Afridi is current One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 captain of the national team in the international circuit.

He made his ODI debut on 2nd October 1996 against Kenya and his Test debut on 22nd October 1998 against Australia.

Shahid Afridi is known for his aggressive batting style, and holds the record for the fastest ODI century which he made in his first international innings, as well as scoring 32 runs in a single over, the second highest scoring over ever in an ODI.

He also holds the distinction of having hit the most number of sixes in the history of ODI cricket. Afridi considers himself a better bowler than batsman, and has taken 48 Test wickets and over 300 in ODIs.

Currently Afridi is the leading wicket taker in the Twenty20 format taking 53 wickets from 41 matches.