His record was beaten by new zealands corey anderson in 20 in queenstown against the west indies by just one ball. The previous best were 367 by waqar younis against england at leeds 2001. Sri lanka in united arab emirates 2011 12 2nd odi 14th november 2011. Boom boom afridi hits a 42ball century in county cricket video. He first played a odi match on 2 october 1996 against kenya. Afridi was the world record holder for the fastest odi century in 37 deliveries and holds the distinction of having hit the most sixes in the history of odi cricket. Loved playing cricket against india, says shahid afridi.
Read about shahid afridis profile, latest news, articles, career updates only on. Recovering from a knee injury, pakistans flamboyant allrounder shahid afridi has no intention of giving up playing competitive cricket. Shahid afridi at the county ground, taunton, during pakistans 2010 tour of england zakir husain khan was the third president of india, from may 1967 until his death on 3 may 1969. Shahid afridi with his aggressive and rapid batting style also holds the top position the most sixes in the odi cricket. Afridis 476 sixes looked like an unbreakable record as no one. After earning his name and fame in cricket, afridi set a new record in welfare works as he established his shahid afridi foundation saf in march 2014 with the aim of improving and enriching the. Match winning inning in county cricket 2011 youtube. Afridis cameo was the only pleasant distraction in the innings. Afridi calls for cricket to melt ice between india and. Batsmen with most sixes in international cricket stats updated till july 30, 2018. Afridi put on a sensational performance with the bat 101, thrashing the. In june 2004 afridi signed with english county side kent to play for them in three twenty20 matches and one totesport league match.
Shahid afridi odi batting performance innings by innings. Get regular updates from business recorder directly on your device. Cricket legends locked horns with each other on thursday, only this time, the match was not played on a regular. Waqars effort however remains best by a captain in odi cricket. Records held by former pakistani allrounder shahid afridi. London, pakistani super star, shahid afridi is representing hampshire county in the natwest t20 cricket trophy and he scored the fastest century against derbyshire. Shahid afridi scored 101 from 43 balls in the natwest t20 blast match while playing for hampshire against derbyshire that. Pakistans new record holder for sixes may not be the greatest player, but he has helped usher. Shahid afridi the entertainer for whom retirement doesnt. Shahid afridi wins t20 world cup for pakistan posted by king cricket out of form and out of practice, pakistan were playing like a cutlery drawer full of spoons at the start of the tournament but literally improved with every game. Shahid afridi has been named captain of pakistans world cup squad cricket news from icc cricket world cup 2011. In pakistans opening match of the tournament, afridi took 5 wickets for 16 runs against kenya, giving him the best bowling figures by a pakistan bowler in a world cup. Shahid afridi stresses politics should be kept away from sports. After gaining victory as a captain against new zealand, the pcb declared shahid afridi as pakistans captain for the 2011 world cup.
Pakistan cricket board invites bcci to watch psl final in karachi. In the third edition of the pakistan super league psl, shahid afridi has created yet another record which might be here to stay for a while. Discuss crickets best innings, bowling spells, heroes, upsets, sachins records, ipl t20. For afridi, retirements seem to come and go like buses, if they were only. He was out the ball before this, which was ruled a frontfoot noball, hence the free hit and subsequent monstrous six. Shahid afridi fastest century in odi cricket 100 off 37 balls vs sri lanka 1996.
Shahid afridi retires from international cricket shahid afridi retires from international cricket. Chris gayle equals shahid afridis record for most sixes in international cricket. No one apart from gayle and afridi has scored 400 sixes at. Find afridis records, biography, centuries, runs, wickets. As in, hes in the process of quitting playing international cricket for him, its a continual, often reversible procedure a journey rather than a destination, but one where the protagonist continually forgets stuff, e. Shahid afridi decides to retire from t20i cricket the. Shaheen sha afridi new world record in cricket for pakistan.
Then derbyshire county cricket club signed afridi to play for them in the first two months of the 2003 english cricket season. Pakistani allrounder shahid afridi, one of the best entertainers and sixhitters of all time, also holds the many records in international cricket, some of which will be really hard to break. Shahid afridis 400th six in international cricket world record. He said that t10 cricket is the best way to promote cricket anywhere in the world.
Shahid afridi took his fans down memory lane as he hit a quickfire 101 runs off 42 balls for hampshire in a natwest t20 blast county match on tuesday, cricinfo reported. In 2001, afridi signed a contract to represent leicestershire. The figures, 712, are best by a pakistan bowler in odi cricket. And its true, with the caveat that if youre shahid afridi it doesnt count. Shahid afridi check afridis news, career, age, rankings. Corey anderson of new zeland smashes a century in 36 balls. Shahid afridi cricket is not cricket without shahid afridi. Shahid afridi w record 100 off 37 balls cric chamber. Chris gayle smashed five sixes against bangladesh in the third and final oneday international odi at warner park in st kitts to become the most number of.
He opened the batting of his team and he played only 42 balls on which he scored 101 runs. Virender sehwag to clash vs shahid afridi in firstever. Jayasuriya and tharanga break world record for opening partnerships. Afridiled royals beat sehwags diamonds by 6 wickets. Shahid afridi 80 off 42 balls full innings hampshire semi final 2011 duration. Shahid afridi made a t20 hundred yesterday king cricket. Get shahid afridicricket rankings info, individual records, photos, videos, stats, and all about shahid afridi. Shahid afridi 1st match inning in kfc big bash 2011 2012. Afridi thanked the fans for the support in the ice. Best bowling figures by a pakistan bowler shahid afridi took 7 wickets for just 12 runs in his nine overs. Boom boom afridi hits a 42ball century in county cricket.
This sixhitting rate helped him equal shahid afridis record for most number of sixes by a player in international cricket. Shahid afridi hit this six against medium fast bowler fleming at melbourne cricket ground australia. Sri lanka in united arab emirates 2011 12 1st odi 11th november 2011. Shahid afridi 100 on 37 balls world record in cricket history. Sixmad shahid afridi makes maximum of his talent barney. Javed afridi, owner of psl team peshawar zalmi and owner of haier pakistan. Virender sehwag to clash vs shahid afridi in firstever ten10 cricket in uae virender sehwag, chris gayle, shahid afridi are among top cricketers who have been roped in for ten10 cricket league, a. Watch huge six of pakistani super star shahid afridi in world cricket. Afridi calls for cricket to melt ice between india and pakistan. Cricket is not cricket without shahid afridi home facebook.
Afridi scored 32 off 16 balls with the help of one four and three sixes for brampton wolves in a sevenwicket defeat against winnipeg hawks during the canada t20 blast in brampton on saturday. In his second odi, and in his first innings, shahid afridi, all of 16 years and 217 days old, marches in with waqar younis bat in hand, and blasts the reigning world champions for the fastest. Home forums sports cricket talk shahid afridis 37 ball century record broken. Shahid afridi profile cricket player,pakistanshahid. Read about pakistan, records, oneday internationals, most matches as captain cricket team records only on. He played 27 tests, 350 one day internationals, and 59 twenty20 internationals t20is for the pakistani national team between 1996 and 2012. As part of the first ice cricket challenge, several seasoned cricket stars such as as virender sehwag, shahid afridi, shoaib akhtar and jacques kallis. Thanks for watching are videos if you want any type of news about spoerts world just subscribe us and get videos every day shaheen sha afridi new world record in cricket for pakistan also. Flamboyant allrounder shahid afridi says he has quit international cricket and will focus on playing pakistan super league for the next two years. Boom boom afridi achieves another record for pakistan. Shahid afridi cricket records pakistan cricket team. Cricket is not cricket without shahid afridi karachi. Afridi great record in cricket history video dailymotion.
Pakistans captain at the 2011 world cup, is reported by geo tv in pakistan to have announced his conditional retirement from the international game. Shahid afridi wrecord 100 off 37 balls cric chamber. Chris gayle equals shahid afridis record for most sixes. Pakistan all rounder shahid khan afridi, announced his retirement from international cricket, doing so closed the doors to one of the most illustrious careers, the cricketing world has ever seen. Out of the current set of batsmen, new zealands martin guptill and indias rohit sharma have the highest probability of breaking gayles soontobecreated record as they are seventh and eighth in the alltime list with 291 and 274 sixes respectively. Shahid afridi sets a new record, scored 4 consecutive sixes. It is not a time to just survive, shahid afridi said at end of the match, leading pakistan to an emphatic win in the series opener against west indies. Afridi smashes century off 42 balls in county match. Shahid afridi wins t20 world cup for pakistan king cricket. Shahid afridi fastest century in county cricket 101 for 42. Shahid afridi century in county cricket ptv sports.
Afridi still holds the record of hitting the maximum number of sixes in an. Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman and has taken over 350 wickets in odi and 48 test wickets. Cricket is not cricket without shahid afridi, karachi, pakistan. His 32 runs in a single over made against sri lanka has gotten him this record of making the third highest runs in a single over in an odi cricket match. See more of cricket is not cricket without shahid afridi on facebook. Shahid afridicricket player profile from pakistan at ndtv sports.
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