Shaheen Afridi
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Full name | Shaheen Shah Afridi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Landi Kotal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | 6 April 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm fast[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Riaz Afridi (brother) Yasir Afridi (cousin) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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Test debut (cap 236) | 3 December 2018 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 4 December 2021 v Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ODI debut (cap 218) | 21 September 2018 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 13 July 2021 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 78) | 3 April 2018 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 14 December 2021 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Khan Research Laboratories | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | Dhaka Dynamites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Lahore Qalandars (squad no. 10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Balochistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20 | Northern (squad no. 10) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Hampshire (squad no. 40) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2021 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi (Urdu: شاھین شاہ آفریدی, Pashto: شاهین شاہ آفریدی; born 6 April 2000) is a Pakistani professional cricketer who plays as a fast bowler for the Pakistan national cricket team. He made his international debut for Pakistan in April 2018 and his Test match debut for the national team in December 2018.[2]
In 2017, Afridi was noted as a 6-foot 6 inch 17-year-old Pakistani fast-bowling talent who can bowl at 90 mph,[3][4] and also for his big-hitting ability.[5] He considers himself an all-rounder and seeks to excel in bowling, batting and fielding.[6] In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).[7][8]
Early life and career[]
Shaheen belongs to the Zakhakhel Afridi tribe of the Pashtuns.[9] He grew up in Landi Kotal, a town in Khyber District, Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan. He is the youngest of seven brothers; his eldest brother, 15 years his senior, is Riaz Afridi who played a solitary Test match for Pakistan in 2004.[5] Shaheen started his cricket career from the Tatara Ground in Landi Kotal, which is named after the nearby Tatara hills.[10]
Riaz Afridi introduced Shaheen to hard-ball cricket at the FATA Under-16 trials in 2015, with Shaheen having played only tennis-ball cricket until then.[6] Success at this level led Shaheen to selection for the Under-16 tour of Australia in November 2015 where he played his part with four wickets in the 2–1 victories in the One-Day and Twenty20 series.[6]
Domestic and T20 career[]
In December 2016, Afridi was included in the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team selected for the 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka.[9] He took 3 wickets for 27 runs in Pakistan's nine wickets win over Singapore in their opening match of the U-19 Asia Cup.[11]
In early September 2017, Afridi signed a two-year contract with Dhaka Dynamites, a major Bangladesh Premier League franchise.[12][2][13] Later he made his first-class debut for Khan Research Laboratories in the 2017–18 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy on 26 September 2017.[14] In the second innings of the match, he took 8 wickets for 39 runs,[15] the best figures by a Pakistani bowler on first-class debut.[5][16]
In December 2017, Afridi was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[17] He was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the tournament, with 12 wickets.[18] Following Pakistan's matches in the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Afridi as the rising star of the squad.[19]
Afridi made his Twenty20 debut for Lahore Qalandars in the 2018 Pakistan Super League (PSL) on 23 February 2018.[20] The following month in the PSL, during Lahore's match with the Multan Sultans, Afridi took five wickets for four runs. Lahore won the fixture by 6 wickets and Afridi was named the player of the match.[21][22]
In April 2018, Afridi was named in Baluchistan's squad for the 2018 Pakistan Cup.[23][24] He made his List A debut for Baluchistan on 25 April 2018.[25]
In July 2019, Afridi was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.[26][27] However, the following month the tournament was cancelled.[28]
In December 2019, it was announced that Afridi will play for Hampshire County Cricket Club in the 2020 t20 Blast in England.[29] In September 2020, Hampshire confirmed his participation in the 2020 t20 Blast, and announced that he will be available after fulfilling his national duties.[30]
On 20 September 2020, in the final round of group matches in the t20 Blast, Afridi took a hat-trick and four wickets in four balls, finishing with match figures of 6/19 from his four overs and recording the best ever bowling figures at the Rose Bowl in T20 cricket.[31][32]
On 2 October 2020, in the 2020–21 National T20 Cup, Afridi took his second five-wicket haul in three T20 games, with figures of 5/20 from his four overs.[33] Three days later, Afridi took another five-wicket haul, with 5/21 in the match against Sindh.[34]
In October 2021, Afridi signed with Middlesex to play in domestic matches in England until July 2022.[35]
International career[]
In March 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies.[36][37] He made his T20I debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 3 April 2018.[38] In September 2018, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.[39][40] He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Afghanistan on 21 September 2018.[41]
In November 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.[42] He made his Test debut for Pakistan against New Zealand on 3 December 2018.[43]
In April 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[44][45] On 5 July 2019, in the match against Bangladesh, Shaheen became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a World Cup match, finishing with figures of 6/35.[46] These were also the best bowling figures by a bowler for Pakistan in a World Cup match.[47] Following the World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Afridi as the rising star of the squad.[48]
In December 2019, during the second Test match against Sri Lanka, Afridi took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.[49]
In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man squad for Pakistan's tour to England during the COVID-19 pandemic.[50][51] In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan's 20-man squad for the Test matches against England.[52][53] In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[54]
Personal life[]
In March 2021, it was reported that Shaheen Shah Afridi will be engaged to Shahid Afridi's elder daughter Aqsa.[55]
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