Shahid Afridi Profile


 
General Information
Full name Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
Born March 1, 1980, Khyber Agency
Current age 31 years 85 days
Major teams Pakistan, Asia XI, Deccan Chargers, Fly Emirates XI, Griqualand West, Habib Bank Limited, ICC World XI, Karachi, Leicestershire, South Australia
Playing role Allrounder
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling Style Legbreak googly
 Career Statistics
Batting & Fielding Statistics
Test ODI T20
Matches Played 27 325 43
Innings Played 48 303 41
Not Outs 1 18 3
Runs 1716 6695 683
Highest 156 124 54*
Average 36.51 23.49 17.97
Balls Faced 1973 5882 474
St/R 86.97 113.82 144.09
100's 5 6 0
50's 8 31 3
4's 220 615 56
6's 52 289 26
Catches Taken 10 107 12
Stumpings Made 0 0 0
Bowling Statistics
Test ODI T20
Matches Played 27 325 43
Innings Played 47 300 43
Balls 3194 14056 971
Runs 1709 10782 1005
Wickets 48 315 53
Best Inning Bowling 5/52 6/38 4/11
Best Match Bowling 5/43 6/38 4/11
Average 35.60 34.22 18.96
Economy Rate 3.21 4.60 6.21
St/R 66.5 44.6 18.3
4 Wickets 1 4 3
5 Wickets 1 5 0
10 Wickets 0 0 0

 Profile
Shahid Afridi is the maddest of crazy maxes. A colorful allrounder introduced to international cricket as a 16-year-old legspinner, he surprised everyone but himself by pinch-hitting the fastest one-day hundred in his maiden innings. Afridi is a obsessive shot-maker and although until 2004 it was too often his downfall, causing him to drift in and out of the team, a combination of maturity on and off the field and a sympathetic coach in Bob Woolmer, saw Afridi blossom into one of modern-day cricket's most dangerous players and a essential cog in Pakistan's revival in 2005. A thread of sharp contributions from June 2004 culminated in a aggressive century against India in Kanpur in April 2005.Shahid Afridi is one of the greatest entertainers in world cricket. ‘Boom Boom Afridi’, as he is extensively known, follows a simple theory of either to hit out or get out, which makes him a crowd favourite. His allround skills are completed by agile fielding and among the strongest arms in the game, he also possesses the firmest handshake in international cricket. Again he shocked everyone but himself when, after finally becoming a fixture in the Pakistan side, and a thrillingly bombastic one at that.He is capable of hitting almost any ball out of the park and is dangerous when in full flow.His carefree attitude has cost him a regular place in the side over the years. The all-rounder is also an excellent leg-spinner. Afridi was adjudged the Player of the Tournament at the World Twenty20 in 2007. He had another memorable edition in England. The all-rounder was awarded the man of the match in both, semi-final and final match of the 2009 event. He was later made the captain of the T20 side as regular skipper Younus Khan decided to retire from the shortest format of the game after guiding Pakistan to victory.

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