Shahid Afridi holds the record of the longest six in Cricket history


Lahore: Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi is celebrating his birthday on Tuesday, March 1. Former Captain of the national team has turned 42 years old.
The cricket legend turned to twitter and wrote, “Thank you to each of you for the messages, tweets, calls, posts, and most importantly your Duas (prayers)”.
“Makes me feel special and makes my day a memorable one with all the love every year,” he added.
Thank you to each of you for the messages, tweets, calls, posts, and most importantly your Duas. Makes me feel special and makes my day a memorable one with all the love every year, hamesha khush rahien Ameen
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) March 1, 2022
Wishes pour in for 'Boom Boom'
ODIs, Tests, or T20s, he played some astonishing innings in all formats. He was the Player of the Tournament in the 2007 T20 World Cup and two years later took Pakistan to the title.
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) March 1, 2022
Cricket has never seen and will never see another like him. Happy birthday, Shahid Afridi ? pic.twitter.com/z3ieiMvJff
1,716 Test runs and 48 wickets
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 1, 2022
8,064 ODI runs and 395 wickets
1,416 T20I runs and 98 wickets
Happy Birthday @SAfridiOfficial? pic.twitter.com/eEtuaxNaCr
Over the years, even during his heydays, Shahid Afridi's age has been a hot topic of discussion in the cricket fraternity.
According to the International Cricket Council (ICC), Afridi was born on March 1, 1980, which means he is 42 now.
Lala debuted in a One Day Internationals (ODI) tri-series tournament in Nairobi, Kenya and, most famously, hit a 37-ball hundred the first time he batted in international cricket.
Afridi is widely considered as one of the most popular and destructive cricketers. He has been known for his blasting cricket and later he was named “Boom Boom”.
That record stood for over 17 years before being broken by Corey Anderson and was even more outrageous for the fact that it had been achieved by a 16-year-old.
He also holds the record for having hit the most sixes in the history of ODI cricket.
Bowling-wise Afridi, he has taken 395 wickets in ODI and 48 Test wickets. In addition he has also taken 98 T20I wickets.
Afridi’s age has been a hot topic in the cricket circles since his debut.
In 2019, Afridi in his autobiography titled ‘Game Changer’ wrote that he was born in 1975 and not 1980.
This means that the 37-ball century—which he hit against Sri Lanka as a 16-year-old — actually came when he was 20-years-old.
However, Afridi is one of the most celebrated cricketers in his heyday and took retirement from international cricket in 2017.

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