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Shahid Afridi

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Sahibzada Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi (Urdu: شاہد افریدی‎, Pashto: شاهد افریدی; born 1 March 1977) is a Pakistani former cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. An all-rounder, Afridi was a right-handed leg spinner and a right-handed batsman. Afridi made his ODI debut in 1996 against Kenya. In his second ODI match against Sri Lanka, he played his first international innings and broke the record for fastest century in ODI cricket (doing so in 37 deliveries). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Shahid Afridi is the 46th most popular cricketer (down from 36th in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Pakistan (down from 175th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Pakistani Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, Shahid Afridi ranks 46 out of 136. Before him are Anil Kumble, Rashid Khan, Usman Khawaja, Alastair Cook, Wasim Akram, and David Miller. After him are Virender Sehwag, Mithali Raj, Chris Gayle, Diana Edulji, Shakib Al Hasan, and Yuvraj Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Shahid Afridi ranks 982. Before him are Mubarak Hassan Shami, Carlos Aranda, Ivan Bartoš, Peer Kluge, Andrea Barnó, and Leandro Lessa Azevedo. After him are Ilya Bryzgalov, Sazhid Sazhidov, Nikolai Novosjolov, Luís Fernando Martinez, Kerry Katona, and Kohei Yamamichi.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Shahid Afridi ranks 186 out of 217. Before him are Hakimullah Mehsud (1979), Govind Nihalani (1940), Ajmal Kasab (1987), Usman Khawaja (1986), Jahangir Khan (1963), and Wasim Akram (1966). After him are Mohsin Hamid (1971), Hina Rabbani Khar (1977), Nadeem Aslam (1966), Nergis Mavalvala (1968), Dilshad Vadsaria (1985), and Mawra Hocane (1992).

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Among CRICKETERS In Pakistan

Among cricketers born in Pakistan, Shahid Afridi ranks 4. Before him are Younis Khan (1975), Usman Khawaja (1986), and Wasim Akram (1966). After him are Shoaib Akhtar (1975), Inzamam-ul-Haq (1970), Waqar Younis (1971), Babar Azam (1994), Misbah-ul-Haq (1974), Shoaib Malik (1982), Imran Tahir (1979), and Mohammad Amir (1992).

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