Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi known as Shahid Afridi is a former Pakistani cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. An all-rounder, Afridi was a right-handed leg spinner and a right-handed batsman.
Afridi made his ODI debut in 1996 against Kenya. In his second ODI match against Sri Lanka, he played his first international innings and broke the record for the fastest century in ODI cricket (doing so in 37 deliveries).
Afridi made his T20I debut against England in 2006. Afridi was named player of the tournament of the 2007 T20 World Cup. He was not selected afterwards and on 19 February 2017, Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket.
He made a brief return to international cricket after being selected to represent and captain the World XI against the West Indies in the 2018 Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge charity match.
Following the conclusion of the match, Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket again on 31 May 2018.
What is the world record of Shahid Afridi?
In his second ODI match against Sri Lanka, he played his first international innings and broke the record for the fastest century in ODI cricket (doing so in 37 deliveries).
He made his Test debut against Australia in 1998. Afridi made his T20I debut against England in 2006. Afridi was named player of the tournament of the 2007 T20 World Cup.
Afridi was the player of the match in the final of the 2009 T20 World Cup scoring an unbeaten 54 and getting figures of 1/20 off of 4 overs as Pakistan went on to win the final.
Shortly after Pakistan’s win at the 2009 World Cup, Pakistan’s captain, Younis Khan, announced his retirement from T20Is and Afridi was appointed as his successor.
When was Shahid Afridi last match?
After Pakistan’s group-stage elimination from the 2016 T20 World Cup, Afridi stepped down from captaincy. He was not selected afterwards and on 19 February 2017, Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket.
He made a brief return to international cricket after being selected to represent and captain the World XI against the West Indies in the 2018 Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge charity match.
Following the conclusion of the match, Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket again on 31 May 2018.