Shahid Khan Afridi (Urdu: شاہید افریدی; Pashto: شاہید افريدی; born 1 March 1975), better known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Afridi is widely regarded as one of the most popular and destructive cricketers. An all-rounder, Afridi bowled league spin and was known for his aggressive batting. Afridi was also a world record holder who set the record for the fastest ODI century in 37 balls. The record lasted for 17 years before it was broken by Corey Anderson. He also holds the record for most sixes in the history of ODI cricket. [5] [6] He has taken 48 wickets. He also took 98 T20I wickets. [7] Afridi remained the Player of the Match in the 2009 T20 World Cup final, scoring an unbeaten 54 in the 2009 T20 World Cup final, in the 2007 edition as well. Be the best player of the tournament. She led the Pakistani team to the 2011 Cricket World Cup, where they reached the semi-finals before losing to rival India. In January 2010, he was banned for the rest of the series against Australia after cutting the ball in a ball tampering act. However, he was not selected later and on 19 February 2017, Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket. He made a brief comeback in 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. After the match, Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket on 31 May 2018.
Afridi has represented many teams at the national level. He captained Peshawar Zalmi in the 2016 Pakistan Super League, was the first player to be selected in the competition, and won the trophy with him in 2017. He also represented Karachi Kings in 2018 and is currently playing for Multan Sultans. He has also played for Hampshire in the PSL and scored his only T20 century with them and is the current captain of the Galle Gladiators in the Lanka Premier League.
Away from cricket, Afridi runs his own charity, the Shahid Afridi Foundation, which aims to provide education and healthcare. He also collaborated with UNICEF to promote the anti-polio campaign in the country. During the 2019 Coronavirus epidemic, he was involved in helping people across Balochistan during the country's lockdown. As a result, he contracted COVID-19 on June 13, 2020. Afridi was also named one of the 20 Most Charity Athletes of 2015.
Now a days Shahid Khan Afridi is working on the humanity.His aim is to serve the people's.In the day of coronavirus they continue to serve the people by giving them food and other necessaries.He also provide the shelters to those childrens who's are shelters less.shahid Khan Afridi is the man of the Pakistan and produce a separate worth in the hearts of people.world also remember him with good wishes.
Innings190810 career wickets in statisticsCompetitionTestODIT20IFCMatches2739899113Runs scored1,7168,0641,4165,695Batting match0000Best / 50s5 / 86/390/412 / 31Top score15612454 * 164 Balls bowled3,19417,6702,16813,657Wickets4839598266Bowling average35.6034.5124.4426.685 wickets average36.5123.5717.9231.46100s Bowling 5/527/124/116/101 Catch / Stumping ۔
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