Pakistan is a land of celebrities giving rise to too many personalities. So, most popular person in our country are either politicians, movie actors and sportsmen. So, today I would like to talk about a sportsman which has been a constant inspiration to me and millions of people in our country. His name is Shahid Khan Afridi. I think it’s a real, real chance in this world who loves cricket and who doesn’t know him. He is very popular and now he is retired from all the formats. He debuted his first match at the age of 19 and since then he never looked back and broke a lot of world records. In his first match he scored a world first century in his debut match and he played as an all-rounder in Pakistan’s cricket team. He was the captain of all formats in our national team like T20, One Day and Test. With respect to his personality, he is an aggressive player and he does a lot of charity through his work and he is contributing a lot to serve his country. So, a lot of people take inspiration from him and I also want to become a person like him because he is very benevolent and kind person. So, overall he is the popular person in my country.
Band 7+: Describe a popular/well-known person in your country. You should say: Who this person is? What he/she has done? Why he/she is popular? And explain how you feel about this person?
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Pakistan is a land of celebrities, giving rise to many personalities. The most popular people in our country are either politicians, movie actors, or sportsmen. Today, I would like to talk about a sportsman who has been a constant inspiration to me and millions of people in our country. His name is Shahid Khan Afridi. I think there is hardly anyone in this world who loves cricket and doesn't know him. He is very popular and is now retired from all formats. He debuted in his first match at the age of 19, and since then, he never looked back and broke many world records. In his first match, he scored the world's first century in his debut match and played as an all-rounder in Pakistan's cricket team. He was the captain in all formats of our national team, including T20, One Day, and Test. Regarding his personality, he is an aggressive player and does a lot of charity through his work, contributing significantly to serve his country. Many people take inspiration from him, and I also want to become a person like him because he is a very benevolent and kind person. Overall, he is the most popular person in my country.
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