| Tariq Afridi | |
| Fullname: | Sahibzada Mohammad Tariq Khan Afridi |
| Birth Date: | 8 October 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Family: | Ashfaq Afridi (brother) Shahid Afridi (brother) |
| Club1: | Karachi Whites |
| Year1: | 1990/91 |
| Club2: | Karachi Blues |
| Year2: | 1999/00 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | LA |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 0 |
| Bat Avg1: | – |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 0 |
| Deliveries1: | 42 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 0/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | FC |
| Matches2: | 2 |
| Runs2: | 30 |
| Bat Avg2: | 10.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 26 |
| Deliveries2: | 84 |
| Wickets2: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 23.00 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 2/37 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
| Date: | 9 July |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/tariq-afridi-43487 ESPNcricinfo |
Sahibzada Mohammad Tariq Khan Afridi (; Pushto; Pashto: طارق آفریدی; born 8 October 1973), known as Tariq 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] His other brother, Ashfaq Afridi, also played domestic cricket.[8]
Afridi made his List A debut for Karachi Whites against Sargodha during the 1990-91 Wills Gold Flake League on 28 December 1990. Afridi got figures of 0/13 (3 overs) and didn't bat as Karachi won by 6 wickets.[9] [10] Afridi played his second and final List A match against Rawalpindi on 11 January 1991. Afridi scored 0 (1) and got figures of 0/40 (4 overs). Rawalpindi won the match by 4 wickets.[11] [12]
Afridi made his first-class debut for Karachi Blues against Islamabad during the 1999/00 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 6 November 1999. In the first innings, he scored 3 (17) and didn't bowl. The second innings did not take place. The match ended with a draw.[13] In Afridi's second and last first-class match, he played against Peshawar on 20 November 1999. In the first innings, Tariq got figures of 2/37 (12 overs) and scored 26 (83). In the second innings, Tariq scored 1 (22) and got figures of 0/9 (2 overs). Peshawar went on to win the match by 4 wickets.[14]