by Pakistan cricket's pin-up boy Shahid Afridi will wed in October, said his
brother and mentor Tariq Afridi. Big brother hopes that marriage will
improve his cricketing career by adding a sense of responsibility to his
game. Afridi, like tennis fantasy girl Anna Kournikova, is adored more for
his glamourous looks than his cricketing ability, and the announcement of
his marriage is sure to break a great many hearts.
Shahid Afridi to wed
August 12 2000
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pakistan cricket's most sought-after bachelor, Shahid Afridi, is to get "The family elders decided it is right time for Shahid to get married. The The marriage will take place here the city where Shahid learnt his Shahid burst into the world cricket scene in 1997 when he scored the Shahid due to his whirlwind batting style was labelled as a one-day player
married on October 14, 2000. His bride to be is a close relative.
marriage will surely help Shahid in building his cricket career as well as
make him a more responsible person," disclosed Shahid's elder brother and
his mentor, Tariq Afridi, to sportsmasala.com
cricket to become more popular than even the legendary Imran Khan with his
incredible hitting, useful leg break bowling and brilliant allround
fielding.
fastest one-day hundred against the then world champions, Sri Lanka, in
Nairobi Kenya, in a three-nation tournament. His hundred was scored off
only 37 balls which is yet to be bettered and unlikely for sometime to
come.
but he proved many of his detractors wrong by scoring a century against
arch rivals India in a Test. He also had the honour of taking five wickets
in an innings in a Test match, that too against Australia in Karachi.