ESPN Cric Info describes Shaheen Shah Afridi as “A baby face perched on a two-metre body, Shaheen Afridi’s story is trademark Pakistani”. Indeed, Shaheen has been a young stunner who transformed the cricketing fabric of the team.
The pacer has stood by the team with his world-class bowling skills and some unexpected occasional sixes. The team’s performance may not have been up to the mark this World Cup 2023, but you can’t deny the force that is Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Shaheen Shah Afridi became the fastest Pakistan bowler to take 100 ODI wickets during the ICC World Cup 2023 league match against Bangladesh at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Tuesday.
Afridi reached the 100 wicket mark in 50 matches, overtaking the record previously held by Saqlain Mushtaq who achieved the milestone in 53 matches.
Twitter celebrates this worthy achievement by showering praises for the bowler on Twitter.
Shaheen Shah Afridi became the fastest pacer to take 100 ODI wickets in just 50 innings. #PAKvsBAN pic.twitter.com/qn6DcGJJ5R
— Nawaz 🇵🇰 (@Rnawaz31888) October 31, 2023
THE EAGLE STRIKES IN THE FIRST OVER🔥💯.#ShaheenAfridi #PAKvBAN #PAKvsBAN pic.twitter.com/Ncj1nrhhGR
— Shaharyar Ejaz 🏏 (@SharyOfficial) October 31, 2023
Few matches without early wickets and we all started doubting him.
But the truth is, unarguably Shaheen Afridi is the best in the world 🦅🥵#PAKvsBAN pic.twitter.com/twTtm4GZ3P
— Hamxa 🏏🇵🇰 (@hamxashahbax21) October 31, 2023
As they said
“Shaheen’s first over is not an over it is an event”🥵#BabarAzam𓃵 | #PAKvsBAN pic.twitter.com/h1HvrgG5iC— King Babar Azam Army (@babarazamking_) October 31, 2023
It is important to notice that the pacer has achieved this feat at only 23 years of age. This has also made the Pakistani cricket enthusiasts put their faith in the team again after a disappointing run for them in the World Cup so far.
100th wicket for Eagle at the age of 23 😭❤️#PAKvsBAN pic.twitter.com/D7Ioor1AbJ
— Hassan (@HassanAbbasian) October 31, 2023
Whaaat aa start from shaheen take two wickets of bengal tigers😎💚🇵🇰#PAKvsBAN #CWC23INDIA pic.twitter.com/1sl8fK1ZuE
— Inshal Siddiqui🤍🇵🇰✨ (@InshalSid123) October 31, 2023
The match against Bangladesh has us biting our nails and we look forward to a positive outcome. Regardless, we are so proud of the team that continues to break records and stays strong in the face of adversity. More power to them.
