{"id":122351,"date":"2024-08-27T12:19:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T12:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/watch-pakistan-legend-shahid-afridi-celebrates-after-becoming-grandfather-at-47-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-08-27T12:19:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T12:19:38","slug":"watch-pakistan-legend-shahid-afridi-celebrates-after-becoming-grandfather-at-47-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/27\/watch-pakistan-legend-shahid-afridi-celebrates-after-becoming-grandfather-at-47-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi celebrates after becoming grandfather at 47 | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-112835499,imgsize-29000.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Watch: Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi celebrates after becoming grandfather at 47 | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Watch: Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi celebrates after becoming grandfather at 47 | Cricket News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: Former <!-- -->Pakistan cricket<!-- --> team captain <!-- -->Shahid Afridi<!-- --> remains a prominent figure both on and off the field. In recent weeks, he has been celebrating a personal milestone while simultaneously voicing concerns over Pakistan&#8217;s performance in <!-- -->Test cricket<!-- -->.<br \/>Afridi&#8217;s family welcomed a new member with the birth of his grandson, <!-- -->Aliyaar Afridi<!-- -->, son of Pakistan pacer <!-- -->Shaheen Afridi<!-- --> and <!-- -->Ansha Afridi<!-- -->.<br \/>The news, shared through the <!-- -->Pakistan Cricket Board<!-- -->&#8216;s official WhatsApp group, was met with widespread congratulations.<br \/>Images and videos of Afridi, who became a <!-- -->grandfather<!-- --> at the age of 47, with his grandson quickly circulated online as the family hosted a festive welcome party for the new member.<br \/>Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Despite the joyous occasion, Afridi remained engaged with the appalling state of Pakistan cricket.<br \/>Following Pakistan&#8217;s heavy defeat against Bangladesh in the first Test match in Rawalpindi, Afridi publicly criticized the team&#8217;s strategy.<br \/>Afridi questioned the choice to prepare a pitch that didn&#8217;t favour the strengths of the Pakistan team, specifically expressing concern over the inclusion of four fast bowlers while omitting a specialist spinner. <br \/>&#8220;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. That said, you cannot take the credit away from Bangladesh for the brand of <!-- -->cricket<!-- --> they played throughout the Test,&#8221; Afridi wrote on X.<br \/>While celebrating a new generation within his family, he continues to actively engage with the sport, unafraid to voice his opinions and spark debate on strategic decisions made by the national team.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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