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On This Day: March 1, 1980 - Shahid Afridi was born

Happy birthday Shahid khan Afridi..
 

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Happy Birthday :afridi May Allah make you more younger as years progresses.
 
Are we people crazy???....Celebrating and congratulating on that day where one more year is decreased from a person's life....
 
wow wait...
today is Feb 29???? so Afridi celebrates his Bday every 4 year??????

so that y his age is only 36/4 = 9.................b/c he had only 9 birthdays to celebrate :P
 
Happy birthday champ!

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:))

Effective employment of sunglasses for fear that eyes may be burnt by candle-lit cake.
 
OP has it all wrong btw.

It should read:

Happy Shahid Afridi, 1st March.

Yes, he who MUST be named was around before the date was.
 
Happy Birthday Shahid Afridi.

Happy birthday to Shahid Afridi Wishing him very very happy retuerns of the day
 
Happy bday to BABA :)

If he was born a day before, he'd be just 8 years old :D
 
Happy Birthday Afridi!

Though technically, it's 2nd of March now and I should have said - Belated Happy Birthday to Afridi! :afridi :)

Never mind!

In case any of the PPers knows him or has any information about his birthday party ( if he had any this year on March 1) please do share with us! ;)

It's Justin Bieber's birthday too!

Wish both the birthday boys a very good year and prosperous and successful life ahead ! :D ( Lala, I assume is considered as a boy till now unanimously :P - both by his haters and fans)
 
OMG!!! :-O is it so ! Even 2 hours before I did not see any thread on this subject. :-(

I didn't even remember that it was Afridi's birthday. Just now I was watching MTV India where they were wishing Afridi and Bieber a very happy birthday in the Tickr message. I logged in here and I looked till page 2 but could not find any thread only for birthday message !

Mods - please merge this thread with the other birthday related threads!
 
I am 100% sure.... 1 march 1980 is a fake birth date.....Afridi is from KP.....birth certification in KP is a joke
 
happy belated birthday

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couldnt find his preferred white ball cake:((
 
Happy Birthday to the Beast:).
 
On This Day 1st March 03/80: Saeed Anwar hits his last hundred & Afridi is born

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Wisden overview
Majestic timing and placement were Saeed Anwar's hallmarks. He was an opener capable of electrifying starts in all cricket through graceful strokeplay rather than brute force. He loved driving through the off side with minimal footwork. He annihilated any bowler offering width outside off stump although he too regularly guided the ball straight into the hands of fourth slip or gully. He first came to prominence as a one-day player but soon achieved equal success in Test cricket. Anwar's fielding was weak, he was injury prone, and his footwork became less assured as his career drew to a close. Opting to take a break from the game after the death of his daughter in August 2001, he was a lesser force when he came back, though he still managed a hundred against India in the 2003 World Cup. His batting prowess on the wane, Anwar finally announced his retirement just before Pakistan's home series against Bangladesh. He held the record for the highest ODI score till Sachin Tendulkar upstaged him, and on his day he was one of the most gracefully compelling players on the international stage.
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Shahid Afridi
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Of Shahid Afridi it can safely be said that cricket never has and never will see another like him. To say he is an allrounder is to say Albert Einstein was a scientist; it tells a criminally bare story.

For a start, the slant of his all-round skills only became clear ten years into his career; he is a leg-spinning allrounder. Variety is his calling and as well as a traditional leg-break, he has two googlies, a conventional offie and a lethal faster one, though this is increasingly rare. All come with the threat of considerable, late drift. He fairly hustles through overs, which in limited-over formats is a weapon in itself and the package is dangerous.

But forever associated with him will be his madcap batting, the prospect of which is a crowd-puller the world over. He is a compulsive basher, literally unable to control his urges to slog every ball that comes his way, and not much of it is classical. Often spectacular results are at hand; he owns, for example, two of the fastest ODI hundreds, including the fastest one ever in his first innings ever at the age of 16. His career strike rates are nearly unmatched. But mostly, anywhere in the order, consistency has been missing.

Despite a healthy Test career, he gave up on the format in 2006, pre-empting men such as Andrew Flintoff, to maximise fully a limited-overs career. He came back, in inimitable fashion, for one Test only, as captain no less in 2010. A loss and two slogs meant he re-retired immediately after. Twenty20 is something he could've been made for and he is among the most lethal players of the format, having been player of the tournament for the inaugural edition of the World Twenty20 in 2007 and led Pakistan to the title two years later with matchwinning all-round hands in the semi and final.

Maturity has often threatened to gatecrash his career and leadership was a just reward, though it was taken away from him in 2011 after an immature spat; another retirement was announced but none of it will change much a truly unique career.
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Happy Birthday to Shahid Afridi - Pakistan's most flamboyant cricketer.

On This Day in 1980: Shahid Afridi - Pakistan's most flamboyant cricketer was born. Can he inspire Pakistan to victory later today?

Shahid Afridi - the name says it all. He needs no introduction. A flamboyant all-rounder who announced himself at international level with a ton that nobody, yes nobody has forgotten till date. The ton that came off mere 37 balls and is a record yet to be broken. He also holds the record for the most international sixes. Shahid Afridi, the pulse of millions of television sets, is not only confined to his hitting. He, with his handy leg-spin bowling, often comes good during crisis situations. He is a complete package and needs no second invitation to make his mark in any format of the game.

Last time when Pakistan played against South Africa at Kingsmead, it was a ODI match. Shahid Afridi stunned the home side by thumping 77 from mere 35 balls and stretched Pakistan's total past 350. He, later, grabbed three wickets and handed Pakistan a comprehensive 141-run win.

At Durban, it'll only be the 2nd time he's played international cricket on his birthday. Previous time was vs. India in the 2003 World Cup.

Stats courtesy of Saj.
 

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Re: Happy Birthday to Shahid Afridi - Pakistan's most flamboyant cricketer.

Happy birthday to the most consistent player of all times. Bow down to the king. :)

I hope he gives his fans a birthday gift tmrw in the match.
 
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Happy 17th Birthday to the most entertaining cricketer to ever play the game!

InshAllah he will bring victory for Pakistan on his birthday and will be the start of a new run of form for the beast :afridi
 
Re: Happy Birthday to Shahid Afridi - Pakistan's most flamboyant cricketer.

Happy b'day lala :-)
 
Happy Birthday to the maddest, most fearless, most amazing six hitting batsman of all time - Shahid Khan Afridi:135:! May God bless you:).

I hope he makes a strong comeback today against South Africa. He has a large heart and can do anything:afridi.
 
Happy Birthday to Shahid Afridi - Pakistan's most flamboyant cricketer.

Happy birthday Lala ..wish u good luck in life and in matches to come :-)
 
happy birthday to the most fearless ( reckless) player ever. Hope he has a great game today and he shows that he is no longer 16 but a player who has played over 350 matches...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!! HOPE YOU SCORE.
 
Happy Birthday to Shahid Afridi - Pakistan's most flamboyant cricketer.

Bring us another exciting show Lala.

Sal gira Mubarak!
 
It's not everyday you can be 16, after all.

Oh, wait. :)
 
16 off 33 solar years, his slowest innings, keep playing it carefully, Pak cricket definitely 'needs' you. :x
 
Afridi turn 17 today. 1-3-1980

Happy B-day to Afridi, he turns 34 (17) today.

lets hope he does something with the bat on sunday.
 
Dhaka is a flat track. Pakistan probably won't lose more 4 wickets..if he does get to bat, it'll probably be for like 5 overs
 
Happy birthday Afridi. May you have many more.

(Although its still february in the UK)
 
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