Shaheen Shah Afridi

Shaheen Shah Afridi
Personal information
Born (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000
Landi Kotal, Pakistan
NicknameThe Eagle
Height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast
RoleBowler
Relations
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 236)3 December 2018 v New Zealand
Last Test20 October 2025 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 218)21 September 2018 v Afghanistan
Last ODI13 March 2026 v Bangladesh
ODI shirt no.10
T20I debut (cap 78)3 April 2018 v West Indies
Last T20I28 February 2026 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.10
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18Khan Research Laboratories
2018–presentLahore Qalandars
2018Balochistan
2019/20Northern
2020Hampshire
2020/21–2023Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
2022Middlesex
2023Nottinghamshire
2023Welsh Fire
2024/25Fortune Barishal
2025/26Brisbane Heat
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 33 71 103 42
Runs scored 256 277 345 377
Batting average 7.31 13.19 14.37 8.56
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 29* 25 33* 29*
Balls bowled 6,401 3,607 2,223 8,081
Wickets 121 135 136 161
Bowling average 27.91 25.04 21.35 26.60
5 wickets in innings 4 3 0 5
10 wickets in match 1 0 0 1
Best bowling 6/51 6/35 4/22 8/39
Catches/stumpings 3/– 18/– 30/– 6/–
Medal record
Men's cricket
Representing  Pakistan
ICC T20 World Cup
Runner-up 2022 Australia
ACC Asia Cup
Runner-up 2025 UAE
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 March 2026

Shaheen Shah Afridi (born 6 April 2000) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for the Pakistan national team. He is the captain of the national ODI team and previously captained the T20I team. A left-arm fast bowler, he made his international debut in 2018 and was named the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year in 2021, becoming the first Pakistani to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. He led Lahore Qalandars to Pakistan Super League titles in 2022, 2023, and 2025, becoming the first captain to win three championships.