'Happy Birthday Lala': Throwback to legendary Shahid Afridi's feats

 KARACHI: Experienced Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi, who is currently associated with the Pakistan Super League (PSL 2021) franchise, Multan Sultans, celebrates his birthday today, Monday.

While social media is full of warm wishes, such as "you are our pride" and Shahid Afridi is "the man who made us crazy about the game of cricket", there is also a debate from Wikipedia, Google, his book, and himself. has provided different ages: 45, 41, 46, and 44, respectively.

However, whatever his age, the fact remains that the veteran cricketer has given Pakistan a lot to celebrate and be proud of. Here's a look at his exploits and milestones over the years.

At the 2007 T20 World Cup, he was named "Player of the Tournament".He was second to pocket the most wickets in T20I with 98 of 99 games.

Additionally, Afridi holds the record for taking the most wickets as captain in T20I, with 40.

The veteran cricketer also became the first player to score a hat-trick in the 10-up match format for Pakhtoons vs Maratha Arabians in 2017.

Unfortunately, he also has a record for conceding the most runs as a pitcher in his T20I career, with 2,362 runs.

As a civilian, on the other hand, Shahid Afridi received the Pride of Performance on March 23, 2010, and the Sitara-e-Imtiaz on March 23, 2018.