Shahid Afridi - The time-traveller who showed us T20s |

[@shipfish-hu8bz]

The dude scared the shit out of me when he came to bat, the match was never quite over till he was gone, it's a pity he is now mostly remembered for his retirement theatrics

[@daniellawrence9047]

After Afghanistan beat Australia on Saturday, I reread my favourite cricket article "A team of 11 Afridis" that Jarrod wrote in 2016. An amazing combination of cricket, social commentary, geopolitics and Afridilust- 4 of my favourite things. Keep up the great work!

[@aariznabeel5069]

This man shahid afridi was my childhood I'm never gonna forget the asia cup 2014 match vs india the last 2 sixes when all hope was gone This man made me fall in love with the gentleman's game He is legendary

[@nandraclan1493]

Afridi was a precursor to modern day aggressive batting. I am an India fan and have been watching televised cricket since the late 1980's. There are two players who used to put the fear of God in India fans regardless of the format being played -- Afridi and Jayasuriya. These two were light years ahead. It's astonishing to think that they were batting with a 2024 attitude in 1996!

[@yasirnaeem7652]

Finally Afridi getting the recognition he deserves. People only remember last 4 5 years of his career and label him all sorts of name. He deserves so much better

[@ritwiksingh71]

My respect for afridi as a player has been increasing as my knowledge of the great game is becoming better. Afridi is testament to the facts that numbers don't tell you everything. Cricket needs more such entertainers.

[@anuppoudel7794]

I have been a big fan and admirer of Afridi. So happy he is getting celebrated at last.

[@SA30.137]

That shade on Jadeja 🤣🤣 Bits and pieces all rounder. Lmao

[@ericcartmansh]

The salute video Afridi deserved. During the 90s i would be scared to watch him bat against teams. It was a weird physical sensation of feeling like he is hitting you with the bat instead of hitting the ball :D

[@aliiqbal6310]

he was a true entertainer. Whenever he came on the groud the roar of the crowd was unmatched. you always knew that if afridi is on the pitch he will go bang bang right from the word go.

[@mdzarin1693]

The best thing about about Afridi is that he is a damm well entertainer.He batting will make you fell something even if he was not able to score most of the time.

[@ranaawais3215]

Undoubtedly one of the greatest six hitter and match winner cricket ever produced .He was way ahead of his time. Scored fastest fifties and centuries at his time. He is the true inventor of T20 cricket

[@tpc1416]

Great video! Afridi’s often criticized and called overrated post retirement because of his Batting Average, whilst people often forget how stupidly good of a bowler he was. He deserved a place in that side because of his bowling alone, his batting also had an X factor that no one in Pakistan has had since. He stepped up with the bat countless of times. Something that the average simply doesn’t show.

[@miistercrayon]

I loved it when he played for Leicestershire it was a great little stint.

[@shahnawazali5915]

Do one for Razzaq. The Pakistani all rounder. It'd be interesting to see how he ranks alongside modern finishers.

[@dante666jt]

Boom boom Afridi. There is even an Afridi day celebrated somewhere in the globe Edit: somewhere in America.

[@priyanshu9805]

Jadeja popping out when while he talks about Bits and pieces allrounders 😂

[@tamseelfarooqui786]

Shahid Afridi is a number one and was a number one

[@bondrewedthesoverignofdawn1477]

Can I just say as a Data Analyst, these are really really great charts made. Good job!

[@dante666jt]

JK is a data analyst by profession

[@ladagspa2008]

Shahid Afridi is my favourite current 18 year old.

[@santugk]

Can't get over that Ball biting episode & subsequent denial. He started as a basher and ended as a bowling great.

[@dogaredeemer2711]

You didnt mention about his fielding.i think he was a better fielder in the pako team and had a good arm and throw

[@sirohihasnain]

Who can forget his two sixes against india in Asia cup 2014

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍

[@abdullahjadoon8363]

If Shahid Afridi had made his debut around 2018, he would have been the most destructive T20 batter. Just like Jarrod mentioned, you can not set a field to Afridi, now add the powerplay into the mix and you have a boundary hitting monster. Its a shame that Pakistan team had someone who played T20 cricket before T20 existed but now they are known for their defensive approach in T20s

[@peanutbutter8885]

Okay Jarrod, Come on bro, I don't see a video about Afghanistan defeating Australia yet, Greatest thing ever for Afghanistan, dope game as well.

[@ajmalmunir4664]

Great video brother.

[@harikrishnan4420]

Jarrod kimber!!! where have u been for 2 days!!? 😢😢😢 please do the podcast everyday. :) may be smaller podcasts.

[@tricksbyumer]

Absolutely LOVED IT😂❤

[@OneWithMagic]

Afridi the beast!!

[@2sridhark]

Nice video. With Afridi around, there was never a dull moment in Cricket.

[@ashish282]

What is true strike rate, average and economy...?

[@ramvara34]

Wish you have mentioned the fastest ball bowled him, guess it’s still the fastest ever by a spinner.. a whooping 134kmph 😂

[@dante666jt]

It wasn't a spin but more like a short distance fast bowler

[@yasirnaeem7652]

​@@dante666jt 'short distance fast bowler' 😂 I am stealing that

[@dante666jt]

@@yasirnaeem7652 be my guest lmao

[@imranbohari1]

My favorite Pakistani player - Boom Boom.

[@mox6466]

Great video, but i was waiting on a AFG vs AUS video 😅

[@ashu123457]

Boom boom Afridi Pakistan cricket never deserved that kind of hitter.. average Pakistani fan don't understand the fear he created in opposite teams

[@test-ws7sg]

Those days chasing 200 was like 440.

[@abhinay4200]

rashid khan is another time traveller

[@fahdsaqlain5289]

Need to explain what is true strike rate

[@muhammademadkhan3488]

strikerate at each interval of the game relative to everyone else at those intervals. I think at least

[@manishnair6106]

@jarrod Kimber never makes a video when Australia is defeated 😂

[@joebowden4065]

Still waiting lol

[@shivasunkara]

I was waiting for your video on the Australia vs Afghanistan but ....there is no video ....i am very disappointed

[@SA30.137]

He's gonna do one after today's match vs ind. It will be a well rounded video. Aus were too recklessly aggressive with the batting and terrible with fielding with afg. They do that in group matches. Today's match will be crazy.

[@anweshchatterjee7595]

​@@SA30.137this tournament is crazy. India and South Africa unbeaten throughout yet suddenly they're facing effective knockout quarter finals. We don't usually see this in cricket. I'm suddenly nervous for today despite having no real expectations for India this time. We may lose (again) but can't stand Australia winning another one.

[@louquay]

It's T20 cricket. It's luck of the draw. Nothing matters besides luck

[@SA30.137]

@@anweshchatterjee7595 haha. I understand you completely. I've just learnt to enjoy cricket as it is. I've begun to support champions from now. I don't care enough to support our chokers anymore. Why are Rohit and Kohli playing, when yuvi, gg, sehwag didn't get to play for so long? I just hate this current team so much.

[@shivasunkara]

@@SA30.137 totally agree with you there , If Kohli and Rohit got any self-respect ...they should step aside and give the young blood a chance . The younger generation are playing fearless cricket , they don't care who the opposition or conditions ....They Just give their best. Love the way young team India defeated Australia after the ODI World cup in T20

[@kntlfrnz]

Come on Jarrod.. this is so random.. me thought he followed warnie 😢

[@daanishsumbre7171]

Am i the only one who saw the video title and thumbnail and thought that this was a video about his age fraud and bi annual retirement and return stuff

[@Playerone1287]

Hindu nationalists in the comment section are going to be offended since you have praised a Pakistani I am an Indian hindu btw

[@pratikmandal1350]

You misspelled fanatic. Nationalists existed only before partition. The Angutha Chaaps with Jai Shree Ram in their Instagram bio would not even know 1/billionth of what Nationalism is. Btw, Afridi is undoubtedly a great of the game, if his off field antics are given less weight.

[@iceman1125]

so what is afridi's true age lol

[@saadqadeer7807]

"Shaheed" Afridi ☠

[@AnchorHardikTheParmar]

Good player Worst person Jealous person Insecure person

[@pratikmandal1350]

Very much like Sehwag. If only he would move on from cricket and run his family school or something. He brings nothing positive to the game and if some state board or IPL franchise makes the mistake of recruiting him as support staff, RIP to that team in advance.

[@Anon63436]

Out of curiousity how is a jealous or worst person?

[@handlewithoutcare]

Well, Afridi was good. But Sehwag was better.

[@me.arbaazkhatib]

Yes Sehwag was a better top order batsman with proper cricket shots as well as mindless bashing. Afridi was a great all-rounder finisher.

[@nuxxism]

Apples and oranges. Afridi's primary skill was bowling, and he was a lot better than Sehwag there.

[@handlewithoutcare]

@@nuxxism well to be clear, even in the video Kimberly mentioned that he was more famous for his batting. He was more of an all-rounder but his claim to fame was definitely his batting. In that department Sehwag seems better. In bowling, Sehwag could bowl a bit, had a better strike rate than Afridi in ODIs but Afridi bowled a lot more than him over his long career (>4X). So yeah Afridi was a useful player, but Sehwag was better, when it comes to consistent aggressive and match defining batting.

[@Anon63436]

​@@handlewithoutcare Comparing a top order batsman to a middle order all rounder shows your jealousy as an indian and a pct hater. If you want to compare afridi then compare him with jadeja or yuvraj and hes better than both of them

[@handlewithoutcare]

@@Anon63436 the problem with pakistanis is that they think they are relevant enough for Indians to hate them. Bro you are not. We don't even compete with you, in any field. Be it economically, spiritually, militarily or in cricket. Our goals are higher. Pakistan is indeed obsessed with India because it is behind (thanks to the fůck3d up political system). Coming to this video, the video is mainly about his aggressive batting attributes, on that front sehwag is the ideal candidate to 'compare' him with. Btw before you try to point out a non existent hypocrisy here, compete and compare are different things. One should compete with better, but it is okay to compare with a worse example. That's the reason I compared him with sehwag on the front of aggressive batting.

[@VARMOT123]

Flukiest and the most overrated batter ever .

[@Abbas-zl6hl]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@grimetip]

He is a political instigator and supporter of the revolt against Barabar to favour his son in law shaheen shah. He's a horrible man and never contributes to proper coaching. Very opinionated and no action. Got no respect for him - a sentiment shared by many fellow pakistanis

[@ashu123457]

Shit your self Crazy Pakistanis never deserved Imran Khan or Shahid Afridi

[@2_idiots69]

Make a video on afg beating australia. You have so many channels I've checked almost all but it's nowhere.

[@Uzair_Of_Babylon465]

Great video keep it up you're doing amazing things 😁👍