Arafat Sunny was born 29 September 1986 is a Bangladeshi first-class cricketer. Born in Amin Bazar in the outskirts of Dhaka, Sunny started training in the Dhanmondi Cricket Stadium’s indoor facilities, being chaperoned by his mother, who even went to his early first-class and club matches. Sunny is fond of pigeons and had several at the roof of his home, but when he was chosen to play for Bangladesh in 2014, he had to let the birds go. He took 16 wickets at an average of 17.81 and took two back-to-back four-wicket hauls against Zimbabwe, which won him a place in the 2015 World Cup squad.
The left-arm spinner was selected for the home ODI series against Pakistan in 2015 after the World Cup. He picked six wickets in three games and retained his place for the India series. Continuous failures led to him being axed from the 50-over format. The selectors persisted with the left-arm bowler in T20s. He was selected for the World T20 held in India in 2016. But, midway through the tournament, he was sent back as his as his bowling action along with fellow team-mate Taskin Ahmed was found to be illegal. In September 2016, Sunny remodeled his bowling action and it was found to be legal by the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane. However, he hasn’t been considered for selection by the selectors since the ban.
Arafat Sunny was arrested by the Bangladesh police in Dhaka after he allegedly posted sensitive photos on social media. It is very unlikely to see Arafat Sunny in Bangladesh colors again. On 22 January 2017, police raided Sunny’s home in the Dhakka suburb of Aminbazar after his longtime girlfriend filed a complaint. Sunny could face up to 14 years in jail or a fine of 10 million taka.The international player has been charged under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. A court ordered them to be put in jail on 13 February 2017.