A great pashtun cricketer Shahid Afridi.
A great pashtun cricketer Shahid Afridi.
Shahid Afridi born Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi on 1 March 1980, is a Pakistani cricketer.
About Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi is a professional cricket player
who was born on March 1, 1980 in Khyber
Agency, Pakistan. His parents are of the
Afridi tribe in Kohat; he is married to
Nadia and has two daughters, Aqsa and Ansha.
Nicknamed ‘Boom Boom Afridi’ for his
aggressive batting style, Shahid Afridi is
a brilliant all-rounder, as he is also a right-arm
leg-spin or medium-paced bowler. In October
1998, he made his Test debut for the Pakistan
team against Australia and became a reliable
member of his side. Shahid Afridi scored five
Test centuries in his career, as of the year
2008; three times against India (1999 and
twice in 2006) and twice against the West
Indies (2002 and 2005).
His first appearance in an One Day
International (ODI) came on
October 2, 1996 at Nairobi in a match
played against the Kenya cricket team.
He rose to become an indispensable
member of the Pakistani ODI squad with
his remarkable performances since 1996.
By making the fastest hundred runs
(included six boundaries and eleven 6’s)
of 37 balls in an ODI match against Sri
Lanka, Shahid Afridi beat the record of
Sanath Jayasuriya, a famous Sri Lankan
cricketer, on October 4, 1996. He was
just 16 years, when he performed this
feat and was the youngest player to have
achieved such an accomplishment. With
Brian Lara, he shares a joint record for
scoring the third fastest ODI century
out of 45 balls against India in April 2005.
By making four of the top eight fastest ODI
half centuries, Shahid Afridi has made a
mark for himself in the history of ODI cricket.
In 2007, he scored 32 runs (including four
consecutive sixes) off six balls against
Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi. The over was
bowled by Malinga Bandara which is
considered to the second most expensive
over in the ODI history. In March 2005,
his Test performance with the bat and the
ball played a key role
in Pakistan’s encounter against India.
Shahid Afridi made 50 runs out of 26
balls and walked away with three wickets
in the second innings of a Test match
claiming the victory for his team and
brought the series to a draw.
In January 2006, he smashed four
consecutive sixes against Harbhajan
Singh’s bowling in a Test match against
India. On achieving a combination of 5000
runs and 200 wickets, Shahid Afridi is the
third player (after Sanath Jayasuriya and
Jacques Kallis, a South African cricketer)
to accomplish such a feat in the ODI history.
For his commendable performances as a bowler
of the Pakistan team in the international 2007
Twenty20, Shahid Afridi earned the Man of
the Series award. He represented the Deccan
Chargers (DC) team under the captaincy
of VVS Laxman, an Indian cricketer,
in the Indian Premier League (IPL) of 2008.
His sign-in price was $675,000 and played
thirty matches for the DC team. Shahid Afridi
scored 367 runs, which included 32 boundaries
and 21 sixes with a strike rate of 171.49. By
taking 35 wickets, the bowling average of
Shahid Afridi was 20.05 at an economy rate of 6.81.
Shahid Afridi born Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi on 1 March 1980, is a Pakistani cricketer.
About Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi is a professional cricket player
who was born on March 1, 1980 in Khyber
Agency, Pakistan. His parents are of the
Afridi tribe in Kohat; he is married to
Nadia and has two daughters, Aqsa and Ansha.
Nicknamed ‘Boom Boom Afridi’ for his
aggressive batting style, Shahid Afridi is
a brilliant all-rounder, as he is also a right-arm
leg-spin or medium-paced bowler. In October
1998, he made his Test debut for the Pakistan
team against Australia and became a reliable
member of his side. Shahid Afridi scored five
Test centuries in his career, as of the year
2008; three times against India (1999 and
twice in 2006) and twice against the West
Indies (2002 and 2005).
His first appearance in an One Day
International (ODI) came on
October 2, 1996 at Nairobi in a match
played against the Kenya cricket team.
He rose to become an indispensable
member of the Pakistani ODI squad with
his remarkable performances since 1996.
By making the fastest hundred runs
(included six boundaries and eleven 6’s)
of 37 balls in an ODI match against Sri
Lanka, Shahid Afridi beat the record of
Sanath Jayasuriya, a famous Sri Lankan
cricketer, on October 4, 1996. He was
just 16 years, when he performed this
feat and was the youngest player to have
achieved such an accomplishment. With
Brian Lara, he shares a joint record for
scoring the third fastest ODI century
out of 45 balls against India in April 2005.
By making four of the top eight fastest ODI
half centuries, Shahid Afridi has made a
mark for himself in the history of ODI cricket.
In 2007, he scored 32 runs (including four
consecutive sixes) off six balls against
Sri Lanka at Abu Dhabi. The over was
bowled by Malinga Bandara which is
considered to the second most expensive
over in the ODI history. In March 2005,
his Test performance with the bat and the
ball played a key role
in Pakistan’s encounter against India.
Shahid Afridi made 50 runs out of 26
balls and walked away with three wickets
in the second innings of a Test match
claiming the victory for his team and
brought the series to a draw.
In January 2006, he smashed four
consecutive sixes against Harbhajan
Singh’s bowling in a Test match against
India. On achieving a combination of 5000
runs and 200 wickets, Shahid Afridi is the
third player (after Sanath Jayasuriya and
Jacques Kallis, a South African cricketer)
to accomplish such a feat in the ODI history.
For his commendable performances as a bowler
of the Pakistan team in the international 2007
Twenty20, Shahid Afridi earned the Man of
the Series award. He represented the Deccan
Chargers (DC) team under the captaincy
of VVS Laxman, an Indian cricketer,
in the Indian Premier League (IPL) of 2008.
His sign-in price was $675,000 and played
thirty matches for the DC team. Shahid Afridi
scored 367 runs, which included 32 boundaries
and 21 sixes with a strike rate of 171.49. By
taking 35 wickets, the bowling average of
Shahid Afridi was 20.05 at an economy rate of 6.81.
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