Top 10 Amazing facts about Shahid Afridi

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Personal Information:

Shahid Afridi was born on March 1, 1975, in Khyber Agency, a region of Pakistan.

Shaid Afridi Full Name:

Shahid Afridi's full name is Sahibzada Muhammad Shahid Khan Afridi.

Nickname:

Shahid is nicknamed "Boom Boom" and "Lala". Shahid Afridi was given the name Boom Boom by former Indian commentator Ravi Shastri.

Fastest Century:

4  Shahid Afridi scored the fastest century of the 1990s in his second ODI in just 37 balls against Sri Lanka in Nairobi in 1996 and his record stood for 18 years but was later surpassed by New Zealand's Corey Anderson. He broke it in 2014 by scoring a century off 36 balls.

First Test Century:

Shahid Afridi scored his first Test century in 1999 against India in Chennai. He scored 141 runs off 191 balls.

T20 World Cup 2007:

Shahid Afridi is the only player in the history of the T20 World Cup to win the Man of the Match award in the 2007 T20 World Cup by taking 12 wickets and scoring 91 runs.

12 Wickets and 91 Runs:

Shahid Afridi is the only player in the history of the T20 World Cup to win the Man of the Match award in the 2007 T20 World Cup by taking 12 wickets and scoring 91 runs.

54 runs off 20 balls:

Shahid Afridi also won the Man of the Match award in the final match of the 2009 T20 World Cup, scoring 54 runs off 20 balls and taking 1 wicket against Sri Lanka at Lord's. He is the first player to score a fifty in a T20 World Cup final in pursuit of a successful run.

Most Sixes: 350

Shahid Afridi is also called the king of sixes on cricket fields; he is the first player to hit 350 sixes in cricket.

Played 15 ICC Tournaments:

Handsome hunk Shahid Afridi from Pakistan has played 15 ICC tournaments in his 21-year international career.

IPL 2008 From Deccan Chargers

Shahid Afridi played his first IPL season for Deccan Chargers in 2008 in which he took 9 wickets in 10 matches.