Shahid Afridi

 Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (Urdu: شاہد افریدی; Pashto: شاهد افریدی; born March 1, 1975), known as Shahid Afridi, is a Pakistani cricketer and former Pakistani national cricket team Captain. He is considered one of the most popular cricketers of all time. Afridi is an all-rounder. He did a spin and was recognized for his aggressive shots. Afridi is also the world record holder, holding the fastest ODI century record with 37 installments. This record was maintained for 17 years before being broken by Corey Anderson. [4] He also holds the record for the most six goals in ODI cricket history. [5] [6] Afridi knows how to bowl and is considered a better bowler than batsman. He scored 395 wickets on ODI and 48 proving grounds. In addition, it also photographed 98 T20I plots. [7] Afridi was the best player in the 2009 T20 World Cup finals in the 2009 T20 World CupHe scored 54 unbeaten and was also the best player in the 2007 World Cup. He led the Pakistan team to participate in the cup. In the 2011 Cricket World Cup, he reached the semi-finals before losing to his opponent India. In January 2010, he was suspended for possession of the ball against Australia. [8] On Test`s Afridi, he only served as the captain of one game, and then he resigned and retired. In this game, Salman Butt replaced him. After Pakistan was eliminated in the 2016 T20 World Cup group stage, Afridi said he would leave the captain but would not retire. However, he was not selected subsequently. On February 19, 2017, Afridi announced his withdrawal from the international cricket team. After being selected as the captain of the World XI against the West Indies in the 2018 Hurricane Rescue T20 Challenge Charity Tournament, he briefly returned to international cricket. After the game, Afridi announced his withdrawal from the international cricket competition on May 31, 2018. Internally, Afridi represented many teams. He was the captain of the Peshawar Zalmi team in the 2016 Pakistan Premier League. He was the first player selected for the tournament and won the championship with them in 2017. In 2018, he also represented the Karachi Kings and currently plays for Multan Sultan in PSL. He also played for Hampshire, scored his only T20th century, and is the current captain of the Galle Gladiators in the Lanka Premier League. In addition to cricket, Afidi also runs its own charity, the Shahid Afridi Foundation, which aims to provide education and health services. It also cooperates with UNICEF to promote polio prevention and control campaigns in the country. During the 2019 coronavirus pandemic, he was involved in helping the people of Balochistan during the country’s shutdown. This caused him to contract COVID-19 on June 13, 2020. [9]


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