Guwahati: Former Pakistani cricket team Captain Shahid Afridi became father of a baby girl for the fifth time in a row.
Afridi took his twitter handle to share the good news of his personal front on Friday as he welcomed the arrival of his fifth child. Afridi, who is a father of four daughters, was blessed with a fifth girl child.
The 45-year-old posted a picture on his Twitter handle where he along with his four daughters is seen with the new-born baby.
The Almighty’s infinite blessings & mercy are upon me…already having been granted 4 wonderful daughters I have now been blessed with a 5th, Alhamdulillah. Sharing this good news with my well-wishers… #FourbecomeFive pic.twitter.com/Yb4ikjghGC
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) February 14, 2020
The news was followed by Afridi’s teammates and fans congratulating the former all-rounder.
MashALLAH. Congratulatins ? bht bht Mubarak.
— Kainat Imtiaz (@kainatimtiaz16) February 15, 2020
Ma Shaa Allah ? Congratulations @SAfridiOfficial & Family https://t.co/1d0lAAESkj
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) February 14, 2020
MashaALLAH Bohat Bohat Mubarak LaLa…. ALLAH Naseeb achaa Kara… #Rahmat #Congratulations @SAfridiOfficial https://t.co/63HIAVIWd2
— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) February 15, 2020
In July 2010, Afridi announced his retirement from Test cricket. After the 2015 ICC World Cup, he retired from ODI cricket as well. In February 2017, he announced his retirement from T20Is and international cricket, too.