Personal Profile About Yasir Arafat
Yasir Arafat Satti is a British-Pakistani former cricketer. Post-retirement, he has coached as Pakistan’s bowling coach (2022–2024) and for Peshawar Zalmi in PSL. He played as a right-arm medium-fast bowler and a lower-order right-handed batsman. He earned the nickname "Arafat the Gun."
The Yasir Arafat biography notes that he was born on March 12, 1982, in Rawalpindi. He made his ODI debut in 2000 against Sri Lanka, his Test debut in 2007 versus India, and his T20I debut in 2007 against Bangladesh, with his last international appearance in 2012.
Domestically, he played for Rawalpindi, Khan Research Laboratories, National Bank of Pakistan, and Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. He also featured in county cricket for Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Lancashire, Somerset, and Hampshire. He has played in leagues including the PSL, BPL, and BBL (Perth Scorchers).