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Shahid Afridi Contemplating ODI Retirement

By on June 23, 2012 in Sports

Shahid Afridi is contemplating ODI retirement after his poor performance in Pakistan’s 3-1 loss to Sri Lanka in the ODI Series. Afridi managed just 28 runs in four innings and his three wickets were taken at an expensive average of 48.66. “Our performance was not as such as we were expecting,” said Afridi. “Now I [...]

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Pakistan Cricket Team Maintain Winning Streak

By on December 5, 2011 in Sports

Last month Pakistan beat Sri Lanka in the Test and ODI series, and this month Pakistan has comprehensively beaten Bangladesh in the ODI series with the Test series still to go. Pakistan has been able to thrive amid the spot-fixing scandal. The team has played with unity and the efforts and hard work is paying [...]

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Shahid Afridi Back In The Side; Selected For ODIs Against Sri Lanka

By on November 3, 2011 in Sports

Shahid Afridi, who announced his retirement in May, recently said that he would like to come back to the side (after PCB chairman Ijaz Butt left). He was then told that he could not come back immediately as he would have to be “cleared.” However, he has now been selected for the upcoming ODIs against [...]

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Shahid Afridi to join Baba Ramdev in Hunger Strike

By on June 6, 2011 in Entertainment, Sports

Baba Ramdev of India, who recently declared his intention to go on a hunger strike against corruption and black money from the 4th of June, has asked ex Pakistani captain, Shahid Afridi, to share the stage with him in a joint hunger strike. “Shahid bhai and I have a lot in common – generous facial [...]

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Shahid Afridi Show Cause notice by PCB

Show Cause Notice and Suspended Contract for Afridi- PCB ka khuda hafiz

By on June 1, 2011 in Current Affairs, Sports

For Pakistan Cricket another sad demise after astounding fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is the flamboyant, controversial and aggressive Boom Boom Shahid Khan Afridi’s retirement. What would it be like when there will be no chants and placards in the stadium applauding probably the liveliest cricketer ever? Deserted isn’t it. It is indeed heartbreaking news for [...]

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Shahid Afridi Announces Retirement from International Cricket

By on May 31, 2011 in Sports

After being stripped of captaincy for the Ireland tour, Shahid Afridi has announced retirement from international cricket. It is really disappointing to know the kind of internal politics that takes place in Pakistan cricket, and it reminds me of Sourav Ganguly’s retirement. While Sourav Ganguly had no option available, Afridi’s retirement seems to be an [...]

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India and Pakistan to square off in Semi-Final of Cricket World Cup 2011

By on March 25, 2011 in Sports

An India – Pakistan match is an exciting prospect in itself, and when you have the two teams competing in a World Cup, and that too at the knockout stage of the match, then the excitement soars through the roof. Over one billion Indians and millions of Pakistanis all over the world will be glued [...]

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Prospects of India – Pakistan final at Cricket World Cup 2011

By on March 1, 2011 in Sports

What has been surprising about the craze for the Cricket World Cup is the way even women have lined up to purchase tickets. The pictures above are from India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. In the last picture on the right, a handicapped person can be seen. He doesn’t look like a beggar due to his [...]

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How will Pakistan fare in Cricket World Cup?

By on February 27, 2011 in Sports

Pakistan’s World Cup campaign has kicked off in style with victories against Kenya and Sri Lanka. The match against Kenya was not unimportant by any means, as we all know that Pakistan was knocked out in the last World Cup after the loss to Ireland. The hero of both matches has been Shahid Afridi, with [...]

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Shiv Sena Threat for Pakistan Team in Cricket World Cup 2011

By on February 18, 2011 in Current Affairs, Sports

Cricket World Cup 2011 has been kicked off after a glittering Opening ceremony in Dhaka. The event has been jointly hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Unfortunately Pakistan was stripped of its rights as co-host of the 2011 World Cup by the ICC on 17th April, 2009 due to concerns about the “uncertain security [...]

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