Best all format World XI of players who retired in the past decade

#8 Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi celebrates after taking a wicket

Shahid Afridi is one of the most successful all-rounders of all time. The former Pakistani skipper was lethal with his leg-breaks and also an explosive batsman.

Known as Boom Boom due to his batting style, Afridi amassed 8064 runs in 398 ODIs at a phenomenal strike rate of 117.00 and an average of 23.57. The Kyber-born player has 6 centuries and 37 fifties to his name in the fifty-over format. What is more impressive, however, is that he clinched 395 ODI wickets at an economy rate of 4.62.

Afridi also played 27 Tests for Pakistan in which he scored a total of 1716 runs at an average of 36.51 and made 48 scalps at an economy rate of 3.21.

One of the most complete all-rounders, the 39-year-old played 99 T20Is for the national team in which he scored 1416 runs at a strike rate of 150.00 in addition to clinching 98 wickets at an impressive economy rate of 6.63.

He holds a special record of hitting 351 sixes in ODIs, the most by any batsman in the format. His 102 off 37 deliveries against Sri Lanka back in 1996 is also the 3rd fastest century by a batsman in the format.

A commendable spinner who specialised in changing his pace, Afridi is only behind Malinga in the most wickets chart in T20Is. Afridi has 98 while Malinga has 106 wickets in the format.

The above statistics are simply staggering and proof of Afridi's ability. The legendary all-rounder retired from International cricket in May 2018.

Afridi actively plays domestic T20 leagues around the world and his last outing was for three-time Champions Dhaka Platoons in the 2019-20 Bangladesh Premier League.