LAHORE – Young paceman Shaheen Shah Afridi has achieved the 78-wicket markin a single year, beating cricketer turned politician and current PrimeMinister Imran Khan.
Pakistan’s left-arm young fast bowler is on fire with the most wickets inall three formats (Test, ODI, T20) as he has taken 78 wickets in 44 inningsof 36 matches at an average of 22.
Afridi’s best performance was 6 wickets for 51 runs. His performance in T20World Cup was also exceptional as he among other players performedunsurpassed to push green shirts to the semi-finals.
In year 1982, former skipper Imran Khan managed to get 76 wickets while2021 was the first time in nearly 3 decades when a Pakistani pacer took themost wickets in international cricket.
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Previously, cricketer turned coach Waqar Younis had taken 91 wickets in1993. The right arm fast bowler who also captained Pakistan nationalcricket team is also the Pakistani fast bowler to take more wickets in aCalendar Year.
In overall bowling, former Pakistani off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has the honorof taking the most wickets in a Calendar Year.
