Biography of Shahid Afridi
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi was born on 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, popularly known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer and current One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 captain of the Pakistani national team in the international circuit. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia.
Afridi is from the Afridi tribe of the Khyber Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and hails from a Pashtun family. He is married and has two daughters, Aqsa and Ansha.
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 41 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.
His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented and has earned him the nickname “Boom Boom Afridi”. Moreover, out of the six fastest ODI centuries of all time, Afridi has produced three of them. As of 27 February 2011, he has an ODI strike rate of 113.83 runs per 100 balls, the third highest in the game’s history. This attitude has been transferred to Test cricket as well, with Afridi scoring at a relatively high strike rate of 86.13. He has an approach to batting that can change the tempo of a game and inspire the mood of an audience, as shown when a mass exodus of spectators occurred in Pakistan in late 2005 following his dismissal from the crease.
Having started as a fast bowler, Afridi decided to start bowling spin after someone told him he was throwing. He modelled himself on Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir. Afridi began his career as primarily a bowler, however after scoring the fastest century in his maiden ODI innings more was expected of him with the bat. He considers himself a better bowler than batsman. While he is renowned for his aggressive batting, he is also a handy leg-spinner capable of producing a good mix of wicket taking balls.
He has over 300 International wickets, most of which are from the ODI format. While his stock ball is the leg break, his armoury also includes the conventional off break and a ‘quicker one’ which he can deliver in the style of a medium-pacer. He bowls at a high speed for a spinner, resulting in lesser turn, and relying more on variations in speed. He occasionally sends down a bouncer to a batsman, which is very rare for a spin bowler.
he is my favourite player and he is really a big hitter and an intelligent player
well done afridi pathan are proud of you
from intikhab|(pathan)
no… he is a cheat, i can respect his amazing ability, but he does stupid things that show he shouldn't play professional cricket.
u r rite…but u know anyone can cheat……wen ppl get to much fame…..they go crazy….i mean after all its human nature…but this does not mean dat i am for the fact dat he cheated…i do criticize him for doing so…….but u shud keep in mind dat he's a brilliant player….and dat he's a respectable and very entertaining figure in the world of cricket
Im a Pakistani myself…..and i do feel ashamed by his act……i believe dat he basically spoiled our country's reputation….but this happens at times….u cant just side line him for the rest of his life…he's a too good player to be treated like dat…
shahid afridi khan which secondary school he used to go in karachi? can anybody tell me
hey wat nonsence afridi z a cheat? hav u gone mad?????????
he always play hiz natural game wat evr d game format or wat evr d situation,,,,,,,,,,,he dont cer abt dat………….and he z always independent on team and teams performance………..
he has got a bindass personality……………….and i jst luv shahid afridi…………
i think wht ever the situation is he should open the pak side………and play his natural game………………I luv AFRIDI
realy he is great player i like his hiting and taking wicket oppisite indian.afridi bhai khoob pitayi krna inki aisa cup may hamari dua apk 7 hy
you r so good
really afridi is very gud in cricket
shahid afridi is very gud player coz i have cum 2 know he prays 5 times a day best luck
shattttttttttttt upppppppppppppppppppp ……….. illitrate
I LIKE HIM EVEN HE OUT ON DUCK
so u can play instead of him DUMMMMMM
u r the pride of pakistan…..i love u so much…..u r the best player……..allah bless u….
u r the pride of pakistan…..i love u so much……….may allah bless my shahid bai
shahid you are a confident player but you just need to be aggresive in your batting feilding and bowling and be a good captain keep sohail tanvir in the squad he is a good player inshallah i pray that my country will win today khudhafis
inshallah today my country will win today
inshallah my country will win today paaaaaaaaakistan
shahid is best
hey whts up dont u think tht he shoud open the batting,he shoud captain his team as imran did , so cheer to all his fan………….
pls shahid afride win the word cup
shahid bai…..donot worry inshallah v will win da worldcup bcoz v r da best……I LOVE PAKISTAN AND ALL DA PAKISTANI CRICKETERS…PAKISTAN ZINDABAD
salam ………love u boooooooooooooom booooooooooom afridi …..afridi bai plays carefully n the world cup matches annnnnnd win the world cup and nnshallah we wiiin thecup.
love u shahid bai
shahid bhaai wel done keep it up
well done shaid bhai
unpredictable team pakistan will overcome in upcoming series aganist newslend in standing afridi captancy
ur full name plz?
afridi ….play for ur country and tell the world that we r the bast
Shahid Khan afridi is the legend of cricket, he is the honest player of the cricket…..
ya sab joot haiiii…………….
yeh bohat achi hai
afridi is best spin bowler in odi history.i like him very much
shahid bhai is bar world cup ghr layee ge inshallah
u should b ashamed that being pakistani ur pointing out afridi dude
khan sahab u willl prove it we are the lion
salam my pathan bai … u all have done marvellous in matches… i pray inshallah v vill b da victors of worldcup…our prayers r wid u alllllllll
love u bhai ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,keep it up
happy birthday in advance lala…
best player intheworld
shahid sb. aap ko agr world cup jeetna hai to ek pace boller ko aur khilana hoga aur Razzak ko aopen krwaye Hafeez k sath aur aap ko razzak ko as a batsman he tean main rakhe ahmad shehzad ko extra plar k roop main feilding krwaye aur asad shafiq ko bhi field krwaye Younis ki jgah…
Insha allah jeet hamari hogi… lekin Razzak ko as a batsman count karo aur open krao shehzad ki jagah ek pace bowller khilana hoga.
afridi you are the best captain in world and i hope you will give us a hapiness of world cup.:)best of luck 4 world cup and let make people crazy by your fabulous batting.BOOM BOOM:)
AFRIDI U R THE BEST HITTER
afridi is the best allrounder of the world…plz shahid bhai i want to see you as a test player too…… u r the best……. and bettr than sachin
afride is best captan n no player is like afride he is great yhen sachin n all the best 4 future just win pakastan allah hafiz…………
Afridi is a great player & no one could b like him he is the one & only………………. BOOM BOOM AFRIDI~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
assalam walaikum
shahid afridi bhai take 5 wicket oppsite with india in semi-final all the best
i pray 2 allah 2 take world cup in your nation allah hafiz
hi
he is my very favourite bats man. his style is ow some . his daughters are also cute .
Assalam mu-alikum,
Sahid ,You are very honest person. I pray for u That U win all match in your life.Inshallah you will be win because U Are IMANDER PERSON.Please u read careful NAMAZ.
SHAHID BHAI WE ALL STILL LOVE U.
u r the best i have no words to tell u how much i like u.doesnt matter v lose the semi.final.
dimagh se soch k khelo!!!afridiya rura
lag zamung khyal hm saata !!!
afridi please play for your country.weare very disappointed after seening this ICC world cup match and very sad after india and srilanka match.s please try to do hard work and won the match every time.
oh my GOD…….shaid i think i m a biggest fan ov urs ..I LOVE U……u r my best player…..and sweetest personality……
u r excellent,
shahid afridi u r a great player,
may allah bless you.
afridi we love u
afridi may allah bless you and your daughters you are the best
i love afridi
yes amir khan
he is my favourite player bcz he is boom boom afridi………………………………………………….:))
I love shahid afridi
shahid bahi ap ne is muti ka jazba khun nahi jajia.its ok hum bi tumhari tarha deth banday hain.ur hair is so beautiful.shabzada aj kl kaha ho.
afridi… sicko
all he cares about is money
he is so handsome and i love him
ya AFRIDI u r a legend of cricket we miss u alot
SHAHID BAI PLZZZ COME BACK V LOVE U SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
shahid bhai i want to know ur education……………………………………………………………………..
love u afridi…………..
shahid afridi u r great .plz aap or ms Dhoni bst frnds ban jaen plzzzzzzzzzzzzz:p
i love u afridi
you are right Intikhab bhai
jst love u BOOM BOOM
shahid afridi his one off the best fielder & nice caption & nice leg breaker bowler & nice batsman & looking is so nice by wasim shakh