Shaheen Afridi has been the best discovery of 2018 and the best debutant
#1 Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan)
Shaheen Afridi
Shaheen Afridi has been the latest addition to Pakistan's ever developing pace bowling talent. The left-armer has been a sensation since he made his debut in September 2018 and has been deadly and accurate with his bowling.
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He has picked up 13 wickets from six ODIs at a great economy rate of 4.88 and a stunning bowling average of 17.61. He can swing the ball both ways and is now is in their squad for all formats of the game.
In T20Is too, he has taken 11 wickets in seven matches with a decent economy of 7.80 and a bowling average of 18.45.
He recently made his Test debut against New Zealand picking up three wickets in the match. Shaheen is a great talent and at just 18 years, he has shown tremendous maturity and courage.
He will be crucial for Pakistan in the coming years and is the best find of the year from ODI games and is the best debutant.
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Shreyas
Shreyas is a cricket and Indian sports writer at Sportskeeda. He has over 6.5 years of experience and writes news, listicles, fantasy, and more.
Shreyas has always followed cricket and enjoys the aspect of the sport that leads to players having to adapt to different formats. ODI is his favorite format, but he hopes the rule of two new balls is scrapped. He has also played cricket and football at the school level.
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