Ashfaq Afridi
{{short description|Pakistani cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Ashfaq Afridi
{{Nastaliq|اشفاق آفریدی}}
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| fullname = Sahibzada Mohammad Ashfaq Khan Afridi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|10|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
| death_date =
| death_place =
| nickname =
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm leg spinner
| role = Bowler
| family = Shahid Afridi (brother)
Tariq Afridi (brother)
| club1 = Karachi Blues
| year1 = 2008/09
| columns = 1
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 1
| runs1 = 41
| bat avg1 = 20.50
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 38
| deliveries1 = 30
| wickets1 = 0
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 0/39
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–
| date = 9 July
| year = 2022
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ashfaq-afridi-387170 ESPNcricinfo
}}
Sahibzada Mohammad Ashfaq Khan Afridi (Urdu: {{nastaliq|اشفاق آفریدی}}) (born 25 October 1987 in Karachi, Sindh), known as Ashfaq Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer.{{Cite web |title=Ashfaq Afridi profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/ashfaq-afridi-387170 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}
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.Peter Oborne, Wounded Tiger: A History of Cricket in Pakistan, Simon and Schuster, 2015, p. 515 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.{{Cite web |date=2019-08-30 |title=My grandfather was 'Ghazi-e-Kashmir', therefore Kashmir belongs to me: Shahid Afridi |url=https://www.dialoguepakistan.com/my-grandfather-was-ghazi-e-kashmir-therefore-kashmir-belongs-to-me-shahid-afridi/ |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=Dialogue Pakistan |language=en-US |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928095236/https://www.dialoguepakistan.com/my-grandfather-was-ghazi-e-kashmir-therefore-kashmir-belongs-to-me-shahid-afridi/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Modi will be remembered as 'Hitler' after death: Shahid Afridi |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Cricket/507295-Modi-will-be-remembered-as-Hitler-after-death-Shahid-Afridi |access-date=2020-05-18 |website=Dunya News |date=14 February 2008 |language=en}} His brother Shahid Afridi, is a former captain of the Pakistani cricket team.{{Cite web |title=Shahid Afridi profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/shahid-afridi-42639 |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}{{Cite web |title=Shahid Afridi named Pakistan Twenty20 captain, Mibah-ul-Haq confirmed as World Cup skipper |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12343/9472772/shahid-afridi-named-pakistan-twenty20-captain-mibah-ul-haq-confirmed-as-world-cup-skipper |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Shahid Afridi resigns as Pakistan's T20 captain |url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12343/10228678/shahid-afridi-resigns-as-pakistans-t20-captain |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Full Scorecard of Karachi B vs Abbottabad Group B 2008/09 - Score Report {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/quaid-e-azam-trophy-2008-09-382620/karachi-blues-vs-abbottabad-group-b-382666/full-scorecard |access-date=2022-07-09 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=387170}}
- [https://www.pcb.com.pk/player-detail.php?action=view_profile&player_id=31285¬e=&country_id=&pg=&ipp=&player_name=Ashfaq%20Afridi&father_name=&district=®ion=&school=&address=&club= Ashfaq Afridi] at Pakistan Cricket Board
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Category:Cricketers from Karachi