Full name: Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi – Also Boom Boom Afridi
Born: March 1, 1980, Khyber Agency
Major teams: Pakistan, Asia XI, Deccan Chargers, Griqualand West, Habib Bank Limited, ICC World XI, Karachi, Leicestershire, South Australia
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Legbreak googly
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi popularly known as Shahid Afridi is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2011, Afridi played 27 Tests, 325 One Day Internationals, and 43 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for the Pakistani national team. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia.
He is known for his aggressive batting style, and holds the record for the fastest ODI century which he made in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI. He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket. Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 300 in ODIs. Currently Afridi is the leading wicket taker in the Twenty20 format taking 53 wickets from 43 matches.
In June 2009, Afridi took over the Twenty20 captaincy from Younus Khan, and was later appointed ODI captain for the 2010 Asia Cup. In his first match as ODI captain against Sri Lanka he scored a century however Pakistan still lost by 16 runs. He then also took over the Test captaincy but resigned after one match in charge citing lack of form and ability to play Test cricket; at the same time he announced his retirement from Tests. He retained the captaincy in limited-overs form of the game and led the team in the 2011 World Cup. In May 2011, having led Pakistan in 34 ODIs Afridi was replaced as captain. Later that month he announced his conditional retirement from international cricket in protest against his treatment by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB); in October he reversed his decision and joined the team in a series against Sri Lanka in November.
Batting and Fielding Averages
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 27 | 48 | 1 | 1716 | 156 | 36.51 | 1973 | 86.97 | 5 | 8 | 220 | 52 | 10 | 0 |
| ODIs | 342 | 317 | 19 | 7040 | 124 | 23.62 | 6182 | 113.87 | 6 | 33 | 644 | 298 | 111 | 0 |
| T20Is | 48 | 46 | 3 | 748 | 54* | 17.39 | 527 | 141.93 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| First-class | 111 | 183 | 4 | 5631 | 164 | 31.45 | 12 | 30 | 75 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 433 | 405 | 22 | 9690 | 124 | 25.30 | 8 | 52 | 134 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 108 | 96 | 7 | 1704 | 80 | 19.14 | 1084 | 157.19 | 0 | 5 | 141 | 82 | 29 | 0 |
Bowling Averages
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 27 | 47 | 3194 | 1709 | 48 | 5/52 | 5/43 | 35.60 | 3.21 | 66.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 342 | 317 | 14952 | 11482 | 344 | 6/38 | 6/38 | 33.37 | 4.60 | 43.4 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| T20Is | 48 | 48 | 1085 | 1115 | 56 | 4/11 | 4/11 | 19.91 | 6.16 | 19.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 111 | 13493 | 7023 | 258 | 6/101 | 27.22 | 3.12 | 52.2 | 8 | 0 | |||
| List A | 433 | 19047 | 14640 | 448 | 6/38 | 6/38 | 32.67 | 4.61 | 42.5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 108 | 108 | 2362 | 2513 | 137 | 5/20 | 5/20 | 18.34 | 6.38 | 17.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Shahid Afridi News
Karachi: The Pakistan team management and some players of the national team have said that former captain Shahid Afridi should retire from international cricket as he is ”finished” and has ”nothing left to offer anymore”. Afridi was handed an Rs. 360,000 monthly contract by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) despite being overlooked for the ICC [...] The post Pak team management, players calling for retirement of ”nothing left to offer” Afridi appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi: Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that there are no favourites for their squad for winning the last edition of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, to held in June in England and Wales. Pakistan, who will play two one-day games each against Scotland and Ireland before competing in the Champions Trophy, [...] The post Misbah says Pak has no ”favourites” in Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. KARACHI – Pakistan announced Tuesday that its 21 cricketers on central contracts would get a 15 percent salary increase and a 10 percent rise in match fees this year. The contracts, up for renewal in January, were finally handed to players hours before they left for Britain early Tuesday. Dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi was lucky [...] The post Pakistan raises cricketers’ salaries appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi, Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that there are no favourites for their squad for winning the last edition of the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, to held in June in England and Wales. Pakistan, who will play two one-day games each against Scotland and Ireland before competing in the Champions Trophy, [...] The post Misbah says Pakistan has no ”favourites” in Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. LAHORE, Pakistan – Pakistan’s cricket squad fly to Britain early Tuesday, seeking to win next month’s Champions Trophy and avoid any repetition of the scandal that marred their last British tour in 2010. The spot-fixing scandal, disclosed by the now defunct News of the World, was related to the deliberate bowling of no-balls in return [...] The post Pakistan face dual test in Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi: Pakistan Test and one-day captain Misbah-ul Haq has said that he is confident that his team”s experiences in South Africa and their progress in the six-day training camp at the Abbottabad Cricket Stadium will help them win the last edition of the ICC Champions Trophy tournament. Misbah appeared satisfied with preparations at the six-day [...] The post Misbah banking on recent South Africa series experience to help Pak win last Champion Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi: Cricketers Shahid Afridi and Inzamam-ul-Haq visited Pakistan politician and former cricketer Imran Khan at the Shaukat Khanum Hospital here, where he is recovering from head and back injuries following a fall from a forklift at a recent party-related election rally. Simultaneously, according to the Daily Times, the cricket fraternity is praying for his quick [...] The post Pak cricket fraternity prays for Imran Khan following freak accident appeared first on Cricket News. ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan : Pakistan’s tough tour of South Africa has put them in the right mindset for the Champions Trophy, captain Misbah-ul-Haq said Wednesday after a training camp aimed at attuning the team to English conditions. Pakistan were thrashed 3-0 in Tests in South Africa, their batsmen unable to cope with the hosts’ blistering pace [...] The post Tough SA tour helped Pakistan – Misbah appeared first on Cricket News. London: Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim has said the national selection committee has put a lot of thought into selecting eight batsmen, a wicket-keeper and seven bowlers for the Champions Trophy in England next month, dispelling the impression by experts that the chosen squad lacked quality batsmen. The squad will exclude flagging veterans Younis Khan, [...] The post Pak chief selector Qasim says balanced Champions Trophy team has quality batsmen appeared first on Cricket News. Johannesburg: Pakistani off spinner Saeed Ajmal has said that he will be targeting West Indies star Chris Gayle when the two sides meet in the Champions Trophy next month. Pakistan is currently featuring in a tune-up camp in Abbottabad hoping to match conditions in England where the eight-nation Trophy will be played from June 6-23, [...] The post Ajmal vows to target ”swashbuckling” Gayle in Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – Wily Pakistan off spinner Saeed Ajmal vowed Monday to target West Indian swashbuckler Chris Gayle when the two sides meet in the Champions Trophy next month. Pakistan is currently featuring in a tune-up camp in Abbottabad, where US forces killed Osama bin Laden two years ago, a hilly town hoping to match [...] The post Ajmal targets Gayle in Champions Trophy appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi: Former Pakistan captain Mushtaq Mohammed has supported the exclusion of all-rounder Shahid Afridi and batsman Umar Akmal from the ICC Champions Trophy squad, saying that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is completely justified in its action. The decision to not select the previously talismanic figure of Shahid Afridi was a real point of contention, [...] The post Ex-Pak skipper justifies exclusion of Afridi, Akmal from Champions Trophy squad appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi, Former Pakistan captain Mushtaq Mohammed has supported the exclusion of all-rounder Shahid Afridi and batsman Umar Akmal from the ICC Champions Trophy squad, saying that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is completely justified in its action. The decision to not select the previously talismanic figure of Shahid Afridi was a real point of contention, [...] The post Ex-Pakistan skipper justifies exclusion of Afridi, Akmal from Champions Trophy squad appeared first on Cricket News. Karachi : Former pacer Sarfraz Nawaz said that all-rounder Shahid Afridi must not blame skipper Misbah-ul-Haq for his exclusion from the Champions Trophy as the obvious reason for his axing from the team was his below par performance. It was widely reported in the media that former skipper Shahid Afridi said that captain Misbah-ul-Haq wanted [...] The post Afridi need to blame his performance not Misbah appeared first on Cricket News.
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