Pakistan's rising pace bowling sensation Shaheen Shah Afridi celebrates his 20th birthday on Monday (April 6, 2020). Hailing from Khyber Agency, the left-arm speedster has taken giant strides in international cricket and has impressed one and all. Afridi can hustle the batsman with his pace and bounce and also has the ability to move the ball off the deck. He, in fact, is the youngest bowler to claim a five-wicket haul in 50-over World Cup, achieving the feat in 2019 CWC. Courtesy his stellar performances, the youngster has earned a lot of fans all around the world and below, we'll look how they wished the star on his special day. Pakistan Is Brazil of Cricket Because of Raw Talent, Says Wasim Akram.
Afridi bursted into the scenes in the 2018 Under-19 cricket World Cup where he bowled several breathtaking spells and bagged a lot of attention too. He was picked in the national side immediately after the tournament and impressed there too. So far, the star has taken 30, 40 and 16 wickets from 8 Tests, 19 ODIs and 12 T20Is respectively. Meanwhile, let's look at how Twitterati greeted Afridi on his birthday.
Greetings From ICC!!
🏏 8 Tests, 19 ODIs, 12 T20Is
☝️ 86 international wickets
👏 Youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a men's #CWC match
Happy birthday to Pakistan's rising star, Shaheen Afridi 🎂 pic.twitter.com/Y2V3UF27ql
— ICC (@ICC) April 6, 2020
Brilliant Start!!
Happy Birthday @iShaheenAfridi!
👕 - 39 International Appearances
🏏 - 86 Wickets
7️⃣ - 4 Wicket Haul
2️⃣ - 5 Wicket Haul #Cricket #HappyBirthday #ShaheenAfridi pic.twitter.com/VtrFjXkA1a
— Muhammad Hasnain Fans (@HasnainPak86) April 6, 2020
Already A Legend!!
Happy birthday to one of the legend shaheen Afridi 🎂 pic.twitter.com/m0JR2bJEOf
— Aila Noor Pathan # Afridian (@AilaPathan) April 6, 2020
More Wishes!!
happy birthday shaheen afridi wish you many many happy returns of the day allah bless you with health wealth and prosperity pic.twitter.com/Tn3tIW8jdJ
— Ayesha Mirza (@AyeshaM58795733) April 6, 2020
Rising Star!!
🏏 8 Tests, 19 ODIs, 12 T20Is
☝️ 86 international wickets
👏 Youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul in a men's #CWC match
Happy birthday to Pakistan's rising star, Shaheen Afridi 🎂 pic.twitter.com/wMHwXOvrIe
— Sheikh Sheraz (@SheikhS38333711) April 6, 2020
Feat At Lord's!!
👏 The youngest player to take an international five-wicket haul at Lord’s...
🎂Happy Birthday to @TheRealPCB fast bowler, @iShaheenAfridi.#LoveLordspic.twitter.com/JLhb4wcQo1
— Lord's Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket) April 6, 2020
Love From Fans!!
Highest wicket taker of the year for Pakistan.
Youngest Bowler to take 5 wicket haul in ICC WC.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAHEEN AFRIDI💚.
May you live long ♥️ pic.twitter.com/WXre4817Jg
— Faizan (@FaizanRiaz_) April 6, 2020
The left-arm pacer was last seen in action during the 2020 edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in which he represented Lahore Qalandars. However, the knock out matches of the tournament was called off amid the coronavirus crisis. Nevertheless, Afridi will be expected to continue his good form and with the ICC T20 World Cup 2020 scheduled to be played later this year, Pakistan's success in the gala T20 tournament will be critical to the pacer's form.
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