Shaheen Afridi - players.bio

PSL Team Lahore Qalandars Gift Brand New Car To Captain Shaheen Afridi. Watch

Left-arm paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi has been the toast of Pakistan cricket for a while now. He became the first Pakistani cricketer to receive the honour of ICC Cricketer of the year in 2021 due to his magnificent performances across all formats of the game. Afridi was one of the stars of Pakistan's famous win over India in last year's ICC T20 World Cup and was an integral part of the team that reached the semi-finals of the tournament.

ICC ODI Rankings: Imam-ul-Haq Surpasses Virat Kohli, Babar Azam Stays On Top

Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq has surpassed Virat Kohli to get to the second spot in the ICC One Day International Batter Rankings. The southpaw was earlier in third place in the rankings just below his captain Babar Azam and the former India skipper Virat Kohli. A brilliant performance in the home series has brought him four points clear of Kohli at number two, a career-best ranking for him. Imam inspired Pakistan to clean sweep West Indies 3-0 in the recent ODI series at home, smashing three half-centuries. His form was duly rewarded as he won the Player of the Series award and made a move on the latest rankings that were released on Wednesday. The 26-year-old jumped a massive 20 rating points to move in front of Kohli and now has a career-best mark of 815 rating points.

ICC Test Rankings: Jasprit Bumrah Rises To 3rd Spot, Joe Root Dethrones Marnus Labuschagne

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah has risen to the third spot in the latest ICC Men's Test Bowler Rankings. There was some reshuffling in the latest bowling rankings with towering Kiwi quick Kyle Jamieson dropping three places to sixth after he injured his back against England. That allowed India speedster Jasprit Bumrah (third), Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi (fourth) and South Africa quick Kagiso Rabada (fifth) to all rise a spot, while a pair of Jamieson's New Zealand team-mates swapped positions inside the top 10.

What Shaheen Afridi Said When Asked To Choose Between Virat Kohli And Babar Azam

Virat Kohli has arguably been the best batter the world has seen in recent times, breaking numerous batting records on his way to superstardom. However, his performances in the last couple of years have dipped a bit and at the same time a new contender for the best batter has emerged -- Babar Azam. The Pakistan captain has been a run-scoring spree in recent times, notching records with each passing game. It's only natural that people make comparisons between the two batters. Babar Azam's Pakistan teammate Shaheen Shah Afridi was also asked to pick one between the two in a video posted on ESPNcricinfo.

Watch: How Shaheen Afridi Perfectly Set Up Shai Hope In Brilliant 1st Over

Shaheen Shah Afridi has developed a habit of giving Pakistan early breakthroughs, especially in the limited-overs formats. In the second ODI against West Indies, the left-arm pacer delivered in the very first over of the visitors' chase as he dismissed the in-form Shai Hope for just four runs. Shaheen bowled five in-swingers on the trot to Hope, who had scored a brilliant century in the first ODI, and the opener even flicked one away for a boundary. But then, the pacer moved the final delivery away from Hope and the opener could only give the cover fielder a simple catch as he was caught at the crease without any foot movement.

Watch: Wasim Akram Comes Out In Passionate Defence Of Pakistan Pacer After 1st ODI vs West Indies

Babar Azam produced yet another stunning knock as his 103-run knock helped Pakistan beat the West Indies by five wickets in the opening ODI at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Wednesday. While Pakistan batters were impressive in the chase, the bowlers were taken for plenty as West Indies posted 305 for eight in their innings. Apart from Shadab Khan and Shaheen Afridi, the rest of the bowlers returned with economy rate of over 6. Out of the five bowlers used, Hassan Ali was the only one to remain wicketless, and received quite a lot of flak for his bowling on Twitter.

Watch: Pakistan's Star Pacer Takes Reflex Return Catch vs West Indies

Pakistan's star paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi started the ODI series against West Indies in remarkable fashion as he took a spectacular reflex catch off his own bowling to give the hosts the breakthrough in the first ODI at Multan. Afridi reacted sharply after West Indies opener Kyle Mayers hit a half-volley straight back at him.

SL vs Aus: Josh Hazlewood Takes 3 Wickets In An Over Against Sri Lanka In 1st T20I, Twitter Can't Keep Calm

Australian paceman Josh Hazlewwod carried his brilliant form on sub-continent wickets from the IPL to the national team as he picked up three wickets in an over to jolt Sri Lanka in the first T20I between the two teams in Colombo. Sri Lanka were off to a good start and were at 100/2 at the end of 12 overs and that is exactly when Hazlewood returned to change the course of the innings.

Contacts

Shaheen Afridi Sport News

PSL Team Lahore Qalandars Gift Brand New Car To Captain Shaheen Afridi. Watch

ICC ODI Rankings: Imam-ul-Haq Surpasses Virat Kohli, Babar Azam Stays On Top

ICC Test Rankings: Jasprit Bumrah Rises To 3rd Spot, Joe Root Dethrones Marnus Labuschagne

What Shaheen Afridi Said When Asked To Choose Between Virat Kohli And Babar Azam

Watch: How Shaheen Afridi Perfectly Set Up Shai Hope In Brilliant 1st Over

Watch: Wasim Akram Comes Out In Passionate Defence Of Pakistan Pacer After 1st ODI vs West Indies

Watch: Pakistan's Star Pacer Takes Reflex Return Catch vs West Indies

SL vs Aus: Josh Hazlewood Takes 3 Wickets In An Over Against Sri Lanka In 1st T20I, Twitter Can't Keep Calm