Minhajul Abedin Afridi should not be confused with Minhajul Abedin.
| Minhajul Abedin Afridi | |||||
| Fullname: | Minhajul Abedin Afridi | ||||
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1999 | ||||
| Birth Place: | Chittagong, Bangladesh | ||||
| Batting: | Right-handed | ||||
| Bowling: | Legbreak googly | ||||
| Date: | 2 February 2019 | ||||
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1163753.html Cricinfo | ||||
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Minhajul Abedin Afridi (born 5 February 1999) is a Bangladeshi cricketer.[1] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Rangpur Riders in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League on 2 February 2019.[2] He made his List A debut for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League on 8 March 2019.[3] He made his first-class debut on 10 October 2019, for Chittagong Division in the 2019–20 National Cricket League.[4]
In November 2019, he was named to Bangladesh's squad for the 2019 ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup in Bangladesh.[5] Later the same month, he was selected to play for the Rajshahi Royals in the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League,[6] and he was named to Bangladesh's squad for the men's cricket tournament at the 2019 South Asian Games.[7] The Bangladesh team won the gold medal, after they beat Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the final.[8]
Afridi learnt cricket due to his father's love for the game; his father was a passionate fan of the Pakistani cricket team and named him "Afridi".[9]