Ashfaq Afridi

Sahibzada Mohammad Ashfaq Khan Afridi (Urdu: اشفاق آفریدی) (born 25 October 1987 in Karachi, Sindh), known as Ashfaq Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer.^[1]

Ashfaq Afridi
اشفاق آفریدی

Personal information
Full name	Sahibzada Mohammad Ashfaq Khan Afridi
Born	(1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 (age 37) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg spinner
Role	Bowler
Relations	Shahid Afridi (brother) Tariq Afridi (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008/09	Karachi Blues
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 1 Runs scored 41 Batting average 20.50 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 38 Balls bowled 30 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 0/39 Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 July 2022

Early life

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.

Domestic career

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]