| Bio |
| Full Name |
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi |
| Nickname |
Boom Boom Afridi and Shah |
| Profession |
Pakistani Cricketer (All-rounder) |
| Physical Stats & More |
| Height (approx.) |
in centimeters- 178 cm
in meters- 1.78 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 10” |
| Eye Colour |
Black |
| Hair Colour |
Light Brown |
| Cricket |
| International Debut |
Test– 22 October 1998 vs Australia in Karachi
ODI– 2 October 1996 vs Kenya in Nairobi
T20– 28 August 2006 vs England in Bristol |
| Coach/Mentor |
Not Known |
| Jersey Number |
#10 (Pakistan)
#10 (IPL, County Cricket) |
| Domestic/State Team |
ICC World XI, Deccan Chargers, Asia XI, Pakistan, Hampshire, Melbourne Renegades, Dhaka Gladiators, Ruhuna Royals, Pakistan All Star XI, Knights, Rest of the World XI, Northamptonshire, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Sylhet Super Stars, Peshawar Zalmi |
| Nature on field |
Very Aggressive |
| Likes to play against |
India |
| Favourite Shot/Ball |
Hit over mid-wicket/Googly |
| Records (main ones) |
• For 19 years he had the record for the fastest century in ODIs.
• He has 44 ducks in ODIs+Test+T20’s.
• 32 times he has won the man of the match award, the most by any Pakistani and the 3rd highest in the world.
• Pakistan has won 212 out of the 384 ODIs that he has played. |
| Career Turning Point |
In his 2nd ODI match against Sri Lanka in 1996, he scored a 37-ball century. |
| Personal Life |
| Date of Birth |
1 March 1980 |
| Age (as in 2020) |
40 Years |
| Birthplace |
Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan |
| Zodiac sign |
Pisces |
| Nationality |
Pakistani |
| Hometown |
Karachi, Pakistan |
| Family |
Father– Late Sahabzada Fazal-ur-Rehman Afridi
Mother– Not Known (Died)
Brother– Tariq Afridi, Iqbal Afridi, Mushtaq Afridi, Ashfaq Afridi, Shoaib Afridi and Javed Afridi (Cousin)
Sister– 4 |
| Religion |
Islam |
| Hobbies |
Driving and listening music |
| Controversies |
• In 2005, he was banned for 2 ODIs and a Test match after cameras caught him intentionally scrapping up the pitch with his boots in a Test match against England.
• In 2007, during the 3rd ODI against Pakistan at Kanpur, he had a verbal fight with Gautam Gambhir, after having a collision with each other.
• In 2010, he interviewed that the squad had been selected without his consultation, after which PCB gave him an official warning.
• After winning the Asia cup in 2012, he was caught on camera pushing up a fan at the Karachi airport after the return from Dhaka.
• Once Shoaib Akhtar hit Mohammed Asif with a bat and after it, he accepted his mistake and said that Afridi provoked him during the incident.
• On 3 April 2018, he posted a provocative tweet in which he urged the United Nations (UN) to make an interference in the matter of the “Indian Occupied Kashmir” and take measures to prevent the killing of “innocents.”
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| Favourite Things |
| Cricketer |
Batsman: Javed Miandad, Chris Gayle
Bowler: Wasim Akram, Imran Khan |
| Food |
Kebabs, chicken biryani, kheer and ice-cream |
| Actor(s) |
Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan |
| Film |
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge |
| Girls, Family & More |
| Marital Status |
Married |
| Affairs/Girlfriends |
Nadia Afridi |
| Wife/Spouse |
Nadia Afridi
|
| Children |
Son– None
Daughter(s)– 5
Aqsa, Asmara, Ajwa, Ansha & 1 more (born in February 2020)
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| Money Factor |
| Net Worth (as in 2016) |
PKR 4.3 billion (US$41 million) |
