Synonyms would be:
Awesome, crazy, insane, cool, undependable, mad, talented, entertaining, mast, zabardast, superb, world champion...
Nickname is BOOM BOOM due to his flamboyant hitting of sixes & fours.
Fabulous cricketer who has led Pakistan to win the 2009 World Cup. Broken truckloads of records throughout his career. Extremely fun to watch.
His
dad'
s the Pathan ruler of a certain tribe, and that makes Afridi a real life "
prince" or "sahibzada."
He has stated that his favourite cricketers are Sachin Tendulkar and Imran Khan.
You can't really get the essence of this guy without watching him play. He'
s friggin
awesome, and anyone would agree.
A massive hitter, often UNBELIEVABLE,
yet very very unreliable {you never know what he'll do}, religious ("All thanks is going to my Almighty God!" is a frequent statement of his. I've heard him say it whenever he gets any kind of award),
crazy, cool, and has OFTEN stated in interviews that, whether he plays amazingly or terribly, he can't control himself on the field.
Also known for striking fear into the hearts of Indians, toying with his fans' hearts by getting out very fast sometimes,
blowing a kiss to Jacques Kallis to piss him off,
biting a
cricket ball,
dancing on the pitch, hitting the first 12 off 1 ball in the history of
cricket, his amazing fielding, bowling, and batting, being in a number of
Pepsi commercials, being handsome, etc.
"Boom Boom Afridi, king of sixes."
"Brilliant bowling performance by Shahid Afridi!"
"
Cricket wouldn't be the same without Shahid Afridi." -
Kevin Pietersen said this
"SHAHID AFRIDI has a great smile, but no brains." -Ramiz Raja
"Yaar, bara mast cricketer hai yeh Shahid Afridi." -What everyone thinks
"Shahid Afridi...aka...SUB
KA BAAP!!!"
"Shahid Afridi...is he...is he...is that...is he BITING THE
BALL?!!" -Everyone who saw that match...hehe
"i WANNA BE LIKE SHAHID AFRIDI WHEN I GROW UP" -Many little Pakistani kids
"Shahid Afridi you
idiot! Why'd you do that????"
"Don't yell at the TV, he'
s crazy, it'
s not like he can control it."
"Oh...right."
"Shahid Afridi sucks some days, but he makes up for it when he rocks, because nobody can rock it like Afridi" -THE TRUTH
