Pakistan’s left-arm spinner Asif Afridi made history by breaking a 92-year-old record during the second Test against South Africa in Rawalpindi.
At 38 years and 299 days, Asif became the oldest cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on debut, surpassing England’s Charles Marriott, who achieved the feat in 1933 at the age of 37 years and 332 days.
Asif’s remarkable performance came after he was included in the playing XI for the second and final Test. He was not part of the team in the opening match, which Pakistan won.
With this achievement, Asif has written his name into cricket history, proving that age is no barrier to success on the big stage.