Yasir Arafat Satti (born 12 March 1982) is a Pakistani

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er. He

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right-handed and

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right-arm fast.

International career

Having previously represented his country at Under-15 level, he made his ODI debut for

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in 2000 when he was 17 years old against

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and took his first wicket in this match. He played just one more match the following year before being dropped. He was given a second chance at international cricket in the last ODI against

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in December 2005 and was retained for the series against India in February 2006, but was left out of the ODI squad for the subsequent tour in England. His next chance at international cricket came in the

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when he was one of the players called up to the Pakistan squad for the Champions Trophy to replace

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and Mohammad Asif who had both failed drug tests. In March 2007, he and

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were called up as replacements in Pakistan's squad for the

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after

and Mohammad Asif were ruled out through injury. On 8 December 2007, Arafat made his

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debut for Pakistan against India in

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in the third and final Test of the

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. He displayed his all-round abilities by taking 7 wickets in the match including a 5-wicket haul, and scoring 44 in the first innings. He was part of Pakistan squad for

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but he was later replaced due to hamstring injury.

Domestic & franchise career

In English domestic cricket, he was signed as an overseas player for

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as a replacement for

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, and played for them in the

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and

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seasons. He was signed as an overseas player for

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for the

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season to line-up alongside fellow countrymen Mushtaq Ahmed and

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, and helped the team to win the double of the

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and the

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as well as mount a serious challenge in the Pro40 League. He was signed up to play for

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in the

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season. In 2004, Arafat performed the extremely rare feat of taking five wickets in six balls for

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against the national champions

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in the

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. This had only been achieved three times previously in the entire history of first-class cricket: by

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in 1937, William Henderson in 1938 and

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in 1972. Arafat was the only bowler to take the wickets spread over two innings. In August 2008, it was reported that he was signed by

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to play in the second season of the Indian Premier League tournament but the deal wasn't finalized due to tense atmosphere between India Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Following the 2008 season, Arafat signed once more for Sussex as their overseas player for 2009, signing to return again for another season in 2010. In 2011 he signed for Surrey County Cricket Club. He joined

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as an overseas player for the 2012 Friends Life t20. In November 2011, he was signed by

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to play in the 2011–12 HRV Cup. Arafat was signed to play in

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franchise

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in December 2013. In 2016, he was signed by Somerset from

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on a season-long loan deal as a non-overseas player.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arafat, Yasir 1982 births Living people Pakistan Test cricketers Pakistan One Day International cricketers Pakistan Twenty20 International cricketers Pakistani cricketers People from Rawalpindi District Punjabi people Cricketers at the 2007 Cricket World Cup Rawalpindi cricketers Khan Research Laboratories cricketers Redco Pakistan Limited cricketers Scotland cricketers Sussex cricketers Kent cricketers Otago cricketers Canterbury cricketers Cricketers who have taken five wickets on Test debut Lancashire cricketers Somerset cricketers Surrey cricketers Barisal Bulls cricketers Dolphins cricketers National Bank of Pakistan cricketers Perth Scorchers cricketers Hampshire cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers

International career

Domestic & franchise career

See also

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