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

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er. He was a right-handed

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and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. In December 2017, his youngest brother

Shaheen Afridi Shaheen Shah Afridi (Urdu, Pashto: ; born 6 April 2000) is a Pakistani professional cricketer who plays as a fast bowler for the Pakistan national cricket team. Early life and career Afridi belongs to the Afridi, Zakhakhel Afridi tribe of the Pa ...

was named in Pakistan's squad for the

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. Afridi has played one

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, for the

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against the

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. It was the same match which saw

Naved-ul-Hasan Rana Naved-ul-Hasan (Punjabi, ur, ), (born 28 February 1978) is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played all formats of the game. A right-arm fast-medium bowler capable of generating good pace with late swing, he is a genui ...

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

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, which put Riaz's future as a Pakistani Test player at risk. During the summer months Riaz plays for Great Ayton CC in the NYSD league in the north east of England where he has helped them win the league and consistently finished top wicket taker in the league with his fast swing bowling and big hitting.

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