An aggressive, attack-oriented batman and penetrative spin bowler, Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi could turn a match with either bat or ball. Out of the seven fastest ODI centuries of all time, Afridi has produced three of them.
Throughout his career, he had an ODI strike rate of 117 runs per 100 balls, the third-highest in the game's history. He is known for hitting long sixes, while his trademark shot is a cross-batted flick to the leg-side to a ball outside off stump.
As a bowler, his stock ball was the leg break but his armoury also includes the googly and a "quicker one" which he can deliver in the style of a medium-pacer, reaching speeds of around 130 km/h (81 mph).
At the 2007 World Twenty20, he performed poorly with the bat but brilliantly with the ball, earning the Man of the Series award, though he failed to take a wicket in the final and was out for a golden duck.
He also became the first person to receive the Player of the Tournament award in T20 World Cup history. But in the next ICC Twenty20 World Cup, held in 2009 Afridi performed brilliantly in the series scoring 50 runs in the semi-final and 54 in the final and leading his team to victory.
At the 2009 ICC World T20 final versus Sri Lanka at Lord's, he set several all-round records. He became the first player to score a fifty in a successful run chase in a World T20 final. He also became the first player to score a fifty and to take at least a single wicket in a World T20 final.
He also became the only player to win both the Player of the Final (2009) and the Player of the tournament awards in ICC World T20 history.
Career statistics (2004-present)
Full name: Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi
Born: March 1, 1980, (40) Khyber Agency
Major teams: Pakistan, Asia XI, Brampton Wolves, Deccan Chargers, Dhaka Gladiators, Dhaka Platoon, Edmonton Royals, Fly Emirates XI, Griqualand West, Habib Bank Limited, Hampshire, ICC World XI, Jamaica Tallawahs, Karachi, Karachi Kings, Karachi Region Blues, Kowloon Cantons, Leicestershire, Melbourne Renegades, Multan Sultans, Northamptonshire, Peshawar Zalmi, Rangpur Riders, Ruhuna Royals, South Australia, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
Playing role: Allrounder
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling style: Legbreak googly
T20I Career (Pakistan) Batting
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s
99 91 12 1416 54* 17.92 944 150.00 0 4 103 73
T20 Career Batting
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s
317 271 38 4310 101 18.49 2801 153.87 1 9 320 245
T20I Career Bowling
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10w
99 97 2168 2396 98 4/11 4/11 24.44 6.63 22.1 3 0 0
T20 Career Bowling
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10w
317 311 6742 7547 339 5/7 5/7 22.26 6.71 19.8 9 2 0
Career Highlights
- Most T20 WC scalps (39)
- 2007 T20 WC player of the tournament
- 3 4-wicket hauls in T20I
- Made 1416 T20I runs at an average of 17.92
- Secured 98 T20I wickets at 24.45
- Most T20I balls bowled (2168)
- 4310 T20 runs at 18.49