NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has in spite of everything ended the thriller round his age, revealing that he was born in 1975 and no longer 1980 as the reputable information state.
The revelations in his autobiography signifies that Afridi was no longer 16 when he smashed a record-breaking 37-ball hundred in opposition to Sri Lanka in Nairobi in 1996.
"I was just nineteen, and not sixteen like they claim. I was born in 1975. So yes, the authorities stated my age incorrectly," Afridi has written in guide titled 'Game Changer'.
Afridi's claim that was he was 19 at the moment is confusing as he would be 21 if he was born in 1975 like he has written. He performed 27 Tests, 398 ODIs and 99 T20 Internationals.
The former captain, who retired from global cricket after the 2016 World T20 , additionally slammed bowling nice Waqar Younis in his guide. Younis was the workforce's coach within the 2016 World T20 held in India.
"Unfortunately, he hadn't let go of the past. Waqar and I had a history, dating all the way back to his tiff with Wasim over the captaincy crown. He was a mediocre captain but a terrible coach, always micro-managing and getting in the way, trying to tell the captain – me – what to do… It was a natural clash and it was bound to happen," he wrote.
The revelations in his autobiography signifies that Afridi was no longer 16 when he smashed a record-breaking 37-ball hundred in opposition to Sri Lanka in Nairobi in 1996.
"I was just nineteen, and not sixteen like they claim. I was born in 1975. So yes, the authorities stated my age incorrectly," Afridi has written in guide titled 'Game Changer'.
Afridi's claim that was he was 19 at the moment is confusing as he would be 21 if he was born in 1975 like he has written. He performed 27 Tests, 398 ODIs and 99 T20 Internationals.
The former captain, who retired from global cricket after the 2016 World T20 , additionally slammed bowling nice Waqar Younis in his guide. Younis was the workforce's coach within the 2016 World T20 held in India.
"Unfortunately, he hadn't let go of the past. Waqar and I had a history, dating all the way back to his tiff with Wasim over the captaincy crown. He was a mediocre captain but a terrible coach, always micro-managing and getting in the way, trying to tell the captain – me – what to do… It was a natural clash and it was bound to happen," he wrote.
Shahid Afridi finally reveals his real age
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