Ravi Bopara: “Irfan Niazi is the best fielder in Pakistan”
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Karachi Kings head coach Ravi Bopara has chosen Irfan Khan as the best fielder in Pakistan.
Previously, players like Shadab Khan used to be the top choice when it came to the top fielder in the country, but Irfan has quickly climbed the ranks by establishing his reputation as a gun fielder.
Bopara got to see the 22-year-old in action for the Kings in the 2025 Pakistan Super League (PSL), where he amassed 165 runs in 10 matches at an average of 20.62 and a strike-rate of 132.
“Irfan Niazi is the best fielder in Pakistan,” Bopara, a former England all-rounder, was quoted as saying by journalist Arfa Feroz Zake on X, formerly known as Twitter.
After PSL 10, Pakistan took on Bangladesh in a three-match T20I series in Lahore, but Irfan was not selected.
He also missed the tour of Bangladesh, where the men in green lost the T20I series 2-1.
Pakistan are now touring the West Indies for three T20Is and three ODIs.
The T20I series is tied at 1-1 going into the 3rd T20I, which will be held on August 4 in Lauderhill.
Pakistan Squad for West Indies T20I Series: Salman Ali Agha (captain), Abrar Ahmed, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Sahibzada Farhan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem
Pakistan Squad for West Indies ODI Series: Mohammad Rizwan (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Abdullah Shafique, Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Hasan Nawaz, Hussain Talat, Mohammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem