Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kamal Passi


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Keep as per positive consensus and the absence of calls for deletion outside of the nominator. The article, however, would benefit from additional references, and those who are in favor of its remaining on this website are invited to provide additional editorial support in order to secure its permanence here. A non-admin closure. And Adoil Descended (talk) 00:26, 7 September 2012 (UTC)

Kamal Passi

 * – ( View AfD View log  •  Stats )

As someone has been really helpful and removed a PROD based on some half-arsed misunderstanding of international cricket and an ignorance of WP:CRIN, I guess it will have to be AfDed. WP:CRIN states that a cricketer must have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket. This cricketer has not, therefore fails inclusion criteria for cricketers, by extension fails WP:ATH and WP:GNG. The cricketer has played at youth level, but these matches are deemed minor by cricket statisticians. There is no precedence for the inclusion of under-19 cricketers on here. Howzat?Out!Out!Out! (talk) 17:33, 24 August 2012 (UTC)


 * It is for me somehow crazy in Cricket. This guy here has 27.500 google hits, plays in the first national league, another afd-nomination Shirmohammad Balouchnezhad is in the national team. Who should be relevant in this sport, if not these guys? It looks for me, that WP:CRIN is somehow wrong. Florentyna (talk) 20:46, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I wasn't aware "google hits" was a part of WP:GNG. Does he play domestic cricket at the highest level? No. Does he play international cricket at the highest level? No. As for Shirmohammad Balouchnezhad, that shouldn't really be discussed here as it's not related to this AfD, but the level of cricket he plays is extremely minor. The inclusion guidelines for cricket biographies were decided by the members of WP:CRIC. If you think there is a problem with the guidelines, that projects talk page is the place to discuss that. Howzat?Out!Out!Out! (talk) 21:54, 24 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep Meets WP:GNG which overrides any project notability guidelines.85.211.116.96 (talk) 23:36, 24 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Cricket-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:19, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sportspeople-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:19, 25 August 2012 (UTC)


 * userfy for now as it's likely that he'll play list a or IPL cricket soon, given his performances at the under 19 WC. Most of the google hits appear to be brief mentions in match reports, do don't constitute significant coverage. The-Pope (talk) 01:28, 25 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - He's been in the news since at least 2008. There plenty of WP:GNG reliable source material on him, such as . -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 04:56, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.


 * Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Deryck C. 17:06, 31 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Comment These links are however all passing references, no great details, which would be required as the format of cricket he is playing does not carry the status of major formats of cricket, which would instantly make the individual notable. This is why there is no coverage of under-19 cricketers who have not played first-class/List A/Twenty20 cricket on here. Howzat?Out!Out!Out! (talk) 17:10, 31 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep. The sources not linked above are certainly not all passing mentions - for example this one is totally focussed on Passi and gives some biographical details, as does this additional source. As already stated by more than one editor above, the Cricket project guidelines are irrelevant when the general notability guideline is passed. Phil Bridger (talk) 19:08, 4 September 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.