Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi is a worried man after the 110-run loss to New Zealand and is using the five-day gap to regroup the side ahead of their World Cup Group A clash here Monday against Zimbabwe. Pakistan made a good start in the tournament but fumbled on their way to a 46-run win over [...] Continue reading Can’t press the panic button, says Afridi
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Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has asked his countrymen to rally behind the team saying their support can propel them to win the World Cup. Not many critics are giving Pakistan much chances of regaining the World Cup title, but Afridi seems quite confident that his team can go all the way in the 14-nation event. [...] Continue reading Public support has always boosted Pakistan, says Afridi
Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi Monday hinted at playing an ‘extra spinner’ in the team during the World Cup which gets underway Feb 19. The experienced all-rounder said Pakistan have several spin options and they are prepared to unleash them on turning tracks of the sub-continent. “The playing conditions here would be quite different to what [...] Continue reading Afridi hints at including an extra spinner in Pakistan team
Pakistan has decided to retain one-day captain Shahid Afridi to lead the team in the coming World Cup after seriously mulling the option of giving the job to Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq. Intikhab Alam, Pakistan team manager, Friday confirmed that Afridi had been chosen as Pakistan’s World Cup captain. A formal announcement will be made by [...] Continue reading Afridi to captain Pakistan in World Cup
Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan has advised current skipper Shahid Afridi to stop criticising his own players in public. Afridi rapped his batsmen for Pakistan’s defeat in their opening Twenty20 International against New Zealand in Auckland last Sunday and then turned his guns on his bowlers after the tourists crashed to a 39-run loss in [...] Continue reading Afridi should not criticise players in public: Moin Khan