What did he achieve in a 2019 World Cup match against Bangladesh?

Became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul at a World Cup

What happened in the 2021 T20 World Cup against India?

Pakistan won by 10 wickets after his early strikes

Which top Indian batters did he dismiss early in that match?

Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly

Shaheen Afridi Quiz: Pakistan's Left-Arm Pace Spearhead

A tall left-arm fast bowler from Khyber has become Pakistan's main wicket-taker with the new ball, and this Shaheen Afridi quiz follows his rise. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on Landi Kotal, his height, the 2019 World Cup five-for, the 2021 T20 World Cup win over India, ICC Cricketer of the Year, Lahore Qalandars and his brief T20 captaincy.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Country
Which country does Shaheen Afridi play for?
Style
What type of bowler is he?
Home
Where was he born?
Height
What helps him get bounce?
2019
What did he achieve in a 2019 World Cup match against Bangladesh?
India
What happened in the 2021 T20 World Cup against India?
Wickets
Which top Indian batters did he dismiss early in that match?
ICC
Which ICC award did he win for 2021?
PSL
Which Pakistan Super League team did he captain to titles?
Captain
Which national role did he briefly hold in 2024?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Which country does Shaheen Afridi play for?
Answer: Pakistan
He was born in 2000.
Q2: What type of bowler is he?
Answer: Left-arm fast
He swings the new ball.
Q3: Where was he born?
Answer: Landi Kotal in the Khyber district
It is near the Afghan border.
Q4: What helps him get bounce?
Answer: His height of about two meters
Tall bowlers extract bounce.
Q5: What did he achieve in a 2019 World Cup match against Bangladesh?
Answer: Became the youngest bowler to take a five-wicket haul at a World Cup
He was 19.
Q6: What happened in the 2021 T20 World Cup against India?
Answer: Pakistan won by 10 wickets after his early strikes
It was Pakistan's first World Cup win over India.
Q7: Which top Indian batters did he dismiss early in that match?
Answer: Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul
Then Kohli fell later.
Q8: Which ICC award did he win for 2021?
Answer: Men's Cricketer of the Year
It is the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy.
Q9: Which Pakistan Super League team did he captain to titles?
Answer: Lahore Qalandars
They won in 2022 and 2023.
Q10: Which national role did he briefly hold in 2024?
Answer: Pakistan T20I captain
Babar Azam later returned.

Shaheen Afridi Quiz – Pakistan's Left-Arm Pace Spearhead

Shaheen Afridi, born in 2000 in Landi Kotal in the Khyber district, is a left-arm fast bowler standing about two meters tall. He swings the new ball and gets steep bounce.

At the 2019 World Cup, aged 19, he took six wickets against Bangladesh, becoming the youngest bowler to take a World Cup five-wicket haul. In the 2021 T20 World Cup, he dismissed Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul early as Pakistan beat India by 10 wickets, their first World Cup win over India.

He was named ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year for 2021. He led Lahore Qalandars to Pakistan Super League titles in 2022 and 2023 and briefly captained Pakistan's T20 side in 2024.

What This Quiz Teaches

Cricket fans will enjoy these questions.

Where Afridi comes from
How he bowls
Which matches made him famous
Which awards he won
Which teams he led

Did You Know?

He often takes wickets in the first over.
Knee injuries slowed him in 2022.
He plays in T20 leagues abroad too.
His inswinging yorker is feared.
Fans call him Shaheen Shah.