
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	3	3	1	94	50*	47.00	201	46.76	0	1	9	2	0
ODIs	11	8	3	74	27	14.80	110	67.27	0	0	7	1	2
T20Is	5	5	2	50	17	16.66	32	156.25	0	0	5	1	1
First-class	152	232	35	5368	122	27.24			4	29			44
List A	189	137	36	2107	87	20.86			0	7			41
Twenty20	54	38	9	513	49	17.68	371	138.27	0	0	47	14	7

Bowling averages


	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	3	5	627	438	9	5/161	7/210	48.66	4.19	69.6	0	1	0
ODIs	11	10	414	373	4	1/28	1/28	93.25	5.40	103.5	0	0	0
T20Is	5	5	102	145	2	1/31	1/31	72.50	8.52	51.0	0	0	0
First-class	152		25229	14477	616	9/35		23.50	3.44	40.9		36	5
List A	189		9168	7332	307	6/24	6/24	23.88	4.79	29.8	14	5	0
Twenty20	54	54	1091	1432	72	4/17	4/17	19.88	7.87	15.1	4	0	0

Career statistics

Test debut	India v Pakistan at Bangalore, Dec 8-12, 2007 scorecard
Last Test	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Mar 1-5, 2009 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, Feb 13, 2000 scorecard
Last ODI	Australia v Pakistan at Abu Dhabi, May 3, 2009 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut	Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 scorecard
Last T20I	England v Pakistan at The Oval, Jun 7, 2009 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut	1997/98
Last First-class	Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Lahore, Mar 1-5, 2009 scorecard
List A debut	1997/98
Last List A	Sussex v Gloucestershire at Hove, Jul 5, 2009 scorecard
Twenty20 debut	Karachi Zebras v Rawalpindi Rams at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20	Middlesex v Sussex at Lord's, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard

Profile

Yasir Arafat is an all-rounder of typically Pakistani ethos; ideal for ODI cricket but also you suspect capable of occasionally critical feats in Test matches, though he is yet to play one. He is useful as a lower-order plunderer - he averages nearly 27 at first-class level though his bowling remains much his stronger suit.

His type of straight, full, skiddy bowling courtesy a slingy action accounted for Andrew Flintoff's wicket at an ODI in Karachi in December 2005. It has also helped him to nine wickets against England in a warm-up game earlier during the same series and it once accounted for five wickets in six balls in a domestic game in December 2004 (four of the five were either leg-before or bowled), a feat performed by only three other bowlers. He can generate pace and when conditions are helpful, swing.

He has good experience of English conditions; having played league cricket and for Scotland, he was recruited by Sussex in the 2006 Championship season. In his first three games, he took 17 wickets with two five-wicket hauls as well as scoring a couple of fifties. He has been on the fringes of the Pakistan squad for a number of years thoughj given the allrounders ahead of him - Abdul Razzaq, Shahid Afridi and even Shoaib Malik - he isn't likely to become a permanent member anytime soon.

An impressive start to the 2007 county season with Kent, where he starred with ball as well the bat, saw Arafat being awarded a central contract for the first time. With injuries to Mohammad Asif and Umar Gul, Arafat was called up as replacement and made his Test debut against India at Bangalore in December 2007.
Cricinfo Staff December 2007