Asif Afridi
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Source: Cricinfo, 17 March 2022 | |
Asif Afridi (born 25 December 1986) is a Pakistani former first-class cricketer who is currently banned to play cricket in Pakistan for two years.[1][2]
Career
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.[3] He was also the leading wicket-taker for FATA in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with thirty dismissals in seven matches.[4]
In January 2021, Afridi was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[5][6] In the final of the tournament, he took a five-wicket haul,[7] to be named the player of the match and the bowler of the tournament.[8]
In March 2022, Afridi was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Australia.[9]
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.[10]
References
- ^ "Asif Afridi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Asif Afridi banned for two years for anti-corruption offences". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "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.
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