Witty Afridi congratulates Shadab on breaking his record
Shadab became first Pakistani male cricketer to bag 100 T20I wickets
Pakistan's former flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi congratulated Shadab Khan on breaking his record.
Shadab completed his 100 T20I wickets during last match of the shorter-format series against Afghanistan in Sharjah on Monday. The leg-spinner became first-ever Pakistani bowler to bag 100 wickets in men's T20Is. Previously, Afridi (98 wickets) was the highest wicket-taker in T20Is from Pakistan.
Taking to Twitter, Afridi praised Shadab and wished that the latter will continue performing for Pakistan.
"Mubarak Shadab Khan. aap ne mera record tor dia. You have been a great performer for Pakistan and I wish you more success. Good win for Pakistan last night, glad that Saim and Ihsanullah showed their talent. We need to continue to back our youngsters," he wrote.
Overall, Shadab is the seventh bowler in the world to take hundred wickets in men's T20Is. Previously, Tim Southee, Shakib Al Hasan, Rashid Khan, Ish Sodhi, Lasith Malinga, and Mustafizur Rehman bagged 100 wickets.
Pakistan women's team all-rounder Nida Dar also has 100 wickets in T20I cricket.
Shadab bagged three wickets during third T20I against Afghanistan which Pakistan won by 66 runs.
An all-round solid performance by Pakistan helped them avoid series whitewash against Afghanistan.
After losing first two T20Is, Pakistan displayed a decent show in third and final game of the series.
Pakistani bowlers were set to defend 183 runs and they managed to do it brilliantly to help Pakistan finish the series 2-1.
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