Arsal Sheikh

Arsal Sheikh
Personal information
Full name
Mohammad Arsal Sheikh
Born (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27)
Islamabad, Pakistan
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 May 2016

Arsal Sheikh (born 22 January 1997) is a Pakistani cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut on 28 April 2016 for Islamabad in the 2016 Pakistan Cup.[2] Prior to his debut, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[3] He made his Twenty20 debut on 31 August 2016 for Lahore Whites in the 2016–17 Cool & Cool Present Jazz National T20 Cup.[4] He made his first-class debut for Islamabad in the 2016–17 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 22 October 2016.[5]

The son of influential PCB official Shakeel Sheikh, his selection in both the national U-19 team in 2016 and, more recently, the Islamabad squad during the Regional One Day Cup in 2016/2017, despite the lukewarm domestic performances, have pushed many analysts to talk of nepotism.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Arsal Sheikh". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Cup, 9th Match: Balochistan v Islamabad at Faisalabad, Apr 28, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Gauhar Hafeez to captain Pakistan for U-19 WC". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  4. ^ "National T20 Cup, Karachi Whites v Lahore Whites at Rawalpindi, Aug 31, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, Pool A: Islamabad v United Bank Limited at Islamabad, Oct 22-25, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  6. ^ The Newspaper's Sports Reporter (9 February 2016), "U-19 defeat disappoints PCB chief", Dawn News. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. ^ Hassan Cheema (14 July 2017), "Why the QeA draft is a bad idea", ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2018.