Zafar Sarfraz

Zafar Sarfraz (30 October 1969 – 13 April 2020) was a Pakistani cricketer who played in 15 first-class and six List A matches between 1988 and 1992 for Peshawar cricket team.[2][3]

Zafar Sarfraz
Personal information
Born(1969-10-30)30 October 1969
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Died13 April 2020(2020-04-13) (aged 50)
Peshawar, Pakistan
BattingLeft-handed
RoleMiddle-order batsman
RelationsAkhtar Sarfraz (brother)[1]
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1988–1992Peshawar
Source: Cricinfo, 13 April 2020

He retired from playing competitive cricket in 1994.[4] Following his retirement, he became a coach and was involved with the Peshawar Under-19 cricket team.[4] He also worked for the National Bank of Pakistan.[5]

In April 2020, Sarfaz died from COVID-19 complications in Peshawar, Pakistan.[6][7] He was the first professional cricketer known to have died from coronavirus during the pandemic in Pakistan.[8]

References
  1. "Former Pakistan First-class Cricketer Zafar Sarfraz Dies of Coronavirus". Network18 Media and Investments Ltd. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "Zafar Sarfraz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. "Former Pakistan first-class cricketer Zafar Sarfaraz dies due to coronavirus in Peshawar". India Today. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  4. "Pakistan first-class cricketer Zafar Sarfraz dies after contracting COVID-19". Cricingif. 14 April 2020. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  5. "First-class cricketer Zafar dies of corona". www.thenews.com.pk.
  6. Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Bloomsbury USA. p. 300. ISBN 9781472975478.
  7. "Covid-19: Remembering the ones we have lost". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  8. "Covid-19 claims Pakistan first-class cricketer Zafar Sarfraz". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2020.


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