SHAHID AFRIDI

SHAHID AFRIDI

FULL NAME

Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi

BORN

March 1, 1980

HEIGHT

1.82 m

NATIONALITY

Pakistani

ROLE

All-rounder / Right hand Batsman & Right arm leg spin

RELATION(S)

Javeed Afridi (Brother), Nadia Afridi (Spouse)

BIOGRAPHY

Former Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, often known as Shahid "Boom Boom" Afridi due to his powerful batting style, was also the team's previous captain. He was born on 1st, 1980 in Pakistan's Khyber tribal region, which is under federal administration.

Afridi is a well-known right-handed all-rounder who is recognised for his aggressive batting style. Additionally, he was a reliable and economical bowler who relied more on pace changes than spin.

His record-breaking 37-ball century, which was later surpassed by South African batter AB de Villiers, made him famous. Afridi now owns the record for the most sixes in ODI cricket history. 

DEBUT

On October 2, 1996, Shahid Afridi played in his first ODI against Kenya. He was, however, unable to play in that game and went without a wicket as well.

The next game, against Sri Lanka, saw him make his batting debut. In the third game of a three-match series against Australia on October 22, 1998, two years after his international debut, he earned his test debut.

The 28th of August 2006 saw his T20I debut against England. Afridi's career progressed steadily for his club and country. He established himself as a reliable all-rounder after 2000 by maintaining consistency in both his bowling and batting.

RISE OF GLORY

The start of Shahid Afridi's career was explosive and filled with promise. At 16 years and 217 days, he achieved the record for the youngest batsman to register an international century. In just 37 balls on his batting start versus Sri Lanka, he set a record for the quickest century ever and smashed a record-tying eleven sixes.

Two years later, against Australia, he made his test debut, taking five wickets in the opening inning. In the second test against India, he scored 141 runs off of 191 balls to get his first test century. In the same game, he took 3 wickets while giving up 54 runs.

After multiple match-winning efforts for his side, Afridi's Test career saw a surge.

He contributed to Pakistan's victory against India in 2005 by scooping up five wickets and striking a quick-fire half-century. Afridi had another quickest century that same year, this one coming off just 45 balls.

Afridi also made history in 2007 by being the first player to win the Man of the Series honour at the first T20 World Cup. With the ball as opposed to the bat, he did better. Afridi was the star of the 2009 T20 World Cup, which saw Pakistan defeat Sri Lanka owing to his fifty-wicket performance.