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Friday, February 4, 2011

Pakistan confirm Afridi as World Cup captain

Pakistan’s Shahid Afridi (R) talks to selector Shafqat Rana in September, 2010 during precision during the Swalec Stadium in Cardiff. Afridi will lead Pakistan during the World Cup, cricket chiefs pronounced upon Friday, quashing rumours which he competence be transposed by Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq.
©AFP/File – Glyn Kirk

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) – Shahid Afridi will lead Pakistan during the World Cup, cricket chiefs pronounced upon Friday, quashing rumours which he competence be transposed by Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq.

Pakistan final week voiced the 15-man patrol for the mega event, to be mutually hosted by India, Sri Lanka as great as Bangladesh from Feb 19, though had behind the appointment of the captain.

“PCB (Pakistan Cricket Board) announces Afridi as captain of Pakistan group for the World Cup. Misbah has been voiced as clamp captain for the event,” the house pronounced in the statement.

PCB authority Ijaz Butt pronounced the preference had drawn out backing.

“I had minute discussions with group government as great as players in New Zealand per captain as great as clamp captain as great as am gratified to state which everybody entirely permitted these decisions,” Butt was quoted as observant in the PCB statement.

Pakistan’s Misbah ul-Haq takes partial in the precision event during the Basin Reserve in Wellington in January, 2011. Shahid Afridi will lead Pakistan during the World Cup, cricket chiefs pronounced upon Friday, quashing rumours which he competence be transposed by Test captain Misbah.
©AFP/File – Marty Melville

The PCB?s preference to check fixing the captain had been criticised by former players as great as fans.

“It doesn’t have the disproportion either Misbah leads the side or you lead the side since you both have been personification for the country, you have never been after captaincy,” Afridi pronounced progressing this week.

Misbah had corroborated all-rounder Afridi as captain.

“I consider Afridi has finished the great pursuit as captain as great as he has kept the group together as great as each player is contributing as great as wants to do well. He has led well,” Misbah pronounced after his man-of-the-match opening in New Zealand upon Tuesday.

Afridi, 30, who was criminialized for dual matches upon charges of ball-tampering in usually his second compare as skipper in Jan final year, has led Pakistan in twenty one-day matches, winning nine, losing 10 with the single finale in no outcome since of rain.

Pakistan have been in Group A of the World Cup as great as open their debate with the compare opposite Kenya during Hambantota, Sri Lanka, upon Feb 23.

They go in to the contest upon great form after jacket up the stream six-match one-day array opposite New Zealand with the diversion to spare.

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