One of the most enigmatic players of the cricketing world, Pakistan's all-rounder Shahid Afridi has impressed his fans both on and off the field. He joined Pakistan's ODI squad as a mere 16-year-old and went on to strike a 37-ball century in the very second ODI of his cricket career, when he played against Sri Lanka in 1996.

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Known to have been a crowd-puller with his sensational batting skills, he provided consistent entertainment and performance that made him an instant hit amongst the crowd as Boom Boom Afridi and now we know how he got the name!

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With an on-field vigour coupled with a reckless streak, Afridi popularly came to be known as 'Boom Boom Afridi' who could dismantle the opposition's bowling attacks with his hard-hitting sixes. 

We've seen him charge through the game and been impressed by his calibre to completely decimate his opponents with a scorecard of gigantic 351 sixes in 398 ODIs and 73 sixes in just 99 T20Is! Super impressive, we say.

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But if like us, you've always wonder how he came to be known as 'Boom Boom Afridi', then your wait is over, because all the insider deets have been revealed. In a recent interaction with his fans on Twitter, a fan asked him who had christened him 'Boom Boom Afridi':

#AskLala  who gave you the title #BoomBoomð¥ð¥ð¥ð¥ð¥

And Afridi responded to his fan with this:

Ravi Shastri

Before donning the hat of India's chief coach, Ravi Shastri had been an established cricket commentator. However, his current role has kept him away from the commentary box but we presume it must have been during one of his stints as a commentator that Ravi Shastri decided to nickname Afridi so.

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It's great to finally know how he got the name and now we can put the nagging question to rest with this exposé from the man himself.