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Sahibzada Mohammad Tariq Khan Afridi (Urdu: طارق آفریدی; Pashto: طارق آفریدی; born 8 October 1973), known as Tariq Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer.

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. 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. His brother Shahid Afridi, is a former captain of the Pakistani cricket team. His other brother, Ashfaq Afridi, also played domestic cricket.

Domestic career

List A career

Afridi made his List A debut for Karachi Whites against Sargodha during the 1990-91 Wills Gold Flake League on 28 December 1990. Afridi got figures of 0/13 (3 overs) and didn't bat as Karachi won by 6 wickets. Afridi played his second and final List A match against Rawalpindi on 11 January 1991. Afridi scored 0* (1) and got figures of 0/40 (4 overs). Rawalpindi won the match by 4 wickets.

First-class career

Afridi made his first-class debut for Karachi Blues against Islamabad during the 1999/00 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 6 November 1999. In the first innings, he scored 3 (17) and didn't bowl. The second innings did not take place. The match ended with a draw. In Afridi's second and last first-class match, he played against Peshawar on 20 November 1999. In the first innings, Tariq got figures of 2/37 (12 overs) and scored 26 (83). In the second innings, Tariq scored 1 (22) and got figures of 0/9 (2 overs). Peshawar went on to win the match by 4 wickets.

References

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8. "Ashfaq Afridi profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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11. "Karachi Whites v Rawalpindi: Karachi Whites vs Rawalpindi at Karachi |Cricket Scorecard | Live Results | PCB". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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14. "Pool B: Karachi Blues vs Peshawar at Peshawar |Cricket Scorecard | Live Results | PCB". www.pcb.com.pk. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

External links

• Tariq Afridi at ESPNcricinfo
• Tariq Afridi at Pakistan Cricket Board

• 1973 births
• Afridi people
• Living people
• Pakistani cricketers
• Cricketers from Peshawar
• Karachi Blues cricketers
• Karachi Whites cricketers
• Pashtun cricketers