[3][4] In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
His heroics on the pitch earned him the nickname "Rana Faheem Stokes" by the Pakistani cricket fans.
Born into a Muslim Rajput family in Phool Nagar, a town located in Kasur, Punjab, his father Rana Muhammad Ashraf is an influential lawyer.
[8] Faheem began his professional cricket journey in 2010 by playing in the inter-district Under-19 competition in the Faisalabad region.
[12][13] In March 2017, Faheem was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against the West Indies, although he did not play.
[15] In an ICC Champions Trophy warm-up match against Bangladesh, Ashraf scored 64 runs in Pakistan's two-wicket win.
[43] Faheem Ashraf has been appointed as the captain to lead Pakistan in the Hong Kong Cricket Sixes 2024.