Sensational spell by SHAHEEN AFRIDI | Pakistan Ends on a High | PAK vs BAN

Sensational spell by SHAHEEN AFRIDI | Pakistan Ends on a High | PAK vs BAN



Shaheen Shah Afridi is a Pakistani professional cricketer who plays as a fast bowler for the Pakistan national cricket team. He made his international debut for Pakistan in April 2018 and his Test match debut for the team in December 2018.
In 2017, Afridi was noted as a 6-foot 6 inch 17-year-old Pakistani fast-bowling talent who can bowl 90 mph and also for his big-hitting ability.
He considers himself an all-rounder and seeks to excel in bowling, batting and fielding. In August 2018, he was one of thirty-three players to be awarded a central contract for the 2018–19 season by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Shaheen belongs to the Zakhakhel Afridi tribe of the Pashtuns. He grew up in Landi Kotal, a town in Khyber District, Pakistan, on the border with Afghanistan. He is the youngest of seven brothers; his eldest brother, 15 years his senior, is Riaz Afridi who played a solitary Test match for Pakistan in 2004. Shaheen started his cricket career from the Tatara Ground in Landi Kotal, which is named after the nearby Tatara hills.

Riaz Afridi introduced Shaheen to hard-ball cricket at the FATA Under-16 trials in 2015, with Shaheen having played only tennis-ball cricket until then. Success at this level led Shaheen to selection for the Under-16 tour of Australia in November 2015 where he played his part with four wickets in the 2–1 victories in the One-Day and Twenty20 series.
In December 2016, Afridi was included in the Pakistan Under-19 cricket team selected for the 2016 Under-19 Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka.[7] He took 3 wickets for 27 runs in Pakistan's nine wickets win over Singapore in their opening match of the U-19 Asia Cup.
In March 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for their series against the West Indies.
He made his T20I debut for Pakistan against the West Indies on 3 April 2018.
 In September 2018, he was named in Pakistan's One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2018 Asia Cup.
He made his ODI debut for Pakistan against Afghanistan on 21 September 2018.
In November 2018, he was named in Pakistan's Test squad for their series against New Zealand.
He made his Test debut for Pakistan against New Zealand on 3 December 2018.
In April 2019, he was named in Pakistan's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
On 5 July 2019, in the match against Bangladesh, Shaheen became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a World Cup match, finishing with figures of 6/35.
These were also the best bowling figures by a bowler for Pakistan in a World Cup match.