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Shahid Afridi Biography
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
(born 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency), popularly known as Shahid Afridi,
is a Pakistani cricketer currently playing for the Pakistani national
team in the international circuit. He made his ODI debut on 2 October
1996 against Kenya in Nairobi[1] and his Test debut on 22 October 1998
against Australia at Karachi.[2] He is known for his aggressive batting
style, and currently holds the highest career strike rate in the history
of international cricket. In a recent survey, Afridi was named as the
most popular cricketer in Pakistan.[3] He also holds the record for the
fastest one day century which he made in his debut innings, as well as
scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever
in an ODI.
Style
His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented
and has earned him the nickname “Boom Boom Afridi” for his fastest
One Day International century just in 37 balls. As of 22 May 2007, he
has an ODI strike rate of 109.38 runs per 100 balls, the highest in the
game’s history. This attitude has been transferred to Test cricket as
well, with Afridi scoring at a relatively high strike rate of 86.13 in
Tests. He has an approach to batting that can change the tempo of a game
and inspire the mood of an audience, as shown when a mass exodus of
spectators occurred in Pakistan in late 2005 following his dismissal
from the crease. He hits many sixes long and high, favoring straight
down the ground or over midwicket. A trademark shot is a crossbatted
flick to the leg-side to a ball outside off stump.[8]. This explosive
style has led to some memorable shots, most notably the first ever 12 in
power cricket in 2002, where Afridi successfully hit the roof. [9]
However, his aggressive style increases his risk of getting out and he
is one of the most inconsistent batsmen in cricket. This is reflected by
the fact that he is the only player to score more than 5000 ODI runs at
an average under 25.
Bowling-wise, his stock ball is the leg break, but his armory also
includes the conventional off break and a ‘quicker one’ which he can
deliver at nearly 80 mph in the style of a medium-pacer. He bowls at a
high speed for a spinner, resulting in lesser turn, and relying more on
variations in speed. He occasionally sends down a bouncer to a batsmen,
which is very rare for a spin bowler.
International career
In October 1996 at the age of sixteen he was brought into the ODI
team as a legspinner as a replacement for the injured Mushtaq Ahmed. He
then gained notability as a pinch-hitter and began opening with Saeed
Anwar. He holds the record for scoring the fastest century in one-day
internationals (off 37 balls)[12], scored in only his second match and
his first ODI innings. He also shares with Brian Lara the record for the
third-fastest century in ODIs (off 45 balls). One of Pakistan’s most
useful all-rounders, he has an extremely aggressive batting style, which
has garnered him over 5,000 ODI runs (including an erstwhile
world-record 249 sixes, recently broken by Sanath Jayasuriya), as well
as taking over 250 wickets at ODI and 47 at Test level.
For various reasons, including a perception that he lacks patience in
his batting, Afridi had limited opportunity in Test matches, although
he currently averages in the high thirties and mid-thirties with bat and
ball respectively. As it is, Afridi has featured in less than one third
of the Test Matches played by Pakistan over the course of his
career.[13] However, he made his presence felt in the third Test against
India in March 2005, scoring a quick-fire second-innings half-century
and taking five wickets in the match (including Tendulkar twice) to help
Pakistan to win the game and register a series draw.
It is perceived that his batting struggles on bouncy pitches and
against opponents like Australia, although his record against the
Australians has improved over time. Although he has had success as an
opener on sub-continent pitches, Afridi is often moved into the lower
order as well.
Afridi was more consistent with his batting and bowling throughout
2005, starting with the tours of India and West Indies and through to
the England tour. The Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer helped Afridi to reach
a fuller potential by improving his shot selection and giving him free
rein over his batting attitude.
In the 2007 World Twenty20, he performed poorly with the bat but
brilliantly with the ball, earning the Man of the Series award, though
he failed to take a wicket in the final and was out for a golden duck.
Career Highlights
* On 4 October 1996, playing his maiden international innings, Afridi
hit the fastest One-Day century off 37 balls against Sri Lanka in
Nairobi. His innings included 28 runs off one of Sanath Jayasuriya’s
overs, whose record he broke. [15]
* Youngest player in history to make an ODI century at just 16 years
and 217 days with his 37 ball ton against Sri Lanka. It included 11
sixes and 6 fours. [16]
* Made a half-century from 26 balls and took 3 second-innings wickets
in Pakistan’s series-drawing Test victory against India in March
2005.[14]
* Holds the joint record with Brian Lara for the third fastest ODI
century off 45 balls in April 2005 against India. [17] This actually was
the first match that witnessed the Indian cricketer-turned-commentator
Ravi Shastri make him the nickname Boom Boom Afridi.
* Equal highest aggregate sixes scored in the 50-over game, shared
the legendary Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, and he the most
sixes per innings record.
* Scored four consecutive sixes off a Harbhajan Singh over in a Test
match against India in January 2006, matching a feat that Kapil Dev
achieved in 1990.
* Was the first player to score 12 runs off one ball, by hitting the
roof of the Millennium Stadium. This took place in a game of Power
Cricket.[citation needed][clarification needed]
* Holds four of the top eight fastest ODI half centuries, twice
completed in 18 balls and twice in 20 balls. He has also scored a half
century off just 21 balls.
* Made 32 runs off a Malinga Bandara over in an ODI game at Abu Dhabi
in 2007. He struck four consecutive sixes and it was the 2nd most
expensive over in ODI history.
* Afridi is only third player in ODI history to achieve the
combination of 5000 runs and 200 wickets. The other players being Sri
Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and South African Jacques Kallis.
Shahid Afridi Biography
Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
(born 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency), popularly known as Shahid Afridi,
is a Pakistani cricketer currently playing for the Pakistani national
team in the international circuit. He made his ODI debut on 2 October
1996 against Kenya in Nairobi[1] and his Test debut on 22 October 1998
against Australia at Karachi.[2] He is known for his aggressive batting
style, and currently holds the highest career strike rate in the history
of international cricket. In a recent survey, Afridi was named as the
most popular cricketer in Pakistan.[3] He also holds the record for the
fastest one day century which he made in his debut innings, as well as
scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever
in an ODI.
Style
His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented
and has earned him the nickname “Boom Boom Afridi” for his fastest
One Day International century just in 37 balls. As of 22 May 2007, he
has an ODI strike rate of 109.38 runs per 100 balls, the highest in the
game’s history. This attitude has been transferred to Test cricket as
well, with Afridi scoring at a relatively high strike rate of 86.13 in
Tests. He has an approach to batting that can change the tempo of a game
and inspire the mood of an audience, as shown when a mass exodus of
spectators occurred in Pakistan in late 2005 following his dismissal
from the crease. He hits many sixes long and high, favoring straight
down the ground or over midwicket. A trademark shot is a crossbatted
flick to the leg-side to a ball outside off stump.[8]. This explosive
style has led to some memorable shots, most notably the first ever 12 in
power cricket in 2002, where Afridi successfully hit the roof. [9]
However, his aggressive style increases his risk of getting out and he
is one of the most inconsistent batsmen in cricket. This is reflected by
the fact that he is the only player to score more than 5000 ODI runs at
an average under 25.
Bowling-wise, his stock ball is the leg break, but his armory also
includes the conventional off break and a ‘quicker one’ which he can
deliver at nearly 80 mph in the style of a medium-pacer. He bowls at a
high speed for a spinner, resulting in lesser turn, and relying more on
variations in speed. He occasionally sends down a bouncer to a batsmen,
which is very rare for a spin bowler.
International career
In October 1996 at the age of sixteen he was brought into the ODI
team as a legspinner as a replacement for the injured Mushtaq Ahmed. He
then gained notability as a pinch-hitter and began opening with Saeed
Anwar. He holds the record for scoring the fastest century in one-day
internationals (off 37 balls)[12], scored in only his second match and
his first ODI innings. He also shares with Brian Lara the record for the
third-fastest century in ODIs (off 45 balls). One of Pakistan’s most
useful all-rounders, he has an extremely aggressive batting style, which
has garnered him over 5,000 ODI runs (including an erstwhile
world-record 249 sixes, recently broken by Sanath Jayasuriya), as well
as taking over 250 wickets at ODI and 47 at Test level.
For various reasons, including a perception that he lacks patience in
his batting, Afridi had limited opportunity in Test matches, although
he currently averages in the high thirties and mid-thirties with bat and
ball respectively. As it is, Afridi has featured in less than one third
of the Test Matches played by Pakistan over the course of his
career.[13] However, he made his presence felt in the third Test against
India in March 2005, scoring a quick-fire second-innings half-century
and taking five wickets in the match (including Tendulkar twice) to help
Pakistan to win the game and register a series draw.
It is perceived that his batting struggles on bouncy pitches and
against opponents like Australia, although his record against the
Australians has improved over time. Although he has had success as an
opener on sub-continent pitches, Afridi is often moved into the lower
order as well.
Afridi was more consistent with his batting and bowling throughout
2005, starting with the tours of India and West Indies and through to
the England tour. The Pakistani coach Bob Woolmer helped Afridi to reach
a fuller potential by improving his shot selection and giving him free
rein over his batting attitude.
In the 2007 World Twenty20, he performed poorly with the bat but
brilliantly with the ball, earning the Man of the Series award, though
he failed to take a wicket in the final and was out for a golden duck.
Career Highlights
* On 4 October 1996, playing his maiden international innings, Afridi
hit the fastest One-Day century off 37 balls against Sri Lanka in
Nairobi. His innings included 28 runs off one of Sanath Jayasuriya’s
overs, whose record he broke. [15]
* Youngest player in history to make an ODI century at just 16 years
and 217 days with his 37 ball ton against Sri Lanka. It included 11
sixes and 6 fours. [16]
* Made a half-century from 26 balls and took 3 second-innings wickets
in Pakistan’s series-drawing Test victory against India in March
2005.[14]
* Holds the joint record with Brian Lara for the third fastest ODI
century off 45 balls in April 2005 against India. [17] This actually was
the first match that witnessed the Indian cricketer-turned-commentator
Ravi Shastri make him the nickname Boom Boom Afridi.
* Equal highest aggregate sixes scored in the 50-over game, shared
the legendary Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya, and he the most
sixes per innings record.
* Scored four consecutive sixes off a Harbhajan Singh over in a Test
match against India in January 2006, matching a feat that Kapil Dev
achieved in 1990.
* Was the first player to score 12 runs off one ball, by hitting the
roof of the Millennium Stadium. This took place in a game of Power
Cricket.[citation needed][clarification needed]
* Holds four of the top eight fastest ODI half centuries, twice
completed in 18 balls and twice in 20 balls. He has also scored a half
century off just 21 balls.
* Made 32 runs off a Malinga Bandara over in an ODI game at Abu Dhabi
in 2007. He struck four consecutive sixes and it was the 2nd most
expensive over in ODI history.
* Afridi is only third player in ODI history to achieve the
combination of 5000 runs and 200 wickets. The other players being Sri
Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya and South African Jacques Kallis.
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