Shahid Afridi, former Pakistani all-rounder cricketer, recently made it to the headlines as a morphed video of him spread the buzz about his demise. Later, it was confirmed that the former cricketer was fine, and the clip was only morphed. While the buzz was false, it sparked a worry amongst Shahid’s admirers. Well, amid this, let’s have a look into Afridi’s marital life. While everyone is aware of Shahid Afiridi’s wife, very few people know that his wife is actually his maternal cousin. Yes! You read it right.
Shahid Afridi got married to his 16-year-old cousin, Nadia Afridi
Shahid Afridi got married to Nadia Afridi back in 2000. The couple has five daughters, Aqsa, Ansha, Ajwa, Asmara, and Arwa. Talking about Shahid Afridi’s marriage to Nadia, which was a traditional arranged marriage, fixed by Shahid’s father. Sharing details about the same, Shahid once mentioned that he got married after his father took his joke seriously. Yes! Afridi began his career at the age of 19 only, and there was a time, when he was leaving his home for a match, and jokingly asked his father to find him a suitable bride. He had no idea that his father would take this joke seriously. Well, Afridi’s father found his best match in the latter’s maternal cousin, Nadia Afridi, who was only 16 back then.
