Taslim Arif

Taslim Arif Abbasi (1 May 1954 – 14 March 2008) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 2 One Day Internationals (ODIs) in 1980. His score of 210*[1] for Pakistan against Australia stood for more than 20 years as the highest score made by a wicket-keeper in Test cricket, until broken by Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara.[2] Arif died in Karachi from a lung infection in 2008. He was buried at Faisal Cantonment cemetery, in Karachi He have 2 sons elder Imran Arif living in london and younger Ainan Arif himself a cricketer and playing for National bank of Pakistan and a daughter Marium Arif living in USA.[3]

Taslim Arif Urdu:تسلیم عارف
Personal information
Full nameTaslim Arif Abbasi
Born(1954-05-01)1 May 1954
PIB Colony, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Died14 March 2008(2008-03-14) (aged 53)
Karachi, Pakistan
BattingRight-hand
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 82)29 January 1980 v India
Last Test8 December 1980 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 31)21 November 1980 v West Indies
Last ODI19 December 1980 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967/68–1989/90Karachi
1967/68–1989/90NBP
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC List A
Matches 6 2 148 40
Runs scored 501 28 7,568 853
Batting average 62.62 14.00 33.63 25.84
100s/50s 1/2 – 13/40 1/4
Top score 210* 24 210* 113*
Balls bowled 30 – 311 –
Wickets 1 – 7 –
Bowling average 28.00 – 30.28 –
5 wickets in innings – – – –
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling 1/28 – 4/46 –
Catches/stumpings 6/3 1/1 312/56 45/14
Source: ESPNcricinfo.com, 6 January 2008

Record

In September 1978, playing for National Bank against Punjab in Lahore, before he had made his international debut, Arif became the first Pakistani wicket keeper to effect ten dismissals in a first-class match.[4] His record was later broken by Wasim Yousoufi in 1997.

References
  1. WISDEN – Second Test Match – PAKISTAN v AUSTRALIA 1979–80, ESPNCricinfo, 13 March 2008, retrieved 22 April 2012
  2. Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most runs in an innings by a wicketkeeper, ESPNCricinfo, 13 March 2008
  3. Former Pakistan keeper Taslim Arif dies, ESPNCricinfo, 13 March 2008, retrieved 22 April 2012
  4. "Taslim Arif on 10 September, 1978". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2016.


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