Shahid Afridi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Shahid Afridi

Pakistani Cricketer

Date of Birth: 01-Mar-1980

Place of Birth: Khyber Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Australia, Pakistan

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

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Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (Urdu: ???? ???????; Pashto: ???? ???????; 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 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 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 2nd on the chart of most T20I wickets with 98 wickets from 99 matches.
He also holds a record for 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.