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Pakistan’s Asif Afridi entered his name in the history books on Wednesday (October 22) by becoming the oldest bowler in history to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut. The 38-year-and-301-day-old cricketer from Peshawar picked up two wickets on Day 2 of the ongoing second Pakistan-South Africa Test in Rawalpindi and dismissed three more South African batters in the morning session of Day 3.
The oldest player to take a five-for on Test debut before Asif Afridi was England leg-spinner Charles Marriott.
Charles Marriott was 37 years and 332 days old when he made his Test debut for the English team against the West Indies at The Oval on August 12, 1933, and picked up 5 wickets for 37 runs in 11.5 overs of the first innings on Day 2. In the second innings, he finish