Asif Afridi Debut: This player made his debut at the age of 38 years, 299 days, one mistake almost ruined his career

Who is Asif Afridi (Photo-PCB Screenshot)

Asif Afridi: Pakistan also won the toss in the second Test match against South Africa and chose to bat first. Pakistan has made a dry pitch in Rawalpindi where the spinners will get a lot of help and that is why the team has made a big change and included left arm spinner Asif Afridi in the playing eleven, he got this opportunity in place of Hasan Ali. Asif Afridi is 38 years, 299 days old and at such an old age he has done a great job by debuting in international cricket. There was a lot of controversy regarding the selection of Asif Afridi and the reason for this was his age. By the way, this player has also been banned for two years.

Asif Afridi was banned for 2 years

This left arm spinner has been banned for 2 years and the reason for this was his not following the anti-corruption code. Actually in the year 2022 Pakistan During the Cup and National T20 tournaments, some people had contacted him to fix matches but this player did not inform the PCB about this, after which he was banned for two years. PCB could have banned him for life but Asif Afridi accepted his mistake and appealed for mercy and he was released cheaply.

Asif Afridi’s career

Asif Afridi has performed amazingly in first class matches. He has taken 198 wickets in his name in 57 matches. He has achieved five wicket haul 13 times. Apart from this, he has 83 wickets in List A and 78 wickets in T20. Even in batting, he has a century in first class cricket. In Pakistan Super League, this player has taken 15 wickets in 14 matches and his economy rate has been only 7.01.

Playing XI of Pakistan-South Africa in Rawalpindi Test

South Africa- Aiden Markram, Ryan Rickleton, Tristan Stubbs, Tony De Georgi, Dewald Brewis, Kyle Verrey, Muthusamy, Marco Yanson, Simon Harmer, Keshav Maharaj and Kagiso Rabada.

Pakistan- Abdullah Shafiq, Imam ul Haq, Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Aga, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheen Afridi and Asif Afridi.

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