| Riaz Afridi | |
| Country: | Pakistan |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Family: | Shaheen Afridi (younger brother) Yasir Afridi (cousin) |
| International: | true |
| Internationalspan: | 2004 |
| Onetest: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 28 October |
| Testdebutyear: | 2004 |
| Testdebutagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| Testcap: | 182 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 9 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 9 |
| Deliveries1: | 186 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 43.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 42 |
| Runs2: | 580 |
| Bat Avg2: | 13.18 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/2 |
| Top Score2: | 66 |
| Deliveries2: | 7902 |
| Wickets2: | 182 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 23.28 |
| Fivefor2: | 10 |
| Tenfor2: | 1 |
| Best Bowling2: | 7/78 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 8/– |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/42590.html ESPNcricinfo |
| Date: | 11 June |
| Year: | 2017 |
Riaz Afridi (ur|{{nastaliq|ریاض آفریدی; born 21 January 1985) is a Pakistani cricket coach and cricketer. He is Elder brother of Pakistani fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi.
He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.[1] In December 2017, his youngest brother Shaheen Afridi was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[2]
Afridi has played one Test match, for the Pakistan national cricket team against the Sri Lanka national cricket team. It was the same match which saw Naved-ul-Hasan make his Test debut.[3]
Riaz is a cousin of Pakistani footballer Yasir Afridi. In 2007 Riaz signed a contract with the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and represented the Lahore Badshahs, which put Riaz's future as a Pakistani Test player at risk.
During the summer months Riaz played club cricket in the north east of England for Great Ayton CC, he was a key player as the club won the North Yorkshire and South Durham Cricket League for the first time in its history.[4] The following season he achieved the feat of 100 wickets in a league season.[5]