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Don't understand why players indulge in corruption: Afridi

May 31, 2013

The former captain said he was saddened by the recent IPL spot-fixing controversy which led to the arrest of three players. #Sports #BCCI #Cricket #Pakistan #Shahid Afridi #TheySaidIt #IPL spot-fixing
Afridi gets pay rise after being dropped from Champions Trophy

May 14, 2013

Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan were both dropped for next month's Champions Trophy, but have been given Grade A contracts with monthly retainers of around $3,600. #Sports #Cricket #NewsTracker #Shahid Afridi #Pakistan Cricket Board #Kamran Akmal #Younis Khan
Pakistan drops Shahid Afridi for ICC Champions Trophy

Apr 30, 2013

The 32-year-old, who has played 354 one-day internationals, was the only senior player overlooked for the tournament with chief selector Iqbal Qasim saying Afridi's bowling had cost him his place in the squad. #Sports #Cricket #Pakistan #NewsTracker #Shahid Afridi #ICC Champions Trophy

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Resume of a freelance cricketer

Aug 31, 2012

This is how a resume of a Freelance Cricketer would look like. Of course, laced with lots of humour. #Cricket #IPL #Chris Gayle #Twenty20 #ThingsWeLike #Shahid Afridi
The ballad of the big-hitters of cricket

Jun 09, 2012

There is such a crescendo of noise over the number of sixes hit in the IPL that we decided to dig into the big hitting exploits of great test players of olden days and place big hitting in its proper perspective. #OnOurMind #Cricket #Virender Sehwag #Shahid Afridi
Bored of Control of Cricket: Wanted a perfect pitch

Jun 06, 2011

How much can we allow grey haired men in blazers to intervene in current cricketing matters? #ToTheContrary #Cricket #Indian Premier League #Shahid Afridi

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Pakistani regime turns back on hero doctor who helped get Bin Laden

2013-06-13 21:23:00

Dr. Shakil Afridi has helped the U.S., but now his supporters say the U.S. must do more to help him. Pakistan's new regime is not likely to take up the cause of the doctor imprisoned after helping the U.S. get Usama bin Laden, a key official told FoxNews #Pakistan #Osama bin Laden #Nawaz Sharif
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Ex-Indian opener Sidhu says omitting Afridi for Champions Trophy `a huge blunder`

2013-06-16 08:20:00

Karachi: Former Indian opener Navjot Sidhu has called the omitting Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi for the ICC Champions Trophy as a `huge blunder`, saying that Afridi`s absence had a big part in Pakistan`s dismal show in the tournament, which ended #Karachi #Shahid Afridi #Pakistan
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ICC Champions Trophy 2013: Shahid Afridi's omission a blunder, says Navjot Singh Sidhu

2013-06-16 10:21:00

Karachi: Jun 16, 2013 Former Indian opener Navjot Singh Sidhu has called the omitting Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 as a ''huge blunder'', saying that Afridi's absence had a big part in Pakistan's dismal show in th #Shahid Afridi #Karachi #Navjot Singh Sidhu

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