Asif Afridi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Asif Khan Afridi |
| Born | 25 December 1986 Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Slow left arm orthodox |
| Role | Bowling all-rounder |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 2019/20-2022 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| 2021-2022 | Rawalakot Hawks (squad no. 31) |
| 2021-2022 | Multan Sultans (squad no. 31) |
| 2023/24-present | FATA |
Source: Cricinfo, 17 March 2022 | |
Asif Khan Afridi (born 25 December 1986) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer.[1] He was banned to play cricket in Pakistan for two years, of which one year was suspended.[2][3] Currently playing for Newcastle City Cricket where he is amongst the top wicket taker with the team sitting at the top of the league as well as guiding them to several finals
Career
[edit]Afridi was played in 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and was the leading wicket-taker for Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), with 30 dismissals in seven matches.[4] He was also the leading wicket-taker for FATA in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with thirty dismissals in seven matches.[5]
In January 2021, Afridi was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[6][7] In the final of the tournament, he took a five-wicket haul,[8] to be named the player of the match and the bowler of the tournament.[9]
In March 2022, Afridi was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Australia.[10]
On 7 February 2023, Afridi was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from all cricket for a period of two years. He had pleaded guilty to two violations of the PCB’s anti-corruption code. He had failed to report an approach “to engage in corrupt conduct” during the National Twenty20 Cup.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Asif Afridi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Asif Afridi banned for two years for anti-corruption offences". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Asif Afridi returns to Pakistan domestic cricket after one year of ban". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2018/19: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament promises action-packed cricket". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament: Fixtures Schedule, Teams, Player Squads – All you need to Know". Cricket World. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Pakistan Cup 2021: Afridi, Farhan lead Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to glory". Samma TV. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lift Pakistan Cup with resounding seven-wicket win". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Mohammad Haris, Asif Afridi in Pakistan white-ball squads for Australia series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "PCB bans Asif Afridi for 2 years under anti-corruption code". Dawn. 7 February 2023.