Cricketer Shahid Afridi and CEO of Harper Collins India Ananth Padmnabhan

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi will come out with his autobiography next year, in which he opens up about his “rivalries and alliances”, particularly those with India, as well as his infatuation with the military and his take on politics. Shahid Afridi: An Autobiography, written with journalist Wajahat S Khan, is an account of one of modern-day cricket’s most controversial and high-achieving performers. HarperCollins India has acquired world rights to the autobiography, which will be released in 2017. The publisher has dubbed the book as “big-hitting and no-holds barred”.