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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 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Shahid Afridi is the 47th most popular cricketer (down from 37th in 2024), the 190th 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 47 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 1,058. Before him are Mubarak Hassan Shami, Carlos Aranda, Ivan Bartoš, Peer Kluge, Andrea Barnó, and Leandro Lessa Azevedo. After him are Ilya Bryzgalov, Nenad Kovačević, Sazhid Sazhidov, Nikolai Novosjolov, Luís Fernando Martinez, and Kerry Katona.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Shahid Afridi ranks 190 out of 217. Before him are Ajmal Kasab (1987), Sadiq Sanjrani (1970), Usman Khawaja (1986), Jahangir Khan (1963), Tabassum Adnan (null), and Wasim Akram (1966). After him are Mohsin Hamid (1971), Hina Rabbani Khar (1977), Nadeem Aslam (1966), Khadim Hussain Rizvi (1966), Nergis Mavalvala (1968), and Dilshad Vadsaria (1985).

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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), Saeed Ajmal (1977), and Imran Tahir (1979).

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