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.
Happy Birthday To The Most Handsome & Most Entertaining Cricketer In The World ♥️♥️♥️
The Biggest Superstar of Pakistan 🔥🔥🔥#KinGOfSixes #HBDShahidAfridi
@SAfridiOfficial @TEAM_AFRIDI pic.twitter.com/MFCFkYOKhS— Yamna. (@YamnaJohar13) February 28, 2019
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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