5 interesting cricket facts that you probably did not know

#4 Shahid Afridi: Used Sachin Tendulkar's bat to hit the then-fastest ever ODI century

Afridi is one of the most-loved players

Shahid Afridi is considered as a consistent and dependable batsman. He is one of the greatest all rounders and is known for his cricketing ability. Once he was flown in to play for the Pakistan team from West Indies to Nairobi in 1996 and didn't have a proper bat. That's when Waqar Younis gave 'Young Afridi' Sachin Tendulkar’s bat.

Afridi hit 11 sixes and six boundaries with the bat and scored a 37-ball century against Sri Lanka, which was the then-fastest ODI century. The record, broken later by Corey Anderson (36 balls), now belongs to South Africa's AB de Villiers (31 balls).