Shaheen Afridi Captaincy

Shaheen Shah Afridi conceived 6 April 2000) is a Pakistani global cricketer and the previous commander of the Pakistan public cricket crew in the T20I design. He is additionally one of the superb bowlers of Pakistan. Under his authority, Lahore Qalandars brought home their most memorable PSL championship in the 2022 season and again proceeded to win the 2023 season, turning into the main group in PSL history to shield their title effectively. He is the primary Pakistani to win the Garfield Sobers Prize.

Early and individual life

Afridi was brought into the world on 6 April 2000 in Landi Kotal, Khyber Organization of the Governmentally Directed Ancestral Regions (present-day Khyber Locale, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) into a family having a place with the Zakhakhel Afridi clan of the Pashtuns. He experienced childhood in his local Landi Kotal. He is the most youthful of seven siblings; his oldest sibling, 15 years his senior, is Riaz Afridi who played a single Test match for Pakistan in 2004. His cousin Yasir Afridi is an expert footballer who has addressed the Pakistan public football team.

In Walk 2021, Afridi got connected with Shahid Afridi’s little girl Ansha Afridi.

In July 2022, Afridi was made a privileged Delegate Director of the Police (DSP) rank in the KP Police as a generosity representative.

In January 2023, it was reported that Afridi would plan Lahore Qalandars’ new packs for the 2023 PSL.

On 3 February 2023, he wedded Ansha Afridi in a private nikah function.

Early profession

Shaheen began his cricket career from the Tatara Ground in Landi Kotal, which is named after the nearby Tatara slopes. Riaz Afridi acquainted Shaheen with hard-ball cricket at the FATA Under-16 preliminaries in 2015, with Shaheen having played just tennis-ball cricket up to that point. Accomplishment at this level prompted Shaheen being chosen for the Under-16 visit through Australia in November 2015, where he had his impact with four wickets in the 2-1 triumphs in the One-Day and Twenty20 series.

Homegrown and establishment vocation

In December 2016, Afridi was remembered for the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team chosen for the 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka. He took 3 wickets for 27 runs in Pakistan’s nine wickets prevail over Singapore in their initial match of the U-19 Asia Cup.

Toward the beginning of September 2017, Afridi signed a two-year agreement with Dhaka Dynamites, a significant Bangladesh Head Association establishment. Later he made his top of the line debut for Khan Exploration Research centers in the 2017-18 Quaid-e-Azam Prize on 26 September 2017. In the second innings of the match, he took 8 wickets for 39 runs, the best figures by a Pakistani bowler on top of the line.

In December 2017, Afridi was named in Pakistan’s crew for the 2018 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was the main wicket-taker for Pakistan in the competition, with 12 wickets. Following Pakistan’s matches in the competition, the Global Cricket Committee (ICC) named Afridi as the rising star of the crew.

Afridi made his Twenty20 presentation for Lahore Qalandars in the 2018 Pakistan Super Association (PSL) on 23 February 2018. The next month in the PSL, during Lahore’s coordination with the Multan Kings, Afridi took five wickets for four runs. Lahore won the installation by 6 wickets and Afridi was named the player of the match.

In April 2018, Afridi was named in Balochistan’s crew for the 2018 Pakistan Cup. He made his Rundown presentation for Baluchistan on 25 April 2018.

In July 2019, Afridi was chosen to play for the Rotterdam Rhinos in the debut version of the Euro T20 Hammer cricket competition. Nonetheless, the next month the competition was dropped.

In December 2019, it was reported that Afridi will play for Hampshire Region Cricket Club in the 2020 T20 Impact in England.In September 2020, Hampshire affirmed his cooperation in the 2020 T20 Impact, and declared that he will be accessible in the wake of satisfying his public obligations.

On 20 September 2020, in the last round of gathering matches in the T20 Impact, Afridi took a full go-around and four wickets in four balls, wrapping up with match figures of 6/19 from his four overs and recording the best truly bowling figures at the Rose Bowl in T20 cricket.

On 2 October 2020, in the 2020-21 Public T20 Cup, Afridi required his second five-wicket pull in three T20 games, with figures of 5/20 from his four overs. After three days, Afridi took another five-wicket haul, with 5/21 in the match against Sindh. In October 2021, Afridi signed with Middlesex to play in homegrown matches in Britain until July Notwithstanding, he got back to Pakistan in mid-May to plan for the public group’s home series against the West Indies.

In December 2021, he was named as the commander of Lahore Qalandars. Afridi later expressed that Imran Khan had proposed for him to become commander, which prompted the adjustment of captaincy. Under his captaincy, Qalandars won the 2022 PSL, which made him the most youthful commander to win a T20 association. He additionally finished the competition as the main wicket-taker.

Worldwide vocation

In Walk 2018, he was named in Pakistan’s Twenty20 Worldwide (T20I) crew for their series against the West Indies. He made his T20I debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 3 April 2018. In September 2018, he was named in Pakistan’s One Day Global (ODI) crew for the 2018 Asia Cup. He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Afghanistan on 21 September 2018.

In November 2018, he was named in Pakistan’s Test crew for their series against New Zealand. He made his Test debut for Pakistan against New Zealand on 3 December 2018.

In April 2019, he was named in Pakistan’s crew for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. On 5 July 2019, in the match against Bangladesh, Shaheen turned into the most youthful bowler to take a five-wicket pull in a World Cup match, wrapping up with figures of 6/35.[58] These were likewise the best bowling figures by a bowler for Pakistan in a World Cup match. Following the World Cup, the Global Cricket Board (ICC) named Afridi as the rising star of the crew.

In December 2019, during the subsequent Test match against Sri Lanka, Afridi took his initial five-wicket haul in Test cricket.

In June 2020, he was named in a 29-man crew for Pakistan’s visit to Britain during the Coronavirus pandemic. In July, he was shortlisted in Pakistan’s 20-man crew for the Test matches against Britain. In September 2021, he was named in Pakistan’s crew for the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

In January 2022, Afridi was named the Cricketer of the Year by the Worldwide Cricket Committee. He took 78 wickets in 36 worldwide matches in 2021. In October 2023, he took a 5 wicket haul against Australia in the 2023 Cricket World Cup match. He completed the 2023 Cricket World Cup with the 6th most wickets, taking 18 wickets in 9 matches. On 31 October, he turned into the quickest Pakistani bowler to get 100 wickets in ODIs, as well as the quickest pacer to do as such. He accomplished the accomplishment in 51 matches, overwhelming Saqlain Mushtaq, who took 53 matches to finish with 100 wickets.

On 15 November 2023, Afridi was delegated as T20I commander after Babar Azam left captaincy in each of the three configurations of the game.

In May 2024, he was named in Pakistan’s crew for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup competition