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ShahidAfridi. By : S. P. Who is He?. Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi was Born March 1 st , 1980 in Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. He is the twentieth captain of the Pakistani national team in the international circuit.

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  1. ShahidAfridi By: S.P.

  2. Who is He? Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi was Born March 1st, 1980 in Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. He is the twentieth captain of the Pakistani national team in the international circuit. ShahidAfridi is a Pakistani cricketer and current One Day International (ODI) and Twentieth captain of the Pakistani debut on October 22, 1998 against Australia.

  3. Why is He Famous • He is known for his aggressive batting style, and holds the record for the fastest ODI century. He made this record in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI. • He holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket. • 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 Twentieth format taking 53 wickets from 41 matches.

  4. Video • http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2622774802229026856 - docid=-8799396178819834759

  5. His Frist step towards Cricket • ShahidAfridi started playing cricket from the age of 11-12. He loved the game immediately but started playing the game seriously in 1993-94. He started playing domestic cricket from Karachi Cricket Club. His brother also played cricket. That is how he got interested in Cricket. He started playing cricket for Pakistan in 1996".This unknown 16 year old became a household name after his very first match. ShahidAfridi announced his arrival in international cricket with a sensational 37-ball century vs. Sri Lanka at Nairobi on October 4th 1996.  It was an innings watched by a few lucky people. He began as a new bowler, switched to leg spin and then found a place in the Pakistan team as an attacking batsman. Not to forget his wonderful fielding. He seems to have begun, by capturing 5 wickets in his debut match and then scoring a century (141 in the 2nd innings of the 1st Test against India in Chennai) in his second Test, Afridi shall become one of the superstars of the new millennium.

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