Shahid Afridi Included One Indian Player In His All-Time XI

Shahid Afridi is hailed as one of the best cricketers to have played the game for Pakistan. Afridi has played 27 Tests, 398 ODIs, and 99 T20 Internationals in his career. The star all-rounder picked 98 wickets in his T20 career and 395 wickets in ODIs. He retired from international cricket in 2018, however, he is still very active in Commentary

Besides his cricketing skills, Shahid Afridi is known for his deep analysis of the game and players. As the World Cup 2023 is around the corner, an old video of the Pakistani legend has resurfaced on the internet, where he has named his all-time playing XI on the official YouTube channel of Lord’s Cricket Ground.

Shahid Afridi Included One Indian Player In His All-Time XI

In his all-time XI, Shahid Afridi has included 5 players from Pakistan, while the other 4 players have been picked from Australia. However, he has included only one player from India – Sachin Tendulkar.

The likes of current Indian skipper Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and yesteryear legends like Sunil Gavaskar, Yuvraj Singh, Rahul Dravid or Sourav Ganguly failed to find a spot in Afridi’s all-time XI.

For the opening position, Shahid Afridi named former Pakistan openers Saeed Anwar and Adam Gilchrist to open the innings for his side. Ricky Ponting bats at the number 3 position for Shahid Afridi in his best-playing XI. Ponting is hailed as one of the best number three batsmen of all time. He is followed by Sachin Tendulkar at number 4.

Inzamam-ul-Haq takes fifth place, followed by South Africa’s former all-rounder Jacques Kallis. Rashid Latif, Pakistan’s former wicket-keeper batsman, takes the gloves in Shahid Afridi’s all-time XI. Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Glenn McGrath, and, Shane Warne complete the playing XI.

Afridi’s All-Time Playing XI:

Saeed Anwar, Adam Gilchrist, Ricky Ponting, Sachin Tendulkar, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Jacques Kallis, Rashid Latif, Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar, Glenn McGrath, Shane Warne