Shaheen Shah Afridi Awarded: Shaheen Shah Afridi Awarded ICC Cricketer of the Year 2021 – Shaheen Shah Afridi is the best Pakistani pacer. He is one of the best bowlers on the Pakistan cricket team. Throughout 2021 he has achieved major milestones and has played very well. He has always impressed others with his performances. His bowling speed and style are unique and are considered best by all the viewers. He takes a major part in making Pakistan win from the bowling side. Recently he has been declared the ICC Men’s Cricketer of the year.
International Cricket Council looked upon his previous records and achievements in cricket and declared him the best cricketer. This is because he has made many good appearances in all the matches of 2021. Shaheen Shah Afridi has made his name in a very short time. He is a very talented and skilled player. Pakistan Cricket Board is also very happy and congratulated him on his achievement.
Shaheen Shah Afridi Awarded ICC Cricketer Of The Year 2021:
Shaheen Shah Afridi has received Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. This trophy is given to him for being the cricketer of the year 2021. Many others were also nominated for this award. Muhammad Rizwan, Joe Root, and Kane Williamson were also the nominees. But Shaheen Shah Afridi won this award. His bowling is very amazing and has a good bowling average.
Shaheen Shah Afridi is the correct owner for this trophy due to his achievements. He has played 36 international matches from which he has taken 78 wickets. His best wicket-taking average is 22.20. He is just 21 years old and has made his name much higher. Shaheen has performed very well in all the matches including T20, ODI, and Test matches. He has also been included in the PSL 2022 matches.
Shaheen Shah Afridi Career Bowling Stats:
Shaheen Shah Afridi is a left-arm fast bowler. He has made many wickets by giving few runs. This is why he is considered ICC cricketer of the year.
Following are the details of his bowling stats in his complete career till now:
- In Test Matches, he has also made his name. These are the stats from 2018 till the present. He has played a total of 21 matches. From these matches, he has taken 86 wickets. His economic rate is 3.00. His bowling average in test matches is 23.9. This is good and he will be performing well in the upcoming matches as well.
- In ODI Matches, he is considered one of the best bowlers. Here are the complete bowling stats from 2018 till now. Shaheen Shah Afridi has played a total of 28 One Day International matches. He has taken 53 total wickets in his ODI career. His economic rate is 5.51. His bowling average in One Day International matches is 24.6. He is one of the best bowlers from the Pakistan cricket team.
- In T20 International matches, he has played 39 matches. Shaheen Shah Afridi has taken 45 wickets in all the T20I matches. His economic rate is 7.82. He is a fast bowler. His bowling average in T20 International matches is 24.9. So he is also a good player for the T20I matches.
- In T20 format matches that are local, he has played a total of 105 matches. 143 total wickets are taken by him in his T20 matches career. His economy rate is 7.74 after playing massive T20 matches. His best bowling average for T20 matches is 21.3. Shaheen Shah Afridi has proven his worth in the T20 format matches also. His bowling is highly admired by other players also. Read More >> Babar Azam Entitled ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2021
Shaheen Shah Afridi Career Batting Stats:
Shaheen Shah Afridi is a left-handed batsman. He has gained his name on the batting side also. Apart from the bowling side, he has played as a batsman in test matches, ODI, T20 International, and local T20 matches.
Following are the complete details regarding his batting stats:
- In Test matches from 2018 till the present, he has played 21 matches. In those 21 matches, he has made a total of 121 runs. His batting average is 5.8 in the test matches. He is not only famous for his bowling but also the best in the batting line for the test matches.
- For the One Day International matches, he has played 28 matches. Total 87 runs have been made by him in his total 28 matches from 2018 till present. He has a batting average of 14.5 in the One Day International matches. Shaheen Shah Afridi is a great name on the bowling side. But he is also a good batsman. He will be doing more in the upcoming ODI matches.
- For the T20 International matches, Shaheen Shah Afridi has played a total of 39 matches. Only 19 runs have been made by him from 2018 till now. His average is 19.0 in the T20 International matches. He can’t prove his worth much on the T20 International side. But from the bowling perspective, he is one of the best players in the T20 International matches.
- While playing in the First Class matches, he has played 27 matches. 166 runs have been made by him from 2017 up till now. In the first-class matches, an average of 6.2 has been made him. He is a complete package for the Pakistan cricket team. Shaheen Shah Afridi will be playing with more dedication to maintain his position.
In the T20 matches, he has played 105 matches. The T20 matches include local T20 matches. 112 runs are made by him in the T20 matches from 2018 up till now. An average of 6.6 has been made by him. This left-handed batsman has proved his name on the batting side also.