muhammad irfan

MUHAMMAD IRFAN

(Mohammad Irfan)He was born   ( 6 June 1982) is a Pakistani left arm fast bowler. He is notable for his height and pace. His height of 7'1" (216 cm) makes him the tallest player to play first-class and international cricket,[2][3] a title that was auparavant shared by former West Indian fast bowler Joel Garner and Australian pace bowler Bruce Reid, both of whom are 6'8" (203 cm) tall.

PROFILE MUHAMMAD IRFAN

Personal information

Full name  : Mohammad Irfan Aulakh

Date of Birth  : (6 june 1982)

Gaggu Mandi, Punjab, Pakistan

Height  : 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)

Batting style Right-handed

Bowling style Left-arm fast

Role Bowler

After impressionner  coaches at the NCA Irfan got several offers from First Class teams including Habib Bank and ZTBL. However it was KRL opener, Azhar Ali, who convinced KRL coach Rashid Iqbal to give Irfan a trial with Khan Research Laboratories (KRL). Azhar had seen Irfan take 4 wickets against Pakistan A and had immediately called KRL telling them that Irfan would be a good fit for their team. Irfan went for the trial and got selected, the first part of his dream was complete

He made his first class debut in the QEA Trophy in October 2009 playing for Khan Research laboratoire . He bowled economically but was unable to take any wickets in a high scoring game.[5] In his second first class game, Irfan took 7–113 in the second innings and 9 wickets overall in the match. His first wicket in professional cricket was of young Pakistani international batsmen Ahmed Shehzad. He also took the wicket of Imran Farhat and injured Hasan Raza with a bouncer before taking his wicket.