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Zafar Gohar

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Zafar Gohar
Gohar bowling for Gloucestershire in 2022
Personal information
Born (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995 (age 29)
Lahore, Pakistan
NicknameMastana[1]
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow Left-arm Orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 241)3 January 2021 v New Zealand
Only ODI (cap 208)17 November 2015 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–2017Lahore Qalandars
2018–2021Islamabad United
2019/20–presentCentral Punjab
2021–2024Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 1 1 84 88
Runs scored 71 15 2,538 1,105
Batting average 35.50 15.00 22.46 18.72
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/13 0/5
Top score 37 15 100* 62
Balls bowled 192 60 18,254 4,556
Wickets 0 2 300 123
Bowling average – 27.00 31.52 29.91
5 wickets in innings – 0 20 1
10 wickets in match – 0 4 0
Best bowling – 2/54 7/79 5/56
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 34/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2024

Zafar Gohar (born 1 February 1995) is a Pakistani cricketer. He made his international debut for the Pakistan cricket team in November 2015.[3]

Career

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He made his One Day International debut for Pakistan against England on 17 November 2015.[4]

In September 2019, he was named in Central Punjab's squad for the 2019–20 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy tournament.[5][6] Following the conclusion of the final, he was named as the player of the tournament.[7] He was retained by Central Punjab for the 2020–21 domestic season.[8]

In October 2020, he was named in a 22-man squad of "probables" for Pakistan's home series against Zimbabwe.[9][10] In November 2020, he was named in Pakistan's 35-man squad for their tour to New Zealand.[11] In December 2020, Shadab Khan was ruled out of the first Test match due to an injury.[12] Gohar was added to Pakistan's squad as Khan's replacement.[13] He made his Test debut for Pakistan, against New Zealand, on 3 January 2021.[14]

In January 2021, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[15] In August 2021, he was signed by Gloucestershire to play for the remainder of the 2021 County Championship in England.[16] In December 2021, he was re-signed by Gloucestershire for the 2022 season.[17] Later the same month, he was signed by Islamabad United following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[18]

In 2024, he signed for Middlesex County Cricket Club until the end of 2026 season.[19][20]

References

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  1. ^ "Keep calm and celebrate like a #Prince – The story behind Islamabad United nicknames". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Zafar Gohar Stats, Height, Age, Rankings and Profile – PSL 8 2023". Archived from the original on 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Zafar Gohar". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  4. ^ "England tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd ODI: England v Pakistan at Sharjah, Nov 17, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. ^ "PCB announces squads for 2019–20 domestic season". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Sarfaraz Ahmed and Babar Azam to take charge of Pakistan domestic sides". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Central Punjab blow away Northern to claim Quaid-e-Azam Trophy". Samaa. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Six Cricket Association squads confirmed". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  9. ^ "Abdullah Shafiq in Pakistan probables for Zimbabwe series". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Amir dropped, Uncapped Shafique in Pakistan squad for Zimbabwe series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Pakistan name 35-player squad for New Zealand". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Shadab Khan out of first New Zealand Test with thigh injury". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Shadab Khan ruled out of first Test, Zafar Gohar added". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  14. ^ "2nd Test, Christchurch, Jan 3 – Jan 7 2021, Pakistan tour of New Zealand". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  15. ^ "Mohammad Wasim announces squad for T20I series against South Africa". Geo Super. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Zafar Gohar joins Gloucestershire for remaining County Championship matches". The Cricketer. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Zafar Gohar re-signs for 2022 season with Gloucestershire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Franchises finalise squad for HBL PSL 2022". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  19. ^ "ALL-ROUNDER ZAFAR GOHAR JOINS MIDDLESEX". Middlesex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Middlesex sign ex-Gloucestershire all-rounder Gohar". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
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