Shahid Afridi - Pakistani Cricketer

Shahid Afridi

is a Pakistani cricketer. Between 1996 and 2012, Afridi played 27 Tests, 334 One Day Internationals, and 46 Twenty20 International for the Pakistani national team. He made his ODI debut on 2 October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22 October 1998 against Australia.
He is known for his aggressive batting style, and holds the record for the fastest ODI century which he made 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 also 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 Twenty20 format taking 53 wickets from 43.
He claimed his 500th wicket dismissing Glenn Maxwell who played a thunderous innings of 74 from only 33 balls smashing six towering sixes and seven fours. He was proving to be a threat but Afridi showed him the way back to the pavilion and thus paved the way for an exciting victory for Pakistan.

Afridi captured two wickets in this match in four overs taking his tally to 501 in all three formats of international cricket.
Following is the breakup of wickets:
48 in 27 Tests
378 in 378 One-day Internationals
75 in 72 Twenty20 Internationals
Shahid Afridi is the fourth Pakistani bowler to take 500 or more wickets in all formats of international cricket after Wasim Akram (916), Waqar Younis (789) and Imran Khan (544).
The world record of taking the most international wickets was held by Sri Lanka’s off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan who bagged 1,347 wickets. He was followed by Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne who took 1001 wickets. They were the only two bowlers to take 1000 or more wickets.
Shahid Afridi is the 27th bowler in the world to get 500 or more wickets.

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