Shahid Afridi came close during the 1999 World Cup
Afridi announced his arrival on World Cricket by scoring a 37-ball century against Sri Lanka and was known for his blistering batting. He ended up with a career strike rate of 117.0, which is among the highest of all time.
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Afridi could open the batting as well as play in the middle order and was a useful leg-spin bowler as well. He played in 4 World Cups and finished runner-up in 1999 when Pakistan lost to Australia in the final.
Afridi was known for his carefree approach while batting and was a hard hitter. He could hit massive sixes as he was an exceptional timer of the ball and very strong physically. He played 398 ODIs for Pakistan, scored 8064 runs at 23.57 and took 395 wickets at 34.51.
He was a crowd favourite as well, as there was never a dull moment as long as he was on the pitch.
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