Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen Afridi
Afridi during the 2019 Cricket World Cup
Personal information
Full name
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Born (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24)
Landi Kotal, Khyber District, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan
NicknameThe Eagle[1]
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[2][3]
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
RoleBowler
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 236)3 December 2018 v New Zealand
Last Test26 December 2023 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 218)21 September 2018 v Afghanistan
Last ODI11 November 2023 v England
ODI shirt no.10 (formerly 40)
T20I debut (cap 78)3 April 2018 v West Indies
Last T20I11 June 2024 v Canada
T20I shirt no.10 (formerly 40)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18Khan Research Laboratories
2018–presentLahore Qalandars (squad no. 10)
2018Balochistan
2019/20Northern (squad no. 10)
2020Hampshire (squad no. 40)
2020/21–2023Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (squad no. 10)
2022Middlesex (squad no. 10)
2023Nottinghamshire
2023Welsh Fire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 29 53 38 58
Runs scored 182 196[4] 303 199
Batting average 6.50 16.33 25.65 25.23
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 21 25 29 25
Balls bowled 6006 2695 7686 2959
Wickets 115 104 155 109
Bowling average 27.08 23.94 25.94 15.3
5 wickets in innings 4 3 5 3
10 wickets in match 1 0 1 0
Best bowling 6/51 6/35 8/39 6/35
Catches/stumpings 2/0 11/0 5/0 12/0
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Pakistan
T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2022 Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 7 January 2024

Shaheen Shah Afridi (Urdu: شاہین شاہ آفریدی; Pashto: شاهین شاه اپریدی (pronounced [ʃaːɦiːɳ ʃaːɦ aːfɾiːdiː]; born 6 April 2000) is a Pakistani international cricketer and the former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in the T20I format. He is also one of the prime bowlers of Pakistan.[5] Under his leadership, Lahore Qalandars won their first PSL title in the 2022 season and again went on to win the 2023 season, becoming the first team in PSL history to successfully defend their title. He is the first Pakistani to win the Garfield Sobers Trophy.

  1. ^ "CRICKET: THE END OF NAILS". Dawn (newspaper). 30 October 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022. ...Afridi's partial fitness also raised some worried eyebrows. 'The Eagle', as he's known,...
  2. ^ Gupta, Gaurav (28 June 2019). "At World Cup, an Afridi following in the footsteps of Akram". The Times of India. [...] the six-feet-six-inch left-arm pacer, making full use of his height [...]
  3. ^ Maryam, Hajira (22 February 2022). "Shaheen Shah Afridi: From Landi Kotal to top of cricketing world". Al Jazeera. Standing six feet, six inches tall (198cm), Afridi has a calm demeanour and a pleasant smile.
  4. ^ "Shaheen Shah Afridi Profile - Cricket Player Pakistan | Stats, Records, Video".
  5. ^ "Shaheen Shah Afridi becomes the top-ranked ODI bowler for the first time". www.pcb.com.pk. 10 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2023.