Riaz Afridi (; born 21 January 1985) is a Pakistani cricket coach and

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er. He is the elder brother of Pakistani fast bowler

Shaheen Shah Afridi Shaheen Shah Afridi (; born 6 April 2000) is a Pakistani international cricketer and former captain of the national T20I team. A left-arm fast bowler, he made his debut for Pakistan in 2018, and quickly became a leading figure, winning the ICC ...

. He was a right-handed

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and a right-arm

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. In December 2017, his youngest brother

Shaheen Afridi Shaheen Shah Afridi (; born 6 April 2000) is a Pakistani cricket, international cricketer and former captain of the national T20I team. A left-arm fast bowler, he made his debut for Pakistan in 2018, and quickly became a leading figure, winning t ...

was named in Pakistan's squad for the

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. Afridi has played one Test match, for the

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against the

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. It was the same match which saw

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make his Test debut. Riaz is a cousin of Pakistani footballer

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. In 2007 Riaz signed a contract with the

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(ICL) and represented the Lahore Badshahs, which put Riaz's future as a Pakistani Test player at risk. During the summer months Riaz played club cricket in the north east of England for

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CC, he was a key player as the club won the

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for the first time in its history. The following season he achieved the feat of 100 wickets in a league season.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Afridi, Riaz 1985 births Living people Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cricketers Pakistan Test cricketers Peshawar cricketers ICL Pakistan XI cricketers Lahore Badshahs cricketers Pakistani cricketers Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited cricketers Peshawar Panthers cricketers Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited cricketers Cricketers from Peshawar Afridi people Pakistani cricket coaches Pashtun cricketers