Shahid Afridi Biography
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Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi, popularly known as
Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2012, Afridi played
27 Tests, 334 One Day Internationals, and 46 Twenty20 International 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.Shahid
Afridi has signed to play for the Sydney Thunderin Australia’s Twenty20 Big
Bash league.
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. UNICEF and Pakistani authorities have taken Shahid Afridi on board
for its anti-polio campaign in the tribal belt of lawless Waziristan region.
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.Shahid
Afridi has signed to play for the Sydney Thunderin Australia’s Twenty20 Big
Bash league.
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. UNICEF and Pakistani authorities have taken Shahid Afridi on board
for its anti-polio campaign in the tribal belt of lawless Waziristan region.
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