1. Shaheen Afridi is the first Pakistani to win the Garfield Sobers Trophy.
25 Facts About Shaheen Afridi
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Shaheen Afridi 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.
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Shaheen Afridi's cousin Yasir Afridi is a professional footballer who has represented the Pakistan national football team.
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In July 2022, Shaheen Afridi was made an honorary Deputy Superintendent of the Police rank in the KP Police as a goodwill ambassador.
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Shaheen Afridi started his cricket career from the Tatara Ground in Landi Kotal, which is named after the nearby Tatara hills.
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In December 2016, Shaheen Afridi was included in the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team selected for the 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka.
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Shaheen Afridi took 3 wickets for 27 runs in Pakistan's nine wickets win over Singapore in their opening match of the U-19 Asia Cup.
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In early September 2017, Shaheen Afridi signed a two-year contract with Dhaka Dynamites, a major Bangladesh Premier League franchise.
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In December 2017, Shaheen Afridi was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
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Shaheen Afridi was the leading wicket-taker for Pakistan in the tournament, with 12 wickets.
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Shaheen Afridi made his Twenty20 debut for Lahore Qalandars in the 2018 Pakistan Super League on 23 February 2018.
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Lahore won the fixture by 6 wickets and Shaheen Afridi was named the player of the match.
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Shaheen Afridi made his List A debut for Baluchistan on 25 April 2018.
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In July 2019, Shaheen Afridi was selected to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the inaugural edition of the Euro T20 Slam cricket tournament.
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In October 2021, Shaheen Afridi signed with Middlesex to play in domestic matches in England until July 2022.
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Shaheen Afridi later stated that Imran Khan had suggested for him to become captain, which led to the change in captaincy.
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Shaheen Afridi made his T20I debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 3 April 2018.
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Shaheen Afridi made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Afghanistan on 21 September 2018.
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Shaheen Afridi made his Test debut for Pakistan against New Zealand on 3 December 2018.
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In December 2019, during the second Test match against Sri Lanka, Shaheen Afridi took his first five-wicket haul in Test cricket.
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In January 2022, Shaheen Afridi was named the Cricketer of the Year by the International Cricket Council.
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Shaheen Afridi took 78 wickets in 36 international matches in 2021.
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Shaheen Afridi finished the 2023 Cricket World Cup with the sixth most wickets, taking 18 wickets in 9 matches.
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Shaheen Afridi achieved the feat in 51 matches, overtaking Saqlain Mushtaq, who took 53 matches to complete 100 wickets.
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On 15 November 2023, Shaheen Afridi was appointed as T20I captain after Babar Azam resigned from captaincy in all three formats of the game.