Shahid Afridi

BCB can’t take responsibility of Afridi’s payment: Faruque

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed said the board can’t take responsibility for the alleged non-payment of Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi.

'Old-style cricket': what went wrong for Pakistan in Champions Trophy

"In 2025 Pakistan was playing the cricket style of the 1980s and 1990s while other teams had progressed well to adopt an aggressive and modern style," Shahid Afridi told AFP.

‘Done with the national team’, Tamim tells Afridi

Former Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal said that he has retired and no longer wants to play for the national team during a conversation with Pakistan cricket legend Shahid Afridi.

Afridi slams BCCI for ‘intertwining politics with sports’

Posting on X, Afridi stressed on the fact that Pakistan had repeatedly toured India despite strained relations between the two nations, particularly since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Afghanistan can lift the T20 World Cup trophy: Afridi

ICC T20 World Cup ambassador Shahid Afridi in an exclusive column in ICC said that Afghanistan can win the World Cup and it shouldn't come as a surprise if Rashid Khan's side manage to go all the way.

Babar should’ve supported Shaheen as captain, says Afridi

Afridi said that Babar missed out on a chance to do the honourable thing when the selectors approached him to return as the white-ball captain ahead of the T20 World Cup.

Afridi vows to reveal after World Cup who ‘spoiled’ Pakistan team

“He knows many things and so do I, but we cannot talk openly. I will speak openly after the World Cup, our people themselves have spoiled this unit.”

'Pakistan-India contest is like Super Bowl'

Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi is excited that the American public will witness cricket’s equivalent of the Super Bowl in New York on Sunday when Pakistan take on archrivals India in a blockbuster T20 World Cup encounter.

Pakistan fast-bowling is world’s best: Shahid Afridi

The 2009 T20 World Cup champions have included five quality fast bowlers in their 15-player squad for the ninth edition of the tournament, with left-armer Shaheen Afridi to spearhead a pace attack alongside Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Abbas Afridi and Mohammad Amir.

March 28, 2024
March 28, 2024

Shahid Afridi thinks son-in-law Shaheen Afridi should be 'given time' as Pak captain

Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi said that his son-in-law Shaheen Shah Afridi deserves to be given enough time to prove his credentials as the T20I captain of the national team.

November 2, 2023
November 2, 2023

Babar not winning matches like Kohli, says Afridi

Afridi zeroed in on Babar’s failure to win matches for Pakistan with the bat, which the likes of Kohli and KL Rahul have been doing for hosts India.

October 26, 2023
October 26, 2023

‘Need you to fire up’: Afridi tips Iftikhar to play Maxwell’s role for Pakistan

Afridi, who still holds the record for most sixes in ODIs, believes that Iftikhar has what it takes to play such a knock. 

May 21, 2023
May 21, 2023

Afridi says winning World Cup in India will be the biggest slap on BCCI

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) have been engaged in a dispute over the hosting rights for the Asia Cup 2023.

May 5, 2023
May 5, 2023

Modi will only harm Pakistan, says Afridi

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi launched a scathing attack on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his strict policies and said that ever since the Indian PM took office, nothing positive has come out for Pakistan, and neither can anything be expected in the future from the head of the Indian government.

April 24, 2023
April 24, 2023

Don’t call me ‘Sasur’: Shahid Afridi to Shaheen Afridi

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has warned his son-in-law for calling him “sasur (father-in-law) in public.

November 7, 2022
November 7, 2022

Afridi calls on Babar Azam to move down the order

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam should stand aside and give Mohammad Haris his opener slot to boost their top order firepower in Wednesday's Twenty20 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand, former captain Shahid Afridi said.

January 6, 2019
January 6, 2019

Afridi cameo takes Comilla to victory

Shahid Afridi starred with a 25-ball 39 to take Comilla Victorians to victory over Sylhet Sixers on the second day of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur.

December 15, 2017
December 15, 2017

Afridi hat-trick marks beginning of T10 era

Shahid Afridi accomplishes a hat-trick to help the Pakhtoons beat Virender Sehwag's Maratha Arabians by 25 runs in a T10 match at Sharjah.

October 4, 2017
October 4, 2017

Shakib to spearhead T-10 revolution

Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is set to feature in a T-10 league at the Arab Emirates in December.