Zafar Sarfraz (30 October 1969 – 13 April 2020) was a Pakistani

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er who played in 15 first-class and six

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matches between 1988 and 1992 for

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. He retired from playing competitive cricket in 1994. Following his retirement, he became a coach and was involved with the Peshawar Under-19 cricket team. He also worked for the

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. In April 2020, Sarfaz died from

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complications in Peshawar, Pakistan. He was the first professional cricketer known to have died from coronavirus during the pandemic in Pakistan.

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