Social Media Pays Tribute to Shahid Afridi on His Birthday

Former Pakistan captain, Shahid Afridi turns 39 today. Born in Khyber Agency in 1980, Shahid Khan Afridi has given cricket fans plenty of moments to cherish for a lifetime.

Having debuted for Pakistan in 1996, Shahid Afridi played a 524 international matches for Pakistan including 27 tests, 398 ODIs, and 99 T20 Internationals. With over 11,000 international runs and 541 wickets, Shahid Afridi was a nightmare for the opponents in his prime.

Following the trends set by the likes of Ian Botham, Shahid Afridi along with Sanath Jayasuriya epitomized the art of power-hitting earlier in the innings, which made their prominence even more significant in modern cricket.

Boom Boom Afridi, currently a part of Multan Sultans, is a celebrated cricketer all across the globe with millions of fans. He has a number of awards to his name. As he turns 39, the Twitterati are pouring in their messages of love for the star cricketer.

Starting with the world cricket’s governing body:

A 37-ball ODI century at the age of 16 💯
11,196 international runs, 476 sixes 🙌
541 international wickets, including a record 98 in men's T20Is ☝️

Happy birthday to Pakistan legend @SAfridiOfficial! 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/Klt870W3eD

— ICC (@ICC) March 1, 2019

@SAfridiOfficial Happy Birthday Lala. Many happy returns. Continue at your best.

— Dr. Nauman Niaz (@DrNaumanNiaz) March 1, 2019

#ShahidAfridi Happy Birthday Lala 🎂♥️May you have many many more 🎁💐😘 pic.twitter.com/ratPtfXE9c

— Saddaqat Mahar (@MaharSaddaqat) March 1, 2019

Chalo, since everybody has started, here’s my post:
Happy Birthday, Lala! Wishing you health, wealth and lots of happiness always. Keep making us proud 🙏🏻 #HappyBirthdayLala pic.twitter.com/rOpO2A5W5m

— Saima Khan (@saimaxkhan) February 28, 2019

Happy Birthday Boom Boom.

Happy Birthday to the Boom Boom of Cricket World ❤
Happy Birthday to the Lala of Pakistan ❤❤
Happy Birthday to the Afridi of Million Fans ❤❤❤ #HBDShahidAfridi @SAfridiOfficial pic.twitter.com/cPZsKggxpV

— Laiba Sheikh (@laibasheikhsoni) February 28, 2019

https://twitter.com/MMukhtar_786/status/1101307979218018304

Happy birthday @SAfridiOfficial Lala .. I wish you good luck, health and prosperity for many more years to come. Keep on inspiring! #HBDShahidAfridi

— Sawera Pasha (@sawerapasha) February 28, 2019

One of the most entertaining cricketers.

https://twitter.com/YamnaJohar13/status/1101196070816829440

Some records.

https://twitter.com/iamsaqib0088/status/1101203537751621638

Legend.

https://twitter.com/iamsabih_haider/status/1101349610285604872

A humble being.

Happy birthday to the one who knows how to give respect to the opponents .💥❤️
He’s so humble n so down to earth #HBDShahidAfridi @SAfridiOfficial pic.twitter.com/hpZDML4wAJ

— Maham Gillani (@DheetAfridian) February 28, 2019

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