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• Sami called up; Afridi is ruled out with injury

• Afridi gets ban for his cheap tactics

GOLDEN DEBUTS: Shahid Afridi

 By Karthik Narayan

There is something that happened on Oct 4, something that changed the life of a 16 year old. This is a tribute being the 8th anniversary of that great event that has stood tall amongst the challenge of time, unconquered by none.

A total stranger to International cricket, Sahibzaha Mohammad Shahid Khan Afridi. That’s a challenge to a Sri Lankan Chaminda Vaas for a long name, wouldn’t you feel? Shahid Afridi as we all know him now as a household name is no bowler. He is the most explosive batsman in ODI history. In his first ODI at Nairobi, Kenya, he did not get a chance to bat. But his time arose in his next match in the same series and he got a chance to bat. Read more

Statistics of Shahid Afridi's Career :

 
    M    I   NO   Runs    HS     Ave     SR    100   50   Ct  St
   26   46    1   1683   156    37.40   86.13    5    8   10   0

    O      M    R     W    Ave    BBI    5  10    SR    Econ
  515.2   69  1640   47   34.89  5-52    1   0   65.78  3.18      

   M     I    NO   Runs   HS    Ave     SR    100  50   Ct  St
  249   237   12   5239  109  23.28   110.13   4   28   89   0

    O      M     R     W     Ave    BBI   4w  5w    SR     Econ
  1648.3  47   7632   212  36.00   5-11    2   2  46.65    4.62