Mohammad Irfan

EN Texto em inglês Ainda não há artigo no teu idioma: trecho em inglês.

Mohammad Irfan (Punjabi, Urdu: محمد عرفان; born 6 June 1982) is a former Pakistani cricketer who has represented Pakistan in Test, ODI and T20 cricket. Known for his height of 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m), he is the tallest player to play first-class and international cricket. Irfan was born in the village of Gaggo Mandi in Central Punjab, having two sisters and four brothers, the brothers being all over 6 ft (1.8 m) tall, while his father is 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) tall. In an interview, Irfan himself gives a height of 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) for his father and 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) for his mother. Before playing professional cricket he worked in a plastic-pipe factory in order to support his family. After impressing coaches at the National Cricket Academy, Irfan got several offers from first-class teams including Habib Bank and ZTBL. However it was KRL opener, Azhar Ali, who convinced KRL coach Rashid Iqbal to give Irfan a trial with Khan Research Laboratories (KRL). Azhar had seen Irfan take 4 wickets against Pakistan A and had immediately called KRL telling them that Irfan would be a good fit for their team. Irfan went for the trial and got selected. He made his first-class debut in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in October 2009 playing for Khan Research Laboratories.