Aarif Sheikh

Aarif Sheikh
आरिफ शेख

Personal information
Born	(1997-10-05) 5 October 1997 (age 27) Birgunj, Nepal
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman
Relations	Aasif Sheikh (brother)
International information
National side	Nepal (2015–present)
ODI debut (cap 1)	1 August 2018 v Netherlands
Last ODI	4 November 2024 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 18)	29 July 2018 v Netherlands
Last T20I	20 October 2024 v USA
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015	APF
2016	Panchakanya Tej
2017–2021	Bhairahawa Gladiators
2021–present	Nepal Police Club
2022–2023	Pokhara Avengers
2024–present	Sudurpaschim Royals
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA Matches 57 41 1 81 Runs scored 1118 494 29 1426 Batting average 26.61 19.00 14.50 21.93 100s/50s 0/7 0/0 0/0 0/8 Top score 66 39* 19 66 Balls bowled 773 96 30 827 Wickets 8 4 0 8 Bowling average 75.75 33.00 – 80.00 5 wickets in innings 0 – – 0 10 wickets in match 0 – – 0 Best bowling 1/9 1/2 – 1/9 Catches/stumpings 26/– 10/– 10/– 32/–
Source: ESNPcricinfo,, 7 November 2024
Medal record Representing  Nepal Men's Cricket South Asian Games 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

Aarif Sheikh (Nepali: आरिफ शेख्; born 5 October 1997) is a Nepalese cricketer, who has been a former vice-captain of the Nepal under-19 cricket team, and currently plays for the senior team. Aarif is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler.^[1] He made his List A debut for Nepal in the 2015 ICC World Cricket League Division Two tournament against Namibia on 21 January 2015.^[2] He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Nepal's first ever One Day International (ODI) match, against the Netherlands, in August 2018.

His younger brother, Aasif Sheikh, also plays for the national team as a Wicket-keeper batter. Aarif has been known for guiding his younger brother as a mentor in their childhood. They have been playing together in the national team since 2021, mostly in ODI-Format of the game.