| Afridi replaced Mushtaq Ahmed as a leg spinner in the Sameer Cup 1996–97. |
| He scored the 3rd fastest ODI century in 37 balls in 1996 using Sachin Tendulkar's bat. |
| Afridi held the ODI fastest century record for 19 years before Corey Anderson and AB de Villiers broke it (Anderson in 36 balls in 2014, de Villiers in 31 balls in 2015). |
| In 1998, he took 5 for 52 against Australia in his Test debut. |
| His cousin, Javed Afridi, is the CEO of Haier Mobile in Pakistan. |
| A verbal altercation with Gautam Gambhir occurred during the 3rd ODI at Kanpur in November 2007 against India. |
| Shahid Afridi Foundation offers healthcare and education services to those in need. |
| He captained Pakistan in limited-overs cricket from 2009 to 2011. |
| Afridi briefly retired from international cricket in 2011 over PCB issues but returned later that year. |
| His family operates a Toyota Showroom in Sabzi Mandi, Karachi. |
| Afridi is the slowest batsman to reach 7000 runs in approximately 316 innings. |
| Among 87 batsmen with over 4000 ODI runs, he has the lowest batting average of 23.31. |
