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Shahid Afridi Indian Flag: Former Pakistani all-rounder, Shahid Afridi has well and truly entertained the fans with his impeccable six-hitting abilities in international and domestic cricket so far.
In fact, he has been connected to the sport for a long time ever since announced his arrival in 1996. He has already announced his retirement from international cricket.
However, he is still attached to the sport by getting involved in Legends League Cricket. Popularly known as “Boom Boom Afridi”. He still holds the record for smashing 351 sixes in One-Day Internationals.
Moreover, he has been quite productive with the ball across formats. He has taken 500 international wickets. Shahid Afridi represented Pakistan in 27 Tests, 398 ODIs, and 99 T20Is.
He scored 1716 runs in Tests, 8064 runs in ODIs, and 1416 runs in the shortest format of the game. Moreover, he was one of the important pillars of Pakistan’s cricket history.
He slammed 8 fifties, 5 tons in Tests, 39 fifties, 6 tons in ODIs, and 4 fifties in T20Is. For sure, he was one of the best all-rounders of the Pakistan cricket team.
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Shahid Afridi hogged the limelight after he was spotted giving an autograph on the Indian flag. The video clip of the same has gone viral on the internet.
The video clip begins with Shahid Afridi giving an autograph on the Indian flag. His touching gesture won the hearts of the Indians.
One of the security guards of the stadium could be seen giving the Indian flag to Shahid Afridi. Meanwhile, the Pakistani legend gently collected it and then gave an autograph before giving it to the security guard.
Fans lauded Afridi for this kind gesture. One of the fans wrote, “Little actions like these bring the world closer and promote love and peace on the planet! Proud of you Lala.”
Shahid Afridi is the captain of Asia Lions in the ongoing edition of the Legends League Cricket 2023. Currently, Asia Lions are second on the table with two wins and two defeats, collecting four points so far.
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