Shahid Afridi

Afridi was born on 1 March 1980 in Khyber Agency of the Federally  Administrated Tribal Areas,  Pakistan. He is from the Afridi tribe of  pashtuns. Afridi is married to Nadia and has four daughters.In October 1996 at the age of sixteen Afridi was drafted into the ODI team during the four-nation  Sameer Cup 1996-97  as a leg spinner as a replacement for the injured Mushtaq Ahmad ^.He made his debut on 2 October against Kenya, however he didn't bat and went wicketless.In the next match against Sri Lanka , Afridi batted at  number three in the role of a pinch hitter . In his first international innings, Afridi broke the record for fastest century in ODI cricket, reaching his hundred from 37 balls. The eleven sixes he struck also equalled the record for most in an ODI inning. Aged 16 years and 217 days, Afridi became the youngest player to score an ODI century. Pakistan posted a total of 371, at the time the second-highest in ODIs, and won by 82 runs; Afridi was named man of the match.