Shahid Afridi Biography Wiki Wife Family Age Net Worth

Shahid Afridi Height Weight Bra Size Age Biography Family Wiki Net Worth, Affairs, Marriage & much more. Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (Urdu: شاہد افریدی‎; Pashto: شاهد افریدی‎; born 1975), popularly known as Boom Boom, is a Pakistani cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. As a successful all-rounder, Afridi was respected for his consistent bowling that relied on a change of pace rather than spin but drew greater attention for his aggressive batting style. Afridi was the world record holder for the fastest ODI century in 37 deliveries and holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket.

Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 350 in ODIs. Currently, Afridi is leading the chart of most T20I wickets with 98 wickets from 99 matches. He also holds a record of taking most wickets (98) and most player-of-the-match awards in Twenty20 International cricket.

On 19 February 2017, Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket. However, he made a brief return to international cricket after being selected to represent and captain the World XI against West Indies in the 2018 Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge charity match. Following the conclusion of the match, Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket at the Lord’s cricket stadium on 31 May 2018.

Early and Personal Life

Afridi was born in 1975 in Khyber Agency, Pakistan to an Afridi tribe of Pashtuns. Afridi is married to his maternal cousin Nadia Afridi and has four daughters: Aqsa, Ansha, Ajwa and Asmara.

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Afridi was drafted to the Pakistan senior national team after fine performances at the under-19 championship circuit starting the 1994–95 season. Playing for the Karachi Whites, he helped his team win the title the following season picking 42 wickets in five matches at an impressive average of 9.59. Later that season, Afridi had played against the visiting England A and West Indies Youth teams and a few first-class games for Karachi Whites in the senior National Championship.

Shahid Afridi Biography Wiki Wife Family Age Net Worth

Bio
Full Name	Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
Nickname	Boom Boom Afridi and Shah
Profession	Pakistani Cricketer (All-rounder)
Physical Stats & More
Height	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 10”
Weight	in Kilograms- 77 kg in Pounds- 170 lbs
Body Measurements	– Chest: 42 Inches – Waist: 34 inches – Biceps: 15 Inches
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 2019)	39 Years
Birth Place	Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Pisces
Nationality	Pakistani
Hometown	Karachi, Pakistan
School	Not Known
College	Not Known
Educational Qualifications	Not Known
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 interference in the matter of the “Indian Occupied Kashmir” and take measures to prevent the killing of “innocents.”
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer	Batsman: Javed Miandad, Chris Gayle Bowler: Wasim Akram, Imran Khan
Favourite Food	Kebabs, chicken biryani, kheer and ice-cream
Favourite Actor(s)	Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan
Favourite Film	Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Nadia Afridi
Wife/Spouse	Nadia Afridi
Children	Daughter– Aqsa, Asmara, Ajwa and Ansha  Son– N/A
Money Factor
Salary	Not Known
Net Worth (as in 2016)	PKR 4.3 billion (US$41 million)

T20 Franchise Career

In the first two seasons of Pakistan Super League, Shahid Afridi was part of the franchise Peshawar Zalmi, winning the PSL Season 2 title with them.. After the end of the second season, Afridi was made the President of Karachi Kings. He also transferred to Karachi as a player ahead of PSL drafts.

In 2018, Afridi was chosen as an icon player by the Paktia Panthers in the first season of Afghanistan Premier League. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Brampton Wolves franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In July 2019, he was selected to play for the Belfast Titans in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament. However, the following month the tournament was canceled.

Other Records

• Holds the record for taking the most number of wickets as captain in T20Is (40)
• Holds the record for the best bowling figures as captain in a T20I (4–14)
• Most runs conceded by a bowler in his T20I career (2362)
• Holds the record for taking the most number of T20I wickets when playing at away soil (29)
• The first-ever player to score a hat-trick in the 10-over format for Pakhtoons vs Maratha Arabians; 2017 T10 Cricket League
• Longest six in cricket – 158 meters vs South Africa.

Personal information
Full name	Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
Born	1 March 1980 (age 39) Khyber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Nickname	Boom Boom, Lala
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg spin
Role	All-rounder
Relations	Irfan Afridi (nephew)
International information
National side	Pakistan (1996–2018)
Test debut (cap 153)	22 October 1998 v Australia
Last Test	13 July 2010 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 109)	2 October 1996 v Kenya
Last ODI	20 March 2015 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	10
T20I debut (cap 8)	28 August 2006 v England
Last T20I	31 May 2018 v West Indies
T20I shirt no.	10
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1995–2017	Karachi Region, Karachi Dolphins, and Habib Bank Limited
2001	Leicestershire
2003	Derbyshire
2003–2004	Griqualand West
2004	Kent
2007–2008	Sind
2008	Deccan Chargers
2010	Southern Redbacks
2011–2012, 2017	Hampshire
2011	Melbourne Renegades
2011–2012	Dhaka Gladiators
2012, 2017	Ruhuna Royals
2015	Sylhet Super Stars
2016–2017	Peshawar Zalmi (squad no. 10)
2018	Karachi Kings (squad no. 10)
2018	Paktia Panthers (squad no. 12)
2019	Multan Sultans (squad no. 10)