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Asif Afridi

Asif Afridi

Pakistani cricketer

Asif Afridi (born 25 December 1986) is a Pakistani first-class cricketer.[1] He was banned to play cricket in Pakistan for two years, of which one year was suspended.[2][3]

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Career

Afridi was played in 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy and was the leading wicket-taker for Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), with 30 dismissals in seven matches.[4] He was also the leading wicket-taker for FATA in the 2018–19 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy, with thirty dismissals in seven matches.[5]

In January 2021, Afridi was named in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's squad for the 2020–21 Pakistan Cup.[6][7] In the final of the tournament, he took a five-wicket haul,[8] to be named the player of the match and the bowler of the tournament.[9]

In March 2022, Afridi was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against Australia.[10]

On 7 February 2023, Afridi was banned by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) from all cricket for a period of two years. He had pleaded guilty to two violations of the PCB’s anti-corruption code. He had failed to report an approach “to engage in corrupt conduct” during the National Twenty20 Cup.[11]

References

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    "Pakistan Cup One-Day Tournament promises action-packed cricket". Pakistan Cricket Board. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
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    "Pakistan Cup 2021: Afridi, Farhan lead Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to glory". Samma TV. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
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    "Mohammad Haris, Asif Afridi in Pakistan white-ball squads for Australia series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
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    "PCB bans Asif Afridi for 2 years under anti-corruption code". Dawn. 7 February 2023.


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