Deletion of Shahid Ilyas

Comment: Fails ,  and  which all make it clear that significant coverage in reliable sources is needed.  explains why we can't have an article consisting of a few sentences based on statistics
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:BASIC||WP:SPORTCRIT||WP:WHYN)

Comment: I detect a distinct lack of . My searches turned up three independent reliable sources without any difficulty at all, including a 2008 article in a major newspaper which names him in the headline and was a "Top Story" on the day it was published; all now added to the article. He has played two First-class cricket|first-class matches, which is a clear pass of  Test #1. If you don't like the  in that essay, whose https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Cricket&oldid=23089920 origin is in 2005, open a discussion and try to get it changed
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion (WP:BEFORE||WP:CRIN||WP:CONSENSUS)

Comment: None of the sources found come close to meeting ; they do not constitute significant coverage, being routine mentions in match reports (the closest to SigCov being from u16s cricket), wide-ranging statistical databases and a short uninformative profile (which is by far the closest to SigCov we get). The pass of NCRIC is trivial, so GNG must be met and it isn't. No suitable ATD redirect target
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG)

Comment: Everything here is cited to single source (Cricinfo) and this really seems to be a  fail. Agree that NPA terminology should not be used about other editors. Articles like this should not be mass-created without first getting consensus to do so per  (and this means consensus to do so, not just no consensus to oppose) and yes this includes articles created by cutting/pasting. Slow down
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:MASSCREATION)

Comment: Came here after a link at the ANI discussion; may have noticed this anyways. None of the available sources in the article or in the AfD pass .  requires GNG to be ultimately met (it's in the second sentence), so any SNG pass is irrelevant considering the lack of available coverage
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:GNG||WP:NSPORTS)

Comment: Despite only playing in 2 F/C and 3 LA matches, he meets . Furthermore, he was selected to represent the Pakistan U19 team at an international tournament, in the form of the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. While playing an U19 in itself is not a pass for notabilty, he was showing some sort of form/talent to get picked for the national team, having been on the radar since his https://cricketarchive.com/Pakistan/Articles/7/7253.html under-15 days. There's also https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/95762-shahid-ilyas-the-star-as-islamabad-enter-u16-final this article from The News International with the headline "Shahid Ilyas the star as Islamabad enter U16 final". Now as a worst-case outcome, and due to him playing for a couple of teams domestically, the  would be to redirect to the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup squads. {{ping|Rugbyfan22}} - I don't want to sway your keep/delete thoughts, but what are yours with regards to the ATD + redirect, if it came down to it? Thanks
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NCRIC||WP:ATD)