He is known for his aggressive batting style, and holds the record for the fastest ODI century which he made in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI.[3] He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket.[4] Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 300 in ODIs. Currently Afridi is the leading wicket taker in the Twenty20 format taking 53 wickets from 43 matches.
In June 2009, Afridi took over the Twenty20 captaincy from Younus Khan, and was later appointed ODI captain for the 2010 Asia Cup. In his first match as ODI captain against Sri Lanka he scored a century however Pakistan still lost by 16 runs. He then also took over the Test captaincy but resigned after one match in charge citing lack of form and ability to play Test cricket; at the same time he announced his retirement from Tests. He retained the captaincy in limited-overs form of the game and led the team in the 2011 World Cup. In May 2011, having led Pakistan in 34 ODIs Afridi was replaced as captain. Later that month he announced his conditional retirement from international cricket in protest against his treatment by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB); in October he reversed his decision.
In November 2011, Afridi became the only cricketer to score a half-century and take five wickets in two ODIs.[5] Afridi achieved this feat in the fourth ODI against Sri Lanka which helped Pakistan to secure the one-day series. Notably, This is his first series after his conditional Retirement.[6]
| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi | |||
| Born | 1 March 1980 Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan | |||
| Nickname | Boom Boom Afridi[1] | |||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Bowling style | Right arm leg spin | |||
| Role | All-rounder | |||
| Relations | Tariq Afridi (brother), Ashfaq Afridi (brother) | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1995–2002 | Karachi Whites | |||
| 1997 | Karachi Blues | |||
| 1997–2009 | Habib Bank Limited | |||
| 1998–2004 | Karachi | |||
| 2001 | MCC | |||
| 2001 | Leicestershire | |||
| 2003 | Derbyshire | |||
| 2003–04 | Griqualand West | |||
| 2001 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||
| 2004 | Kent | |||
| 2005–10 | Karachi Dolphins | |||
| 2006 | Ireland | |||
| 2007–08 | Sind | |||
| 2008 | Sind Dolphins | |||
| 2010 | Southern Redbacks | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | Test | ODI | T20I | F/C |
| Matches | 27 | 325 | 43 | 111 |
| Runs scored | 1,716 | 6695 | 683 | 5631 |
| Batting average | 36.51 | 23.49 | 17.97 | 31.45 |
| 100s/50s | 5/8 | 6/31 | 0/3 | 12/30 |
| Top score | 156 | 124 | 54* | 164 |
| Balls bowled | 3194 | 14,056 | 971 | 13493 |
| Wickets | 48 | 315 | 53 | 258 |
| Bowling average | 35.60 | 34.22 | 18.96 | 27.22 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
| Best bowling | 5/52 | 6/38 | 4/11 | 6/101 |
| Catches/stumpings | 10/- | 107/- | 12/- | 75/- |
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