Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Khadim Hussain (cricketer, born 1976)

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The result was redirect to List of Hyderabad cricketers (Pakistan). Demonstrated gng fail and for a BLP an sng pass is not enough where the sourcing is inadequate Spartaz ^Humbug! 07:52, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Khadim Hussain (cricketer, born 1976)

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Had a struggling career, nothing much to write about. Five years have elapsed since this one-line creation by User:Lugnuts, still nothing in coverage. Badly fails WP:GNG. Störm (talk) 00:20, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 00:32, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Cricket-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 00:32, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Pakistan-related deletion discussions. Shellwood (talk) 00:32, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Did have a prolific career, playing in multiple matches across all three formats (7 first-class, 4 List A, 4 T20 matches), so meeting WP:NCRIC. Worst case, as an WP:ATD, redirect to List of Hyderabad cricketers (Pakistan). Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 08:16, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Has played 7 FC matches, 4 List-A matches and 4 T20 matches passing him for WP:NCRIC. Has played for two different teams so not sure a redirect is possible here, but having played 15 matches, with a number of them in top level competitions for the time, including the 4 T20 matches, i'm not sure he should be deleted anyway. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 10:47, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

List of Hyderabad cricketers (Pakistan) is a suitable WP:ATD if required. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 16:53, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Fails WP:BIO. No in-depth coverage. There aren't sufficient source to write a biography, nor will there ever be. WP:WHYN explains we require significant coverage "so that we can actually write a whole article, rather than half a paragraph or a definition of that topic. If only a few sentences could be written and supported by sources about the subject, that subject does not qualify for a separate page..." ----Pontificalibus 16:16, 13 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. OK, he's no Bradman. But if this was a UK or Australian cricketer with 15 top-class appearances across three formats, then I suspect we would not be having this discussion. Just because sources may be difficult to access doesn't mean that they don't exist: how about engaging with people who might help you find them, instead of this endless parade of negativism? Johnlp (talk) 12:38, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Weak delete or redirect to List of Hyderabad cricketers (Pakistan). No significant coverage, only wide ranging databases built on scorecard data, so fails WP:GNG and WP:SPORTCRIT. Passes NCRIC by virtue of playing several matches for one of the weakest teams in Pakistan domestic FC/LA/T20 cricket at the time, but this does not trump the GNG fail and he made no substantial contributions in these matches to give any confidence that coverage exists. Redirect is an accepted alternative to deletion. _wjemather^{please leave a message...} 15:08, 14 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Delete we lack indepth coverage.John Pack Lambert (talk) 18:56, 15 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep multiple matches in all three formats. I would question all of the assertions above that there is no coverage, as I doubt any of us can read Pakistani media sources in languages other than English. It's exactly this type of player that sports notability guidelines exist for- those who have decent careers, but play in a country where most coverage will be in other languages. For the umpteenth time, WP:GNG is not the relevant criterion here, but even if it were I suspect the lack of coverage just speaks to a lack of bilingual editors, rather than a genuine absence of coverage. DevaCat1 (talk) 22:21, 17 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]
This is someone who played (maybe still does) in the internet age, and Google translate works pretty well. You're welcome to repeat my attempts to find significant coverage in other languages (Sindhi, Urdu). _wjemather^{please leave a message...} 11:28, 18 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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