Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi (), born on 1 March 1975) is a Pakistani cricketer. He played 27 Tests, 350 One Day Internationals, and 59 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for the Pakistani national team between 1996 and 2012. He first played a ODI match on 2 October 1996 against Kenya. He played his first Test match on 22 October 1998 against Australia.

On 4 October 1996, Afridi scored the fastest ODI century in just 37 balls."#OnThisDay: Afridi smashed world record of fastest ODI century". Pakistan Today. He held this record for 12 years, until Corey Anderson broke it in 2013."Corey Anderson: Fastest 100 for New Zealand batsman", BBC. He scored 32 runs in a single over, the sixth highest scoring over ever in an ODI. He has also hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket. He holds the record of most wickets in T20 from Pakistan. Indian former cricketer Ravi Shastari gave him the title of "Boom Boom".

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Other websites

 Shahid Afridi  Profile on Cricket.com.pk
 Sports News Live

Category:1975 births
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Category:Pashtun people
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