Akhtar Sarfraz

Akhtar Sarfraz (20 February 1976 – 10 June 2019)[2] was a Pakistani cricket coach, international cricketer and selector for the Pakistan women's cricket team between 2018 and 2019.[3]

Akhtar Sarfraz
Personal information
Born(1976-02-20)20 February 1976
Peshawar, Pakistan
Died10 June 2019(2019-06-10) (aged 43)
Peshawar, Pakistan
BattingLeft-hand bat
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RelationsZafar Sarfraz (brother)[1]
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 4 118 98
Runs scored 66 5720 2636
Batting average 16.50 36.43 35.62
100s/50s -/- -/- 13/33 -/22
Top score 25 162 90
Balls bowled 382 102
Wickets 4 2
Bowling average 58.50 42.00
5 wickets in innings - -
10 wickets in match n/a - n/a
Best bowling -/- 2/27 1/4
Catches/stumpings -/- -/- 57/– 21/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 June 2019

He played four One Day Internationals (ODIs) between 1997 and 1998.[3] His first-class career spanned 13 years, where he played in 118 matches, scoring 5,720 runs.[4]

He died on June 10, 2019 at the age of 43 due to colon cancer. The left-handed batsman died at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial cancer hospital in Lahore.

References

  1. "Former Pakistan First-class Cricketer Zafar Sarfraz Dies of Coronavirus". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "Former Cricketer Akhtar Sarfraz Passes Away". UrduPoint.
  3. "Former Pakistan batsman Akhtar Sarfraz dies aged 43". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  4. "PCB shocked at the news of Akhtar Sarfaraz's passing". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 June 2019.


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