England star pacer Stuart Broad just lately hung his boots from all types of worldwide cricket. The fifth and last Ashes Test in opposition to Australia final week was his final look in a worldwide match. In 167 Test matches, Broad has taken a whopping whole of 604 wickets, turning into the fifth-highest wicket-taker in Tests and second for his facet. Recently, the 37-year-old cricketer lavished reward on Pakistan star pacer Shaheen Afridi and referred to as him one in all his “favourite” bowlers on the planet.

Broad said that he actually admires Shaheen and likewise hailed his pure potential to swing the ball.

“Shaheen Shah Afridi is one of my favorite bowlers to watch in the world. He’s got such a presence about him when he runs in, and I love to see bowlers run in with energy and vibrancy to their run up,” Cricket Pakistan quoted Broad as saying.

“He’s got such a natural skill – the way that ball swings back into the right-handers is such a pleasure to watch. And he represented the Notts Outlaws this summer, which is close to my heart. He’s one of the bowlers I admire hugely, and I want to see him do well,” he added.

Talking about Shaheen, the Pakistan pacer had outing with the ball within the just lately concluded Test sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka. He took six wickets in two matches the place Pakistan clinched the sequence 2-0.

Currently, the 23-year-old pacer is representing Welsh hearth within the ongoing The Hundred Men’s Competition 2023. So far, he has taken three wickets at an economic system of 8.00 and can be the joint second-highest wicket-taker within the event as effectively.

Coming again to Broad, he has performed 121 matches within the 50-over format and scalped 121 wickets. His greatest bowling effort within the 50-over format up to now is 5/23 whereas in T20Is, he has 65 wickets in 56 matches, together with his greatest being 4/24. He is the fourth-highest wicket-taker for England in ODIs.

Meanwhile, within the T20I format, he has performed 56 matches and brought 65 wickets with a mean of twenty-two.93. He is the third-highest wicket-taker for England within the shortest format of the sport. He additionally was a part of England’s ICC T20 World Cup profitable staff in 2010.

(With ANI Inputs)