Shahid Afridi
- Date of Birth 1980-3-1
- Role allrounder
- Batting Style right-hand bat
- Bowling Style legbreak googly
Debut Matches
| Format | Match | Date |
|---|---|---|
| TEST | AUS vs PAK | 1998-10-22 |
| ODI | KENYA vs PAK | 1996-10-02 |
| T20 | ENG vs PAK | 2006-08-28 |
| vs | 1970-01-01 |
Recent Performances
Batting Statistics
Matches
27
Innings
48
Runs
1716
Average
36.51
Strike Rate
86.97
Highest Score
156
100s
5
50s
8
Fours
220
Sixes
52
Catches
10
Bowling Statistics
Matches
27
Innings
47
Wickets
48
Average
35.6
Economy
3.21
Strike Rate
66.5
Best Figure
5/52
4 Wickets
1
5 Wickets
1
Balls Bowled
3194
Runs Conceded
1709
Batting Statistics
Matches
398
Innings
369
Runs
8064
Average
23.57
Strike Rate
117
Highest Score
124
100s
6
50s
39
Fours
730
Sixes
351
Catches
127
Bowling Statistics
Matches
398
Innings
372
Wickets
395
Average
34.51
Economy
4.62
Strike Rate
44.7
Best Figure
7/12
4 Wickets
4
5 Wickets
9
Balls Bowled
17670
Runs Conceded
13632
Batting Statistics
Matches
99
Innings
91
Runs
1416
Average
17.92
Strike Rate
150
Highest Score
54*
100s
0
50s
4
Fours
103
Sixes
73
Catches
30
Bowling Statistics
Matches
99
Innings
97
Wickets
98
Average
24.44
Economy
6.63
Strike Rate
22.1
Best Figure
4/11
4 Wickets
3
5 Wickets
0
Balls Bowled
2168
Runs Conceded
2396
Batting Statistics
Matches
501
Innings
467
Runs
10881
Average
24.95
Strike Rate
Highest Score
124
100s
8
50s
58
Fours
Sixes
Catches
153
Bowling Statistics
Matches
501
Innings
Wickets
510
Average
33.82
Economy
4.62
Strike Rate
43.8
Best Figure
7/12
4 Wickets
5
5 Wickets
11
Balls Bowled
22377
Runs Conceded
17253
Batting Statistics
Matches
329
Innings
279
Runs
4399
Average
18.25
Strike Rate
153.91
Highest Score
101
100s
1
50s
10
Fours
326
Sixes
252
Catches
97
Bowling Statistics
Matches
329
Innings
323
Wickets
347
Average
22.78
Economy
6.78
Strike Rate
20.1
Best Figure
5/7
4 Wickets
9
5 Wickets
2
Balls Bowled
6994
Runs Conceded
7907
Of Shahid Afridi it can safely be said that cricket never has and never will see another like him. To say he is an allrounder is to say Albert Einstein was a scientist; it tells a criminally bare story.
For a start, the slant of his all-round skills only became clear ten years into his career; he is a leg-spinning allrounder. Variety is his calling and as well as a traditional leg-break, he has two googlies, a conventional offie and a lethal faster one, though this is increasingly rare. All come with the threat of considerable, late drift. He fairly hustles through overs, which in limited-over formats is a weapon in itself and the package is dangerous.
But forever associated with him will be his madcap batting, the prospect of which is a crowd-puller the world over. He is a compulsive basher, literally unable to control his urges to slog every ball that comes his way, and not much of it is classical. Often spectacular results are at hand; he owns, for example, two of the fastest ODI hundreds, including the fastest one ever in his first innings ever at the age of 16. His career strike rates are nearly unmatched. But mostly, anywhere in the order, consistency has been missing.
Despite a healthy Test career, he gave up on the format in 2006, pre-empting men such as Andrew Flintoff, to maximise fully a limited-overs career. He came back, in inimitable fashion, for one Test only, as captain no less in 2010. A loss and two slogs meant he re-retired immediately after. Twenty20 is something he could've been made for and he is among the most lethal players of the format, having been player of the tournament for the inaugural edition of the World Twenty20 in 2007 and led Pakistan to the title two years later with matchwinning all-round hands in the semi and final.
Maturity has often threatened to gatecrash his career and leadership was a just reward, though it was taken away from him in 2011 after an immature spat; another retirement was announced but none of it will change much a truly unique career.
Osman Samiuddin
Osman Samiuddin