SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI BIOGRAPHY
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FULL NAME | Shaheen Shah Afridi |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Landi Kotal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
BORN | 6 April 2000 (Thursday) |
HEIGHT | 6 ft 5 in (199 cm) |
EYE COLOUR | Black |
JERSEY NO. | 40 (ICC) |
BATTING STYLE | Left-handed |
BOWLING STYLE | Left-Arm Fast-Medium |
FATHER | Ayaz Khan |
SIBLINGS | Riaz Afridi & 5 others |
ZODIAC SIGN | Aries |
HOBBIES | Playing Cricket |
SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI’S INSTAGRAM | @ishaheenafridi10 |
SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI’S FACEBOOK | @iShaheenafridi40 |
SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI’S TWITTER | @iShaheenAfridi |
SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI’S NEWS
TABLE OF CONTENT
- SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI BIOGRAPHY
- SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI’S NEWS
- DEBUT IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- CRICKET & MORE OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- RECORDS OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- AWARDS WON BY SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- CONTROVERSIES OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- GIRLFRIENDS AND MORE OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI’S VIDEO
- SALARY OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- PHOTO GALLERY OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
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DEBUT IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- ODI – vs Afghanistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 21 September 2018
- T20I – vs West Indies at National Stadium, Karachi on 3 April 2018
- Test – vs New Zealand at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi on 3 December 2018
CRICKET & MORE OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- Domestic/IPL Franchise – Khan Research Laboratories, Dhaka Dynamites, Lahore Qalandars, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Nature on the field – Aggressive
- Like to play against – India
RECORDS OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
Shaheen Shah Afridi is one of the most successful and decorated cricketers in the world. Some of his achievements include:
- At the age of 19, he took a fifer in a match against the Bangladesh cricket team during the 2019 Cricket World Cup, and hence, became the youngest cricketer to take a five-wicket haul in a world cup match.
- He holds the record for best bowling figures (8 for 39 in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy) by a Pakistani bowler on his first-class debut match.
- First Pakistani to win the Garfield Sobers trophy.
AWARDS WON BY SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- PCB’s Impactful performance of the year: 2021
- ICC Men’s cricketer of the Year, 2021
- ICC Men’s Cricketer of the Year /Garfield Sobers Trophy, 2021
CONTROVERSIES OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
Shaheen Shah Afridi is a high-profile and successful athlete, and as such, he has faced his share of controversies over the years.
- In 2019, Shaheen created a controversy after he made an alleged racist comment at a Pakistani journalist during a press meeting after a match. When a journalist sitting in the conference asked him a question, he replied, Thoda light apne aap pe karein, thoda sa nazar aaye mujhe” (Please throw some light on yourself so that I may see you clearly)
GIRLFRIENDS AND MORE OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- Shaheen got engaged to Shahid Afridi’s daughter Ansha Afridi in 2021 and married in a private ceremony on 3 February 2023.
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SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI’S VIDEO
SALARY OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
- Net Worth (Approx) – $7 Million
PHOTO GALLERY OF SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI
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FAQs about Shaheen Shah Afridi
Who is Shaheen Shah Afridi’s father-in-law?
Shaheen’s father-in-law is legendary Pakistani player Shahid Afridi.
Does Shaheen Shah Afridi have any siblings?
Shaheen 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. Shaheen’s cousin Yasir is a footballer.
How fast can Shaheen Shah Afridi bowl?
Shaheen clocked 151 kph at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2021 against New Zealand.