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Afridi to lead T-20 team till 2016, Misbah stays ODI, Test...

LAHORE- All-rounder Shahid Afridi has been appointed as the captain of Pakistan T-20 team till 2016,  Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced on Tuesday. One-Day International and Test...

Shahid Afridi plans to T20 match for IDPs

Cricket legend Shahid Afridi on Friday said he is planning a Twenty20 match to raise money for almost half a million people displaced by...

Afridi may quit ODIs after 2015 World Cup

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi says he might retire from one-day internationals after the World Cup next year and just concentrate on Twenty20s. Afridi quit test...

Afridi should be the captain for WC 2015, says Shoaib Akhtar

ISLAMABAD- Former Test pacer Shoaib Akhtar wants flamboyant veteran all-rounder Shahid Afridi to be named captain for the upcoming cricket showpiece event. Speaking about the 2015...

PCB demands Afridi an explanation over interview, criticism on team

KARACHI- Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Wednesday demanded an explanation from star all-rounder Shahid Afridi after he criticised the team’s “negative” approach for their early...

India in awe of Afridi: says Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD- Former Captain of 1992 World Cup cricket team, Imran Khan believes the Indian cricket team is still in awe of Shahid Afridi for...

Political leadership should learn from Pak cricket team: Mushahid

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Secretary General and chairman of the Senate's Committee on Defence Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Friday called upon the political leadership...

Afridi loses cool over Pakistan journalist’s question

Dashing Pakistan opener Imran Nazir has advised all-rounder Shahid Afridi to take a break from international cricket to recover his confidence and form. "There...

Pakistan team’s first practice devoted to fielding

The 15-member Pakistan squad including stars Shahid Afridi, Nasir Jamshed, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Shoaib Malik and Saeed Ajmal slogged it out at the...

Afridi turns to first-class cricket in bid to regain form

Shahid Afridi has decided to end a nearly four-year hiatus from domestic first-class cricket in a bid to regain his form ahead of the...

PCB asks Afridi not to hold press conference?

A scheduled press conference by flamboyant all-rounder Shahid Afridi, which had set the rumor mills working overtime, was called off after the Pakistan Cricket...

Warner braces for Pakistan spin challenge

Dashing Australian opener David Warner on Thursday said he and fellow batsmen were ready for Pakistan's spin challenge in their limited over series starting...

Afridi gave statement against me for losing his captaincy: Butt

Banned former Test captain Salman Butt has accused former teammate Shahid Afridi of giving a statement against him in the spot-fixing case to get...

Afridi, Gayle sign to Australian Big Bash team

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi and Star West Indian big-hitter Chris Gayle have signed to play in Australia's domestic Twenty20 competition for the Sydney Thunder,...

Gayle, Afridi to play in Sri Lanka’s new T20 league

Pakistan's Shahid Afridi and Chris Gayle of the West Indies will star in Sri Lanka's inaugural Twenty20 league next month, the cricket board said...

Gayle, Afridi named icon players in SL League

Indies opener Chris Gayle and Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi, among the biggest entertainers in the Twenty20 format, have been named the two international icon...

BD clears premier league dues of Pakistan players

The legal action threat issued by the Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) to the Bangladesh Cricket Board over non-payment of dues to the...