Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi announced his retirement from international cricket, ending an illustrious and sometimes controversial 21-year career. The 36-year-old star had already quit Tests in 2010 and ODI cricket after the 2015 World Cup.
The legendary Pakistan all-rounder skippered the Twenty20 team at the 2016 world championships in India. His iconic world record century in 37-balls was unbeaten for 17 years. The Twitter users have taken a dig at the all-rounder after his retirement announcement.
Here are some of the best Twitter reactions:
Shahid Afridi Timeline
1996: Debut
2011: Retired
2011: Came back
2014: Retired
2014: Came Back
2016: Retired
2016: Came Back
2017: Retired— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) February 20, 2017
If there is anything more frequent than Kejriwal blaming Modi is #shahidafridi announcing retirement @coolfunnytshirt
— जनेयु धारी hand-some लौंडा (@sarcasticbuddy) February 20, 2017
Shahid Afridi’s whatsapp status: “Retirement is temporary, comeback is permanent”. #IPLAuction #MondayMotivation
— Alia Bhatt (@Miss_AliaBhatt) February 20, 2017
Shahid Afridi’s resignation is like monsoon. It comes every year, stays there for some time and then comes next year
— Ra_Bies (@Ra_Bies) February 20, 2017
For the 4th time, Shahid Afridi has declared that he will not play international cricket anymore. He has announced his rerereretirement.
— SAGAR (@sagarcasm) February 20, 2017
Shahid Afridi has announced retirement from international cricket. He will now restart his career from under 19 cricket. #IPLAuction
— Alia Bhatt (@Miss_AliaBhatt) February 20, 2017
@SAfridiOfficial announces retirement, probably the youngest ever to do so. #HBLPSL2017 #LaLa #PeshawarZalmi #Pakistan
— Sairith Stevens (@Psyrith) February 20, 2017
Pakistani Cricketer Shahid Afridi Announces International Retirement, Again.This Is His 4th Retirement.Sad To See Teenager Retiring So Early pic.twitter.com/fQdWQak75c
— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadeja) February 20, 2017
@SAfridiOfficial announces his 10 th retirement.. all the very best for 11 th one. God bless u 😜😜@virendersehwag
— imran khan (@beingimma) February 20, 2017
One day, Shahid Afridi will retire from ‘announcing retirements’..
— Writer Thakur (@IndianWriterV) February 20, 2017
Afridi finishes his international career having played just 27 Test matches which yielded 1,176 runs with a highest score of 156 and 48 wickets.
He played 398 one-day internationals with 8,064 runs, a highest score of 124 while taking 395 wickets with his leg spin. His Twenty20 international career saw him play 98 matches with 1,405 runs and 97 wickets.