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Shahid Afridi Appointed Pakistan's T20I Captain Till 2016 World Cup

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Shahid Afridi developed differences with coach Waqar Younis and was removed as skipper in 2011. He now replaces Mohammad Hafeez.
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Lahore: Pakistan on Tuesday appointed Shahid Afridi as their Twenty20 captain until 2016, three years after he was removed following a fall out with coach Waqar Younis and the cricket board. (Also read: Yousuf blasts PCB for rostering T20 event before World Cup)

The 34-year-old all rounder led Pakistan to the semi-finals of the World Twenty20 in 2010 and then to the same stage of the World Cup (50 overs) a year later.

But after the tour of the West Indies in May 2011 where Pakistan won the one-day series 3-2 he developed differences with Waqar and then Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt and was removed.

Pakistan's Twenty20 captaincy has remained vacant since Mohammad Hafeez stepped down following the team's first round exit from the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh in April this year.

"Afridi has been announced as captain of the Pakistan T20 squad till the ICC World Twenty20 in India in 2016," the PCB said in a statement.

The PCB also said it would retain Misbah-ul-Haq as captain of the Test and one-day teams till next year's ICC World Cup amid speculation he could be sacked following a disastrous tour of Sri Lanka where they lost both Tests and the three-match one-day series 2-1.

Afridi's first assignment will be a lone Twenty20 game against Australia in Dubai on October 5 followed by two more games against New Zealand in the United Arab Emirates in December.

Afridi led Pakistan in 19 Twenty20 matches in his first stint, winning eight and losing 11.

Pakistan will also play three one-dayers and two Tests against Australia.
Shahid Afridi Appointed Pakistan's T20I Captain Till 2016 World Cup - Cricket News
Lala returns the moment this man retires from cricket I would hardly watch cricket after

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:hitwall::hitwall::hitwall::hitwall::hitwall: Shit man is DUCKRIDI ko q bna dia Captain :mad::mad::mad:

He's a bowler, he always has been a bowler, but one who can bat from time to time. The reason he gets out for a duck, is because he plays in the lower order, and when lower order batsman come on, it USUALLY means that your top and middle order have failed. And when your top and middle order fail, sometimes it comes with a need for some power hitting in accordance with the run rate. And as we've seen, that's how he plays best. yes, he could be a bit more patient, he could leave a few balls he shouldn't try to hit, but you can't blame him for his low scores.

Oh and he seems like a natural leader, he's very experienced, you see him on field unofficially leading anyway.
 
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