Docufeature: The emergence of Shaheen Shah Afridi as a world-class bowler 

I can never forget the ball shaheen bowled to KL. It literally shook me. KL was in a sublime form before but that ball was always getting the wicket on any batsman in the world

He was 17 years old when he went back to franchise owner after 3 games to return the money he was signed for because he felt he did not do enough to earn that. That what separates him from rest, not many can understand this mentality. Shows his level of honesty and self belief.

Everyone needs a brother like this in life! Brother playing a father role. Thank you Riaz Afridi for giving us this gem ❤

As a Indian I feel grateful to watch the true life story of Shaheen.... Proud of you my boy ❤️ love from Dubai 🇦🇪

What surprised every Indian including me in the 2021 WC match was that we had seen Shaheen before in 2018 Asia cup and 2019 WC he was a good bowler but never looked lethal like a bowler who could dismantle the side, and that’s exactly what he did, he dismantled the batting lineup the delivery to Rahul was a ripper! Insane spell 👌🇮🇳

Somewhere I came across this documentary, searched for it today and finally completed it. Even if I say that Shaheen is THE best bowler today in world cricket, that would not be an understatement. Yes, as every Indian, I was shattered when he blazed through Indian innings last year, but deep down in my heart a fan was born. Today, watching his humble beginnings and his sheer talent, I could only remain in the awe of this magnificent player. Lets hope he excels further, & doesn't get affected of the syndrome of "too much, too early"!

I m indian and i don't know why i m getting goosebumps. What a bowler

A couple of days ago he shattered our top order.. Rohit, kohli and subhman.. What a bowler he is....His every ball is an event.. In the world cup 2022 his ball against alex hales was❤

seeing the "royal falcon" bowling is a treat to watch 😍 Thank you ESPN for this beautiful documentary. ❤️ from 🇮🇳

Rohit, Rahul, Virat. He got them out and the first two at the very beginning and in style. He terrified me to the core that day.

Complete fast bowler, swing, angle across, seaming away, reverse from around the wicket, cutters. Banters aside Indians know how good he is and respect his talent.

Shaheen Afridi best bowler in the world 1000% true love from India

Love and respect from India ❣️ Shaheen Shah Afridi is one of the best fast bowler of this generation

Still Mohammad Asif was the best I have seen any bowler. He was a spinner at 130 kph. He bowled out batsman like they were little kids.

"They can't play him", this line always strikes my mind whenever he grab the ball for first over.

Wat a match in finals. Dil jeetliya Pakistan bowling walon ne... Respect from India 🇮🇳

Even though I belong to India. I believe Pakistan has given a great gift to World gift in Shaheen Shah Afreedi

That last 3 words " dahshat honi chahiye" proves that he will rule the world by his fast bowling.

Despite of injury , How he returned to world cup and created a havoc was phenomenal... That ball to alex hales just superb

Let's Appreciate this young man! I hope you achieve everything that comes in your way. Love from India 🇮🇳❤️

Shaheen means hawk or falcon wow .. what a name what a bowler .. he really deserve icc player of the year award .. 🥂🥂🥂

Just WOW. He( Shaheen Afridi ) is really a pure talent with everything that one should have for playing top quality cricket.....❤️🔥❤️

The best bowler in the present times. Gem of a person. May he get well soon and keep mesmerizing all of us with his super bowling. Love from India

He is such a very good man and yes one of the best bowler in right...whole world ! 🌎 Love you man from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 ❤️

We Pakistanis can only pray for him to be fit and become one of the great fast bowlers of the world.. really proud of him. and thanks to all the Indians cricket lovers who appreciated him in their comments and used very kind words.. there should be respect across the borders for each others..

Thank you cricinfo for this beautiful documentary, i hope Shaheen remains free of injuries and serve Pakistan for long time.

There are two people who gave this gem to the world: Riaz Afridi and Aqib Javed. Aqib may not be as effective and lethal as Waqar and Waseem, but his awareness of the game is far better and deep. He is the one who can see beneath the surface of things. Such an intelligent guy who is responsible for discovering not only Shaheen but also Haris Rauf. 👍

One of the greatest in the game at the moment. Always enjoy watching him bowling. Respect from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰

World class bowler he just maintain his workload he is unbeaten love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳

As a Indian, I am happy to see such talent rising high👏👏

As an Indian i truly respect the character displayed by the Pakistani players ♥️

A true definiton of fast bowler also carrying the legacy of this land. Love you boy 😍

What a bowler, legend in making...love from India💕

Pakistan is full of volcanic cricketing talents..especially fast bowlers.This guy is undoubtedly yet another example.22 years only.What stats/bowling average in all formats.... prodigious talent.Hoping and praying that he has many years ahead of him, when he keeps maintaining if not surpassing the same standards.As the great W's Wasim and Waqar said..it all boils down to his fitness.

What a revelation!!! That ball to Alex Hales! Seeing his presence in the bowling lineup frightens me. Love this guy! Then you have Rauf and Naseem!

What a bowler he is... Even though I'm an indian it feels great how he swings the bowl with such pace and accuracy.... In the coming years this young champ from pak will rule the world of cricket with the shining cricket ball in his hand. Best of luck saheen.

It is just amazing how PAK keeps on churning out with these amazing fast bowling talents!! No country can come close.

Lovely documentary!!! I especially love Aqib Javed's input and commentary on Shaheen. Aqib has an eye for talent. He and Lahore Qalandard gave us Haris Rauf also. One of the most dedicated ex-players giving back to the game and his country. May Shaheen become our highest wicket taker ever... leaving Wasim Akram far behind. inshallah.

Shaheen Shah Afridi is not only name it's a "BRAND"❤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥............... Never ever seen such a humble,passionate and hard-working cricketer MaShaAllah💖💜💜💜💜 Allah Almighty save you from evil eyes 💘💓

ALL PAKISTANI BOWLERS ARE GIFTED::: Immense talent :::: shaheen is simply out of the world. Awesome quality pace and swing and he is indeed the new sultan of swing now. Lots of wishes and respect from INDIA🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳❤️🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

Got me goose bumps to see someone rise from a small village and to such a larger scale of the world'. Truly commendable. Lots of love from Nepal🇳🇵

I'm from his hometown but one thing i must say the craz for cricket here is on another level as this land produce the one living legend shahid Afridi and the Falcon following his footprints.

I hope he is able to maintain his fitness, he is one of the finest bowlers around and has what it takes to become one of the greats of the game. Lots of love from India!!

I can see him becoming a legend of this game. With that attitude with that spirit of the game with that consistency he can definitely become the greatest fast bowler in the history of Pakistan infact even in the history of cricket.

His brother is the real reason we got this gem ,respect

More power to him ....a furious bowler all the best for future matches from India 🇮🇳

Shaheen Shah Afridi is an icon 🔥 Love from India... ❤️🇮🇳

"He is absalute fire,They🌍 can't play him" One man army. SHAHEEN

Shaheen is undoubtedly one of the best in the world currently at his age of 22. If he plays like this for a long career, he will become Greatest Of All Time... Period 📍

Genuine cricket fans admire great talents like Shaheen & Babar. No matter if they are even from opposition team's supporter📍

I never forget that delivery to kl rahul in T20 World cup 2021 that really shocks all fans, another masterclass delivery in T20 World Cup 2022 final against Alex Hales, that was really tremendous bowling... Unbelievable👍😍🤩

Pace with swing is always treat to watch irrespective of the side. Imran Wasim Waqar Shoaib Asif Amir and now Haris Shaheen and Naseem, what a legacy of Fast bowling

He's going to be the highest wicket taker by a pacer in international cricket history ❤️ A long way to go Shaheen 🔥🔥🔥 Pakistan Zindabad 🇵🇰

brilliant documentary ... he truly lives up to his name 'SHAHEEN'

Remarkable player Remarkable man Shaheen is Really hard working After long time 7 seasons, Lahore Qalandar has won the trophy 🏆 Great captain

Ma sha Allah, may Allah Swt bless him more, lots of prayers for our eagle 🦅

A huge asset for cricket and huge superstar...wish you many more laurels and wish you also smoothen the Ind Pak relations so that one day we can freely visit each other's country. Love

Working hard for something we love is called 'passion'. His hard work paid off. Keep it up "The Falcon" 💚

Our Pakistani bowlers are great human beings and they are so HUMBLE just look at him ....We are proud of them all...

Love his celebration reminds me of Shahid Afridi and his swing, pace combo is unbeatable. If he finds the same delivery this year the one he bowled to Rohit Sharma in 2021 T20WC, we are in for a contest

He is naturally born as a star. Love you Shaheeenoo... 😩🇵🇰❤️‍🔥

He is absolutely a beast fast bowler... 👏

Great effort by the creators of this docufeature. Clearly made with passion. Keep up the great work guys! Today our Royal Falcon sustained an injury during the WC Final. I pray that some day in the future I come across this docufeature again and smile at my apprehensions. May you soar higher, champ!

Reading the comments for the last ten minutes there isn't even a single negative comment, amazed to see this... Love and respect for everyone for being realistic, unbiased and honest ❤️...Best wishes for Shaheen's journey to the zenith💕

We Pakistanis are grateful that Shaheen is from our country. He is our hero. We flex on his phenomenal bowling.Thank you Shaheen ❤

He is just 21. 😱 Wow , He is making Horror Nights for batsman because his Swing, speed, height, action, Lethal phyics, He is totally fit, dont worry guys this man give alot of inspiration to yougesters , I am pretty sure pakistan cricket is now gaining sucess from bad phase. Love from india.

.get well soon, come back stronger, proud of u brother🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥳🥳🥳🥳❤❤❤from sri lanka.

Forever love from Bangladesh🇧🇩 Shaheen Shah Afreedi❤️Truly a dangerous bowler.Hope he will take most wickets in future insha allah.

Love saheen from india 💕

feels proud to face Shaheen in childhood cricket... proud of our home town 😍

Wishing him to stay away from injuries and maintain the fitness so that we can see him becoming one day the finest bowler in the world and a legendary sportsperson.

Love shahin shah afridi..from Bangladesh 🇧🇩🇧🇩🥀🥀

The good thing that I like most about Pakistan, India and even Australian team is their professionalism. These players work really hard to achieve their goals. Shaheen is just a natural talent

A big fan of Shaheen "the eagle" from IoK. Those two balls agnst Rohit and KL Rahul are still trending here in IoK. Shaheen is ❤❤

Those two deliveries are treat to watch, I can't count how much time I saw them. I keep on watching them again and again. I just his ball coming back to right handers creating space between pad and bat and bamboozling those stumps. Get well soon brother from this knee injury again and continue to soar the skies once again. Thank you @espncricinfo for such beautiful documentary.

I am in awe reading our neighbors Indian fans praising him. Very much appreciated from a neighbor Pakistani. ❤

Goosebumps.. this video made me emotional 🥺❤. Pakistan Zindabad 🇵🇰

Wonderfull. Would love to see more videos on players. Doesn’t matter if he’s from India, Pakistan, Afghanistan or any other country… This shows the hard work and dedication these players go through and us as fans forget it once they go through a rough patch

Bohat acha bowler hy Shaheen Allah pak or kamyabi ata farmay

Wallah❤talking about Pakistan...make me so nostalgic🦋🌷🧿Allah bless all@ Shaheen shah❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Amazing documentary😍Had tears while watching it.Hard work always pays off.May Allah bless Shaheen with lots of happiness,peace & an amazing career.

So nice of his brother to say not to use his name, proper village roots. In cities people try to push their children, relatives through contacts.

That ball to Alex hales in final 2022wc t20.. 🔥🔥

Eagle 🦅 Shaheen Shah Afridi. Love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩 ♥️ 🇧🇩

They can't play him ..he is on absolute fire 🔥

Thank you cricinfo for such an awesome documentary. Work done so beautifully. And yeah SHAHEEN is probably the best bowler in the world rn. Still he has a lot to achieve. All our prayers are always with him. ❤️

Shaheen is my 1st and the last favorite cricketer.... IDK why i have goosebumps while listening to this.....May Allah pak give him more and more strength to do more better 💕

A beautiful soul and very humble. MashaAllah.

❤❤❤❤ Saheen so much from 🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩🇧🇩

Those two deliveries in 2021 worldcup were awesome, watched it many times.. superb bowling by Shaheen Afridi

I think he deserves more and more ♥️

Iconic how he's living upto his name, piercing through the clouds, ruling top the mountains, as fast as one could imagine, and fearful for the opposition that he could grab you in a snap. and living upto the legacy of 'x factor Afridi' greatness, Shaheen "The Royal Falcon" Afridi 🪶

Shoib malik is a legend.. experience count as Shaheen mentioned for KL wicket

Shaheen is like his name .Shaheen make every pakistani proud.nzr na lgy Shaheen ko

"Dehshat honi chahiye"🔥 Attitude that makes u a lethal fast bowler 👏 ❤️from🇮🇳

Hard work and dedication made Afridi love from 🇮🇳🇵🇰

Wow Shaheen is really great talent.. Amazing character ❤️

they can't play him . he is on absolute fire 🔥❤

I remember his bowling against england in final match of t20wirld cup . The wicket of alex hales . Wowwwww. That was awesome.

What a bowler he is. Class bowler. Best wishes from India. He should reach and stay long on ICC rankings number one position.