Ashfaq Afridi | |
Fullname: | Sahibzada Mohammad Ashfaq Khan Afridi |
Birth Date: | 25 October 1987 |
Birth Place: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm leg spinner |
Role: | Bowler |
Family: | Shahid Afridi (brother) Tariq Afridi (brother) |
Club1: | Karachi Blues |
Year1: | 2008/09 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | FC |
Matches1: | 1 |
Runs1: | 41 |
Bat Avg1: | 20.50 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 38 |
Deliveries1: | 30 |
Wickets1: | 0 |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 0/39 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
Date: | 9 July |
Year: | 2022 |
Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ashfaq-afridi-387170 ESPNcricinfo |
Sahibzada Mohammad Ashfaq Khan Afridi (Urdu:) (born 25 October 1987 in Karachi, Sindh), known as Ashfaq Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer.[1]
Afridi belongs to a family of Sufi pirs (teachers or spiritual masters) and his grandfather Maulana Muhammad Ilyas was a well-known spiritual figure in Bhutan Sharif, a locality in the Tirah Valley.[2] His other grandfather, Sahibzada Abdul Baqi, was given the title Ghazi-e-Kashmir (conqueror of Kashmir) for his efforts during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948.[3] [4] His brother Shahid Afridi, is a former captain of the Pakistani cricket team.[5] [6] [7] Another brother, Tariq Afridi, played List A and First-class cricket.
Afridi played his only first-class match for Karachi Blues against Abbottabad during the 2008–09 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy. In the first innings, Afridi scored 38 (37) and got figures of 0/39 (5 overs). In the second innings, Afridi scored 3 (9) and didn't bowl. Abbottabad won the match by 10 wickets.[8]