Shahid Afridi World Record 37 Ball Century

Shahid Afridi World Record 37 Ball Century

Shahid Afridi has been surrounded by controversies off it as well. Sex scandal, mischief, match fixing, et al… he has always been in the limelight. Despite all this, Shahid Afridi continues to be loved as a cricketer. He is a favorite with girls, mainly because of his attractive appearance, hairstyle, handsomeness, belligerence & also good gentle man. That’s way girls and boys like him only for personality. His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented and has earned him the nickname “Boom Boom Afridi” for his fastest One Day International century just in 37 balls. Till now nobody can’t face like 37 or bellow 37 balls for century. As of 22 May 2007, he has an ODI strike rate of 109.38 runs per 100 balls, the highest in the game’s history. This attitude has been transferred to Test cricket as well, with Afridi scoring at a relatively high strike rate of 86.13 in Tests. He has an approach to batting that can change the tempo of a game and inspire the mood of an audience, as shown when a mass exodus of spectators occurred in Pakistan in late 2005 following his dismissal from the crease.

Afridi banned for two T20s for ball-tampering

PAKISTAN'S Shahid Afridi has been banned for two Twenty20 internationals by the International Cricket Council for ball tampering.

Shahid Afridi has been banned for two Twenty20 internationals after being found guilty of ball-tampering during Pakistan's two-wicket loss to Australia in the ODI at the WACA. Afridi, Pakistan's captain in Twenty20 cricket, was charged with an article 2.2.9 offence of the ICC Code of Conduct which relates to "changing the condition of the ball in breach of Law 42.3 of the Laws of Cricket".

He has since pleaded guilty and apologized for the mistake: "I am ashamed. I did it in the heat of the moment as the match was a close one, but I should not have done that, it's a serious offense.

"I apologies to all and everyone involved in the match and to the fans around the world. This will never happen again."

The incident happened during a two-wicket defeat to Australia, in the final one day international between the two sides.

Pakistan coach Intimacy Alma said: "It's unacceptable.

"It shouldn't have happened but it happened and I feel sorry for him.

"Being a captain you should be above everything but unfortunately it's happened."

Umran added that under Afridi’s leadership, Pakistani team’s killer instinct seemed to be back.

“The main thing I have taken from today's game is the heightened level of performance in the field shown by the team towards their new skipper. The team played as a unit and battled with some pride, and I conveyed the same to Shahid after the match today,” he said.

Umran said that Afridi would use the two-match ban to spend time with his family.

“I can confirm that Shahid will be going home early so that he can spend some much deserved time with his wife and daughters,” he said.