Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 350 in ODIs. Currently Afridi is leading the chart of most T20I wickets with 92 wickets from 92 matches. He also holds a record of taking most wickets (97) and most player-of-the match awards in Twenty20 International cricket.[12]
Afridi was the President for PSL team Peshawar Zalmi which is owned by his cousin Javed Afridi.[13]
Afridi is a philanthropist and owner of the Shahid Afridi Foundation. In 2015, Afridi was named among the top 20 most charitable athletes in the world by Do Something.[14]
On 19 February 2017, Afrdi announced his retirement from international cricket
Afridi was born on 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. He is from the Afridi tribe of Pashtuns. He is cousin of Javed Afridi, CEO of Haier Pakistan.] Afridi is married to Nadia and has four daughters: Aqsa, Ansha, Ajwa and Asmara.
Shahid Afridi, the most loved player of Pakistan cricket was choosen by Peshawar Zalmi. Earlier Islamabad United and Karachi Kings also shown interest to bid for Shahid Afridi but he himself chosen to be played for Peshawar Zalmi. Afridi who was first Pakistani to hit a 6 in T20 International and who is currently most wicket taking bowler in T20 International was hired by Peshawar Zalmi for USD 200,000.
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