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Shahid Afridi

Full Name
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
Born
01-03-1980 Khyber Agency, Pakistan
Current Age
42 years old
Major Teams
Pakistan, Asian Cricket Council XI, ICC World XI, Deccan Chargers
Batting Style
Right-hand bat
Bowling Style
Leg-break googly
Shahid Afridi

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Shahid Afridi Biography

Shahid Afridi’s career remains one of unadulterated joy. Purists would probably scoff at his approach towards batting, but when his unconventional battering came along, the big hits have been executed with almost ridiculous ease. Afridi holds the record for most sixes across formats by the proverbial mile.

The feature that stands out even more than that statistic is his approach towards batting: never one to bother for the quality of the bowling or the condition of the pitch, Afridi’s trademark stroke was the one that went straight in the air — with his right leg up in the air, bent from the knee. Trust him to hit a 12 in an exhibition match.

There may be arguments that Afridi was a better bowler than batsman, and his rise through the ranks among the top wicket-takers only bears testimony to the fact. His flat leg-breaks are deceptively effective, and the faster one he sends down every now and then is often too deceptive to pick, even for the wicket-keeper. Once he hit the timber he breaks into that trademark celebration his — legs apart, hands stretched, like a giant human X.

Despite the lack of faith the selectors have shown in him, Afridi has decent Test records with the potential to change a match with either batting or bowling. Had he been handled better, his Test caps would certainly have gone past 27 across his multiple retirements and comebacks.

However, it is his batting that sets him apart from the rest: he had held the record for the fastest One-Day International century for over a decade-and-a-half, and had bludgeoned his way to several fifties below the 20-ball mark. He also became the first cricketer to reach the 1,000 run-50 wicket double in T20 Internationals — the format he would surely have ruled had he been a decade younger.

Abhishek Mukherjee

Shahid Afridi Batting & Fielding Averages

Career M In R NO HS Avg BF SR 100s 50s 4s 6s Ct St
Test 27 48 1716 1 156 36.51 1973 86.97 5 8 220 52 10 0
ODIs 398 369 8064 27 124 23.57 6892 117.0 6 39 730 351 127 0
T20s 99 91 1416 12 54* 17.92 944 150.0 0 4 103 73 30 0
World Cup 27 24 325 1 37 14.13 289 112.4 0 0 30 12 13 0

Shahid Afridi Bowling Averages

Career M B R W Avg EC SR 5WI 10WM BBI BBM
Test 27 3194 1709 48 35.60 3.210 66. 1 0 5/11 5/11
ODIs 398 17670 13635 395 34.51 4.629 44.73 9 0 7/12 7/12
T20s 99 2168 2396 98 24.44 6.631 22.12 0 0 4/11 4/11
World Cup 27 1104 831 30 27.70 4.516 36.80 2 -- 5/23 7/12

Shahid Afridi Career statistics

Test Debut

Pakistan v Australia at National Stadium, Karachi, October 22, 1998

Last Test

Australia v Pakistan at Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, July 13, 2010

ODI Debut

Kenya v Pakistan at Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, Nairobi, October 2, 1996

Last ODI

Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, March 20, 2015

T20 Debut

England v Pakistan at County Ground, Bristol, August 28, 2006

Last T20

ICC World XI v West Indies at Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood, May 31, 2018

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