Shahid afridi biography photos

Shahid Afridi debut: Shahid Afridi, who made his One-Day debut as a 16-year old, coming into the side for Mushtaq Ahmed, didn't pick a wicket nor got to bat.

In his second ODI, he struck a 37-ball century, a world record that stood for almost 18 years.

Test debut: Afridi made his Test debut in 1998 against Australia, two years after playing his first international match.

Till then, he had played 66 ODIs - the most by any player at that time. He failed with the bat, scoring 16 runs in two innings, but bagged a fifer with the ball in the first innings

Maiden Test hundred - vs India: Afridi, who made his debut as a bowler, soon became an important batsman in Pakistan's side.

In the historic series between India and Pakistan in 1999, Afridi slammed a 191-ball 141 in Chennai as Pakistan won the thrilling match by 12 runs.

2005 - In November 2005, Afridi was handed a ban of one Test and two ODIs for deliberatly damaging the co