Taslim Arif

Taslim Arif Urdu:تسلیم عارف

Personal information
Full name	Taslim Arif Abbasi
Born	1 May 1954 PIB Colony, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Died	14 March 2008 (aged 53) Karachi, Pakistan
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Wicket-keeper
International information
National side	Pakistan
Test debut (cap 82)	29 January 1980 v India
Last Test	8 December 1980 v West Indies
ODI debut (cap 31)	21 November 1980 v West Indies
Last ODI	19 December 1980 v West Indies
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1967/68–1989/90	Karachi
1967/68–1989/90	NBP
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

Taslim Arif Abbasi (1 May 1954 – 14 March 2008) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 6 Tests and 2 One-day Internationals 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.^[2] Arif died in Karachi from a lung infection in 2008. He was buried at Faisal Cantonment graveyard, in Karachi.^[3]

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

External links

• Player profile: Taslim Arif from ESPNcricinfo
• Player profile: Taslim Arif from CricketArchive
• Player profile: Taslim Arif from Yahoo! Cricket