WATCH: Shahid Afridi Celebrates Becoming Youngest Grandfather In Cricket With Daughter Ansha And Son-In-Law Shaheen Afridi’s Baby

Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi doesn’t seem to age but relationships are catching up with him. Last week, the former Pakistan all-rounder became the youngest grandfather in the world of cricket, aged just 47, with son-in-law and Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi and daughter Ansha Afridi announcing the birth of their first child – son Aliyaar Afridi.

The Afridi family shared the joyful news on Saturday through the official Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) WhatsApp group. In their message, they expressed their gratitude for the overwhelming love andblessings from their fans. The post read, “You are receiving loving messages from all your friends on becoming the youngest grandfather in the world of cricket. My family and I thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for joining us in our happiness.”

Afridi was seen carrying his grandson Aliyaar in a viral video with his daughters with a decked up background in celebration of the boy’s birth. Pakistan pacer Shaheen Afridi had also announced the birth of his child during the first Test against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi which Pakistan lost by 10 wickets.

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Meanwhile, Shahid Afridi was critical of Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood after the national side succumbed to an embarrassing defeat in the first Test. “A 10-wicket defeat raises serious questions about the decision to prepare this type of pitch, select four fast bowlers and leave out a specialist spinner. This to me clearly shows a lack of awareness about home conditions,” Shahid Afridi posted on X.

“That said, you cannot take the credit away from Bangladesh for the brand of cricket they played throughout the Test,” he added.

Meanwhile, Shan Masood defended the decision to select four pace bowlers and no specialist spinner for the first Test against Bangladesh. He refused to admit that it was a bad call to go in without a specialist spinner even after Bangladesh tweakers Shakib al Hasan and Mehidy Hasan Miraz shared seven wickets on the final day to bowl out Pakistan for just 146.

“We had anticipated the pitch to offer more assistance to the seamers. Looking at the pitch, we expected it to do more,” Masood said at the post-match conference on Sunday.

“If we played 3 fast bowlers, we would be pushing them to the limit and the spinner would be bowling 25-30 overs a day, which we wanted to avoid. We thought that with the weather, it may not even last the full 5 days. At the end of the day, we got it wrong,” he added.