Person in history
Shaheen Shah Afridi
Shaheen Afridi, Pakistani cricketer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2000 · April 6
- Age this year
- 26No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- cricketer. Citizenship: Pakistan
- Born
- 26th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Shaheen Shah Afridi is a Pakistani international cricketer who represents the Pakistan national team. He is the captain of the national ODI team and previously served as captained of 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 cricketer to win the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy. He led the Lahore Qalandars to Pakistan Super League titles in 2022, 2023, and 2025,
Early life
Youth career Shaheen began his cricket career from the Tatara Ground in Landi Kotal , which is named after the nearby Tatara Hills. [ 1 ] Riaz Afridi introduced Shaheen to hard-ball cricket at the FATA Under-16 trials in 2015, with Shaheen having played only tennis-ball cricket until then. [ 2 ] Success at this level led to Shaheen being selected for the Under-16 tour of Australia in November 2015, where he played his part with four wickets in the 2–1 victories in the One-Day and Twenty20 series.
Why this date
Shaheen Shah Afridi appears on our April 6 calendar for 2000 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2000.
- October 6Fernando de la Rúa
- January 31Alaska Airlines Flight 261
- October 7Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- May 4Ken Livingstone
- September 14Microsoft
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Sources
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Questions about Shaheen Shah Afridi
When was Shaheen Shah Afridi born?
April 6 2000.
How old would Shaheen Shah Afridi be today?
26 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on April 6?
Shaylee Mansfield, Julie Ertz, Maxence Lacroix and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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