Pakistani cricketer, Shaheen Shah Afridi, is being compared to his would-be father-in-law, Shahid Afridi after he played a sensational inning during Lahore Qalandars and Peshawar Zalmi match on Monday.
Shaheen Shah Afridi hit three sixes in the last over and leveled the score. The fans were elated and cherished the exciting display of cricket from Shaheen Shah Afridi. Lahore Qalandars lost the match to Peshawar Zalmi in the super over but fans were left in awe with the performance of Shaheen Shah Afridi.
Cricket fans took to Twitter to voice their praise for Shaheen Shah Afridi. Some compared him to his father-in-law, star cricketer Shahid Afridi. Shahid Afridi carries the title of ‘Boom Boom Afridi’ for his aggressive and passionate batting style. And a similar show was displayed by Shaheen Shah Afridi that led netizens to give him the title of ‘Boom Boom Afridi’.
Same name, same number, new era 💫 #ShaheenShahAfridi pic.twitter.com/dtossBPcVr
— Mustafa Abid (@mmustafa_abid) February 21, 2022
Others said that they are reliving the ‘era of Shahid Afridi’. Even Shahid Afridi could not resist praising his future son-in-law, Shaheen Shah Afridi.
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Sharing the pictures of Shaheen Shah Afridi, he said: ‘ Shaheen Afridi, you beauty- a famous line earlier said for him.
https://twitter.com/SAfridiOfficial/status/1495832686975463428?s=20&t=dKyQKNgHYtsVjLp9VjKLKA
Earlier, Shaheen Shah Afridi received a gift on Valentine’s Day. Afridi posted the update on his Instagram account with a caption, ‘Thanks My Love’,
The gift was a beautiful bunch of red flowers presented to him on Valentine’s Day. The young pacer did not disclose who has sent him the gift. It is pertinent to mention here that he will be marrying the eldest daughter of Shahid Afridi.
Shaheen Shah Afridi a star in making. #ShaheenShahAfridi pic.twitter.com/nvuUpIXPdo
— Shehryar Afridi (@ShehryarAfridi1) February 21, 2022
Like father(-in-law), like son(-in-law) #ShaheenShahAfridi pic.twitter.com/9B7THo7avo
— Khaleej Mag (@KhaleejMag) February 21, 2022
The news of their engagement came out last year in March. The news of a possible engagement of the daughter of Shahid Afridi and Shaheen Afridi had been rife on social media. The news had spread like wildfire on Twitter with messages of felicitations pouring out for the family of the cricketers. Later, Afridi took to social media and addressed the rumors, adding that the engagement has not been planned yet as they are reviewing the proposal of Shaheen Afridi.