Journalist shares throwback pictures from Shahid Afridi's wedding ceremony

Fans of former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi were pleasantly surprised when veteran sports journalist Mirza Iqbal Baig shared pictures of the cricketer's wedding ceremony from 2000 — 21 years ago.

Baig shared two pictures on Twitter a couple of days ago, showing the former Pakistan cricket captain sitting on the stage during his wedding ceremony, with bowling great Wasim Akram and former all-rounder Abdul Razzaq.

In the second picture, Shahid Afridi can be seen smiling as he stands beside another icon of Pakistani cricket, Javed Miandad.

Afridi has always spoken highly of Wasim Akram and rated him one of the best captains that have ever played cricket. In an interview from last year, the swashbuckling all-rounder credited Akram for giving him the chance to make his mark in international cricket, during the 1996 Pakistan vs Sri Lanka match.

Afridi smashed the record for the fastest century in the match which led to him amassing a massive fan following overnight.

The former Pakistan cricket captain, however, has exchanged harsh words with Javed Miandad in the press on several instances, most notably when he decided to publish his book, Game Changer. 

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Afridi in his autobiography, Game Changer, called Miandad 'a small man', who didn’t let him practice before the side’s historic clash against India.