Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi
Shahid Khan Afridi is a Pakistani professional cricketer and captain of the Twenty20 franchise Peshawar Zalmi. Formerly he was also captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. Considered as a legend in Pakistani cricket history, Afridi is regarded as one of the greatest big-hitting cricketers of all time. He also holds a record of taking most wicketsand most player-of-the match awards in Twenty20 International cricket...
ProfessionCricket Player
Date of Birth1 March 1980
CityKhyber Agency, Pakistan
boundary bowl came extra hit
Once when I hit a boundary off Kumble over extra cover, he came to me and asked: where should I bowl to you?
bowlers dead
The wicket was dead for bowlers and there was nothing in it for them.
asked bowl hard
At one stage, when I was going hard at them, Kumble asked me where should he bowl to me he was so frustrated.
affecting amount both cricket cup days felt forms hectic helping main played playing priority team win
The amount of cricket being played these days is too hectic for me and I felt playing both forms was affecting my performances. Doing well in the World Cup and helping my team win is my main priority now.
against battle best brings enjoy good playing
I enjoy playing against India. It has always been good doing battle against India, it brings the best out of me.
games injury serious turned utterly
I am utterly disappointed. I desperately wanted to play in all the games but this injury turned out to be more serious than thought earlier.
ball fourth gutter hit shot turn wet
The ball had become wet going into the gutter after the fourth hit. I went to hit to mid-on but the ball didn't turn and the shot went to mid-wicket.
asked bowl fun hit
It was fun out there. At one stage, Anil Kumble asked me where he should bowl to me so that I am not able to hit the ball.
dead frame mind positive totally
That's how I bat, I always go (to bat) with a positive frame of mind. It's a totally dead wicket and there is nothing in it for the bowlers.
came double follow front missed possible quick run
Kumble came in front of me in his follow through and it was not possible for me to run the quick single, it was unfortunate that he missed the double hundred.
affecting cricket overall
I will concentrate on one-day cricket only because too much cricket is affecting my overall performance.
good hard pitch work
He has not bowled as yet. The pitch is still good for batting. We will have to work very hard to get them out twice.
aggressive conditions dictates game hang natural pitch player situation turn
He does not hang around and I don't think the pitch conditions or situation dictates the way he plays. He is a natural aggressive player who can turn the game around.
achieve ball delivery difficult enjoy fifth ideal moreover opportunity playing score six turn wet
That fifth delivery did not turn at all and moreover the ball had got wet and it was difficult to hit. That was an ideal opportunity to score six sixes because that's how I enjoy playing cricket. I was disappointed not to achieve that today.