RAWALPINDI: Left-arm spinner Asif Afridi made his long-awaited Test debut for Pakistan in the second Test match against South Africa, making it into the list of the oldest debutants.
Afridi, age 38 years and 299 days, replaced pacer Hassan Ali for the second Test in Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Shaheen Shah Afridi represented debut cap to Asif.
With his debut, he became Pakistan’s second-oldest Test player to receive a debut cap for the country since Miran Baksh, who debuted at the age of 47 in 1955.
Globally, Afridi’s debut also stands out. He is now the second-oldest Test debutant of the 21st century, behind Ireland’s Ed Joyce, who made his debut in 2019 at 39 years and 231 days.
He made his first-class debut back in 2009 and, since then, represented FATA Region and holds an impressive first-class record of 198 wickets in 57 matches at an economy rate of 2.92, including 13 five-wicket hauls and two ten-wicket match hauls.
He was also the standout performer in the Hanif Mohammad Trophy 2025-26, finishing as the leading wicket-taker with 33 wickets in five matches at an economy rate of 2.33.
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