2023. In June 2021, Aslam was selected in the players' draft ahead of the

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tournament.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aslam, Sami 1995 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Federal Areas cricketers National Bank of Pakistan cricketers Lahore Eagles cricketers Cricketers from Lahore Southern Punjab (Pakistan) cricketers People from Lahore