Abbas Afridi (cricketer)

Muhammad Abbas Afridi (born 5 April 2001) is a Pakistani cricketer who plays for Karachi Kings and Pakistan national cricket team. He made his international debut for Pakistan National Cricket team on 12 January 2024 against New Zealand.

Abbas Afridi

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Abbas Afridi
Born	(2001-04-05) 5 April 2001 (age 24) Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Bowler
Relations	Umar Gul (uncle)
International information
National side	Pakistan (2024–present)
T20I debut (cap 111)	12 January 2024 v New Zealand
Last T20I	22 July 2025 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.	55
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2021	Karachi Kings
2022–2024	Multan Sultans
2023	Montreal Tigers
2023–present	Peshawar cricket team
2024	Fortune Barishal
2025	Karachi Kings
Career statistics
Competition T20I FC LA T20 Matches 23 9 28 84 Runs scored 134 101 244 358 Batting average 12.18 10.10 17.42 11.93 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/0 0/0 Top score 22 21 112 34 Balls bowled 417 1,076 1,089 1639 Wickets 38 23 44 121 Bowling average 15.52 29.43 23.34 20.00 5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 3/17 4/84 5/38 5/47 Catches/stumpings 4/– 2/– 6/– 19/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 July 2025

Early life and family

Abbas Afridi was born on 5 April 2001 in Peshawar.^[1] into a Pashtun family belonging to the Afridi tribe.

He is the nephew of former Pakistan international cricketer Umar Gul.^[2][3]

Domestic career

In September 2018, Afridi made his List A debut for Habib Bank Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam One Day Cup.^[4]

In October 2018, he made his first-class debut for Habib Bank Limited in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy.^[5]

In December 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[6] He remained leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the tournament.^[7]

In October 2021, he was named in the Pakistan Shaheens squad for their tour of Sri Lanka.^[8]

Franchise career

Pakistan Super League

In February 2021, Afridi joined Karachi Kings for the 2021 PSL.^[7] The next month, he made his Twenty20 debut for the team.^[9][10]

Afridi was the top wicket taker in the 2023 PSL by taking 23 wickets one more than teammate Ihsanullah, representing Multan Sultans.^[11]

Other leagues

Afridi was selected by the Montreal Tigers in the 2023 Global T20 Canada and was praised for his hat-trick against the Vancouver Knights.^[12]

Afridi was made Player of the Series in the 2025 Hong Kong Sixes, and was Player of the Match in the final against Kuwait for his 52* (11), having also taken a wicket.^[13] Previously, he had hit a quickfire 55* (12), including six sixes in a row, as well a wicket, also against Kuwait.^[14] During the whole tournament he had been promoted up the order, having batted at No. 3.

International career

On 12 January 2024, Abbas Afridi made his T20 International debut against New Zealand and took 3 wickets for 34 runs.^[15] In May 2024, he was named in Pakistan’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.^[16]