Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi said on Tuesday that he was honouredafter Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), which owns the iconic Lord’s CricketGround and is the guardian of the sport’s laws, conferred a lifetimemembership to him.

“A big honour to receive Marylebone Cricket Club lifetime membership,”Afridi wrote on Twitter.

The former Pakistan captain thanked the “prestigious” MCC for giving him”respect and recognition”.

The 41-year-old vowed that he would continue to play his part in the”promotion” of the “wonderful sport both on and off the cricket field”.

Back in 2017, Afridi — along with Pakistan’s highest Test run-getter YounisKhan and current Pakistan team coach Misbah ul Haq — was made an “honorarylife member”.