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Faisal Afridi (born 31 December 1977) is a Pakistani cricket umpire and former
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er.


Career

Afridi played 53 first-class and 35
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matches between 1998 and 2008. As an
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, he debuted in the match between
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in the
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on 21 October 2017. In December 2018, he was one of the on-field umpires for the final of the
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. In October 2021, Afridi was promoted to the
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. He stood in his first
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(T20I) match, between
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on 23 September 2022. He officiated in his first
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(ODI) match, between
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and
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on 3 May 2023.


See also

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List of One Day International cricket umpires This is a list of umpire (cricket), cricket umpires who have officiated at least one men's One Day International (ODI) match. As of October 2022, 418 umpires have officiated in an ODI match. The first ODI match took place on 5 January 1971 between ...
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List of Twenty20 International cricket umpires This is a list of cricket umpires who have officiated in at least one men's Twenty20 International (T20I) match. , 512 umpires have officiated in a men's T20I match. On 20 January 2019, Qatar's Shivani Mishra became the first female on-field u ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Afridi, Faisal 1977 births Living people Pakistani cricketers Pakistani cricket umpires Pakistani Twenty20 International cricket umpires Khan Research Laboratories cricketers Sargodha cricketers Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited cricketers