Ashfaq Afridi


Sahibzada Mohammad Ashfaq Khan Afridi , known as Ashfaq Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer.

Early life

Afridi belongs to a family of Sufi pirs and his grandfather Maulana Muhammad Ilyas was a well-known spiritual figure in Bhutan Sharif, a locality in the Tirah Valley. His other grandfather, Sahibzada Abdul Baqi, was given the title Ghazi-e-Kashmir for his efforts during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948. His brother Shahid Afridi, is a former captain of the Pakistani cricket team. 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 and got figures of 0/39. In the second innings, Afridi scored 3 and didn't bowl. Abbottabad won the match by 10 wickets.