{"id":15618,"date":"2026-05-13T14:27:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/13\/pakistan-honours-shahid-afridi-with-hilal-e-imtiaz-fourth-cricketer-to-receive-honour-watch-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T14:27:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T14:27:58","slug":"pakistan-honours-shahid-afridi-with-hilal-e-imtiaz-fourth-cricketer-to-receive-honour-watch-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=15618","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan honours Shahid Afridi with Hilal-e-Imtiaz, fourth cricketer to receive honour \u2014 Watch | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131068283,imgsize-36942,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/shahid-afridi.jpg\" alt=\"Pakistan honours Shahid Afridi with Hilal-e-Imtiaz, fourth cricketer to receive honour \u2014 Watch\" title=\"Shahid Afridi became only the fourth Pakistan cricketer to receive the Hilal-e-Imtiaz.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Shahid Afridi became only the fourth Pakistan cricketer to receive the Hilal-e-Imtiaz.\">Shahid Afridi became only the fourth Pakistan cricketer to receive the Hilal-e-Imtiaz.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Former Pakistan captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shahid-afridi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shahid Afridi<\/a> was conferred the prestigious Hilal-e-Imtiaz on Wednesday, receiving Pakistan\u2019s second-highest civilian honour for his contributions to cricket and his long-standing service to the national team.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The award was presented by Pakistan President <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/asif-ali-zardari\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Asif Ali Zardari<\/a> during a ceremony at Aiwan-e-Sadr, recognising Afridi\u2019s international achievements.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/> <\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Vinesh Phogat controversy: WFI breaks silence, explains rules<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Fourth Pakistan cricketer to receive Hilal-e-Imtiaz<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>With the recognition, Afridi became only the fourth Pakistan cricketer to receive the Hilal-e-Imtiaz, joining a select list that includes Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Abdul Hafeez Kardar.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Afridi\u2019s award was also a recognition of one of the most influential white-ball careers in Pakistan\u2019s history. <!-- -->Across 524 international matches, he built a reputation as one of cricket\u2019s most explosive all-rounders.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>He remains one of Pakistan\u2019s most-capped ODI players, featuring in 398 matches. He scored 8,064 runs in the format, including six centuries and 39 fifties, while also taking 395 wickets \u2014 underlining his rare value as a match-winner with both bat and ball.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">The 2009 triumph that defined a legacy<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>Afridi\u2019s most iconic contribution came during Pakistan\u2019s title-winning run at the ICC World Twenty20.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>In the final against Sri Lanka at Lord&#8217;s Cricket Ground, Afridi delivered under pressure, scoring an unbeaten 54 off 40 balls and picking up a wicket to guide Pakistan to a memorable championship win.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>That all-round display remains one of the defining performances in Pakistan\u2019s T20 history.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Franchise star across the globe<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>Beyond the national side, Afridi\u2019s impact extended across global franchise cricket. He represented teams in the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pakistan-super-league\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Pakistan Super League<\/a>, Big Bash League, Indian Premier League, Caribbean Premier League and several other competitions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"41\"\/>At 46, Afridi\u2019s latest honour serves as recognition of a career that transcended generations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/pakistan-honours-shahid-afridi-with-hilal-e-imtiaz-nations-second-highest-civilian-award-watch\/articleshow\/131068127.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shahid Afridi became only the fourth Pakistan cricketer to receive the Hilal-e-Imtiaz. Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was conferred the prestigious Hilal-e-Imtiaz on Wednesday, receiving Pakistan\u2019s second-highest civilian honour for his contributions to cricket and his long-standing service to the national team.The award was presented by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during a ceremony at&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15618","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15618"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15618\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}