Twitter Reaction: Shahid Afridi announces retirement once again

Published - 20 Feb 2017, 12:17 IST | Updated - 20 Feb 2017, 12:17 IST

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A plethora of tweets erupted when Shahid Afridi went ahead and announced his retirement for the umpteenth time. This was quite clearly a hard decision as far as someone like Afridi would have been concerned given the fact that he has been dubbed as somewhat of a comeback king in terms of his comebacks to international cricket.

However, despite this, the 36-year old has been one of those quite impressive in a career spanning a couple of decades. Afridi announced himself to the international stage all those years ago in 1996 with a blistering 37-ball century. Since then, he has been one of the most prominent parts of the Pakistan cricket team with some impressive performances.

He also showcased that his incredible bowling acumen as well with his ability to spin the ball both ways. This was quite impressive in retrospect given the fact that he was perhaps one of the better players in the Pakistan bowling unit as well. He was one of those players as well who could bowl the bouncers with his leg-spin making the rounds at 130 kmph, something that is certainly not viewed in these days.

This will certainly be the last time that we perhaps see the 36-year old Pakistani all-rounder in the grand scheme of things given the fact that he has done this almost three times. Twitter simply exploded with tweets, most of whim trolled him for the manner in which he had announced his retirement on more than one occasion. However, what happens from here on out remains to be seen. It is widely disputed that he will go ahead and head his foundation.

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Shahid Afridi announces international retirement from Cricket.
But he had just started his career. ?#ThankYouAfridi
— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) February 20, 2017

Shahid Afridi is Pakistan's Ramgopal Yadav. Finally, Tough Competition.
— Asrani (@iamasrani) February 20, 2017

"Shahid Afridi" matches won't be that much fun "boom boom afridi"aka "Lala" .. you will be missed a lot !
– luv frm india. <3
— srishti kashyap (@kashyapsrishti9) February 20, 2017

How many times have Shahid Afridi retired from international cricket? pic.twitter.com/LeQjhTHWmr
— Vimal Karpoor (@KopVimal) February 20, 2017

Reporter~Will You venture in commentary field or try some entrepreneurship?
Shahid Afridi~Insha Allah the boys played well.
— BATOLEBAZI (@BATOLEBAZI) February 20, 2017

Shahid Afridi "I will tell the international players at PSL to come to Lahore for the Pakistan Super League final" #PSL2017 #cricket
— ASAD MALIK ?? (@AsadiAwan43) February 20, 2017

Love you Shahid Afridi …
You have entertained us a lot.
Won our hearts as always@SAfridiOfficial #PZvKK #KKvPZ #KKvsPZ #PSL2017
— Qazi Fazi (@BhaiQazi) February 20, 2017

Reporter : What's your plan after your retirement?
Shahid Afridi : Retirement.
— Madhav. (@WhoMadhav) February 20, 2017

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi announces retirement from T20 internationals #cricket.#Sports or #Games News pic.twitter.com/z0NXu3MvNa
— SayingTruth (@TheSayingTruth) February 20, 2017

Shahid Afridi quitting team every few months. pic.twitter.com/2y09ApScMW
— Aisi Taisi Democracy (@AisiTaisiDemo) February 20, 2017

Shahid Afridi is a fantastic cricketer! Everyone must admit that Afridi changed the sport. He REINVENTED quick-fire batting.
— Noman Ali Mazhar (@NomanAliMazhar) February 20, 2017

Danny Morrison regarding Shahid Afridi "You can get so frustrated with him in the last 20 years. Why haven't you done this more" #PSL2017
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) February 19, 2017

Love him or hate him but Shahid Afridi was one of the most exciting and entertaining players in the world. #ThankyouBoomBoom
— Moiz. (@I_MoizShaikh) February 20, 2017

Heard retirement finally took Shahid Afridi!
— Acha Bacha Santosh (@DiscoDhokla) February 20, 2017

"Shahid Afridi", you could only admire him while he hit sixes and fours, magical pitch as he was to take guard!
— Uma Kant Singh (@umakantsingh_IN) February 20, 2017

For the 4th time, Shahid Afridi has declared that he will not play international cricket anymore. He has announced his rerereretirement.
— Virendra sehwag (@virendra_sehwg) February 20, 2017