Asif Afridi

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Asif Afridi
Personal information
Full name
Asif Khan Afridi
Born (1986-12-25) 25 December 1986 (age 38)
Peshawar, Pakistan
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowling all-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 260)20 October 2025 v South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019/20–2022Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2021–2022Rawalakot Hawks
2021–2022Multan Sultans
2023/24–presentFATA
2025Lahore Qalandars
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 1 57 60 85
Runs scored 4 1,630 699 513
Batting average 4.00 19.40 19.41 14.65
100s/50s 0/0 1/8 0/4 0/1
Top score 4 112 74 54
Balls bowled 231 10,358 3,198 1,558
Wickets 6 198 83 78
Bowling average 15.66 25.49 29.81 23.20
5 wickets in innings 1 13 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 2 0 0
Best bowling 6/79 6/36 5/31 5/26
Catches/stumpings –/– 20/– 14/– 20/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 October 2025

Asif Khan Afridi (born 25 December 1986) is a Pakistani international cricketer. He made his Test debut against South Africa at Rawalpindi in October 2025, at age 38.[1]

Personal life

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Asif Afridi was born on 25 December 1986 in Peshawar, Pakistan.[2] He is married and has five children, four sons and one daughter, who suffers from cerebral palsy.[3]

Domestic career

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Afridi made his first-class debut in 2009.[4] He hails from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and has represented regional teams including Khyber Agency and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan’s domestic cricket.[5]

He played in 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and was the leading wicket-taker for FATA, with 30 dismissals in seven matches.[6] He was also the leading wicket-taker for FATA in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with thirty dismissals in seven matches.[7]

In January 2021, Afridi was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[8][9] In the final of the tournament, he took a five-wicket haul,[10] to be named the player of the match and the bowler of the tournament.[11]

In February 2023, Afridi was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from all cricket for a period of two years for failing to report an approach "to engage in corrupt conduct" during the National Twenty20 Cup.[12][13] The ban was later reduced to one year.[14]

International career

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In March 2022, Afridi was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Australia.[15]

In October 2025, Afridi made his Test debut for Pakistan in the second match against South Africa in Rawalpindi. At 38, Afridi was the third-oldest to make his international debut for Pakistan, after Miran Bakhsh, also a tall spinner, who debuted in 1955 at the age of 47 against India, and Amir Elahi, who debuted at 44 in 1952, also against India.[4][16] Afridi became the oldest player to take five wickets on debut, breaking a 92-year-old record previously held by Charles Marriott since 1933.[17]

References

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  1. ^ Paul, Koushik (20 October 2025). "Who is Asif Afridi? Pakistan spinner, once banned for six months by PCB, makes Test debut at 38 years & 299 days". mint. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Asif Afridi". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ^ Ali, Mir Shabbar (23 October 2025). "Age, love and perseverance: Asif Afridi's story". Dawn.
  4. ^ a b Rai, Jai (20 October 2025). "At 38, Asif Afridi makes Test debut for Pakistan". Gulf News. Dubai: Al Nisr Publishing. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Asif Afridi". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2017/18: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, 2018/19: Federally Administered Tribal Areas Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament promises action-packed cricket". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament: Fixtures Schedule, Teams, Player Squads – All you need to Know". Cricket World. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Pakistan Cup 2021: Afridi, Farhan lead Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to glory". Samma TV. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa lift Pakistan Cup with resounding seven-wicket win". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  12. ^ "PCB bans Asif Afridi for 2 years under anti-corruption code". Dawn. 7 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Asif Afridi banned for two years for anti-corruption offences". ESPNcricinfo.
  14. ^ "Asif Afridi returns to Pakistan domestic cricket after one year of ban". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Mohammad Haris, Asif Afridi in Pakistan white-ball squads for Australia series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Who is Asif Afridi, Pakistan's 38-year-old Test debutant?". The Economic Times. ET Online. 20 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  17. ^ Lakhani, Faizan (22 October 2025). "Asif Afridi smashes 92-year-old record in second South Africa Test". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
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