Bublu Bhuyan Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 I certainly don't have a problem with him having a massive fan following in his home country. What gets on my nerve is their audacity to claim this joker to be some sort of a legend.
CoverDrive Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Misbah vs. Afridi is the classic comparision. Misbah even after saving Pak cricket after the fixing disaster still has to face criticism and Afridi if he does something in a match suddenly is a legend. I have big amount of respect for Misbah. Solid cricketer and even though he has limited talents he makes the best use of his abilities.
JaFanatic Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 pakistanis portrayel of this joker as a legend who can only get into a minnow side(though not sure on whether he has what it takes to get into a minnow side atleast) simply indictes the pathetic standard of pakistan cricket at the moment:omg:
Sehwag1830 Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Now Pakfans on Cricinfo claiming had Afridi been an Indian, he would have earned as much as Dhoni.
deathmonger Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Now Pakfans on Cricinfo claiming had Afridi been an Indian' date=' he would have earned as much as Dhoni.[/quote'] :cantstop: ooh jealousy
Asim Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Now Pakfans on Cricinfo claiming had Afridi been an Indian' date=' he would have earned as much as Dhoni.[/quote'] as if you never read comments from indian afridi fans :giggle:
adi B Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 as if you never read comments from indian afridi fans :giggle: :blink:
deathmonger Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 as if you never read comments from indian afridi fans :giggle: lol asim u are embarassing yourself.
deathmonger Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 ^ I know what I am saying :D LOL. pakistani fans pretending to indian must be.
Asim Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 ^ lol do you expect such smartness from any Afridi fan? if they are smart enough, why would they be Afridi fan?
CoverDrive Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 ^ lol do you expect such smartness from any Afridi fan? if they are smart enough' date=' why would they be Afridi fan?[/quote'] by the way what do you think about Misbah?
Asim Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 by the way what do you think about Misbah? quite vague question... what can I think :hmmm: well, I really appreciate his temperament, he is backbone of our Test batting lineup right now... amazingly cool-headed in any situation of ODIs too but definitely needs either better finishing calculations himself (like inzi) or one solid batting partner in middle with better SR (like Yousuf in his days) but nevertheless he still is playing extremely crucial ODI batting role in middle... Also his captaincy was one huge plus for Pak as he brought hell lot of stability in team which was enormously required that time...
Vilander Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Misbah vs. Afridi is the classic comparision. Misbah even after saving Pak cricket after the fixing disaster still has to face criticism and Afridi if he does something in a match suddenly is a legend. I have big amount of respect for Misbah. Solid cricketer and even though he has limited talents he makes the best use of his abilities. yep, lots for respect for Misbah, he is the kind of guy who would have never made it into Indian side..let alone captain it. You have to give it to the pakis, some of them have got grey cells, although collectively they are dumber than even our indian legendary collective dumbness.
JaFanatic Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 pakistan gonna face sri lanka without the legend shahid "i never eat cricket ball" afridi tough time ahead for pakistan:omg:
Vilander Posted June 21, 2012 Posted June 21, 2012 Indian Afridi fans:hysterical: Websters dictionary definition of ' Oxymoron' a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms bordering on the inadvertantly moronical. e.g : indian afridi fans.
The Outsider Posted December 7, 2012 Author Posted December 7, 2012 Trust Kamran Abbasi to surpass his lunacy with every new article he writes. While the world is talking about the retirements of Dravid, Tendulkar, Ponting, Kallis over the past year, apne Abbasi saheb stick's Afridi's name write in the discussion. http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/pakspin/archives/2012/12/why_sachin_and_shahid_should_l.php What do you when magic dies? When eyes, moments slower in reaching focus, and hands and body, sluggish in finding shapes and arcs, betray you? What do you do about your pride and honour, once spurs to glory, now flotsam battered by a surging wave of public criticism? A lucky few are able to define their success, whereas all of us are defined by our response to failure. Failure is the new success, says the wisdom of our age, making any victory sweeter and better. But when you’ve passed your peak each failure is a step closer to mediocrity. We might salute Sachin Tendulkar’s tenacity, his determination to defy age and grind out a performance in Calcutta. We might equally lament the passing of genius. When Ricky Ponting’s cut has lost its thrust, when his mind commands dominate and his body replies abdicate, our thoughts prefer to linger on the swashbuckler once admired by enemies. For a great player, it is much harder to leave a sport than it is to enter it. Always leave them wanting more, said Walt Disney or PT Barnum, and it is essential advice for any performer, even programmed into the genetic code of Australians. The three great Australian cricketers of the modern era, Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Ponting, certainly obeyed the instruction of their DNA. When you look for reasons why Australian cricket has been consistently successful, your search begins and ends here. Ruthless self-appraisal is rare in humans but Australian cricketers consider it common. On their frequent media and cricketing visits to India, they might consider adding ruthless self-appraisal to the South Asian gene pool. Leaving them wanting more has never been popular among South Asian cricketers. Leave them wanting no more is how the giants of our game tend to retire. Kapil Dev, Wasim Akram, Javed Miandad, and now Sachin have all hung around in the middle too long, their greatness dulled by the ordinariness of their final efforts. Any sensible advisor would point Sachin to the exit door marked ‘dignity preserved’ for it only appears briefly before the sign changes to ‘dignity lost’. This difficult England series, or a final tussle with Pakistan, are opportunities before the sign on the door is repainted. Sachin should take it. Shahid Afridi does not intrude on any debates on greatness but he does when the conversation turns to box-office appeal. Eighteen years and counting, Afridi’s razzamatazz career rolls on dividing opinion as it blazes past. At first he was a sensation, and then a hero impatient for a starring role. His next phase was most compelling: an entertainer comfortable with his repertoire, confident in the tricks to execute and those to leave in his magic box. Leg break, googly, top spinner, faster ball, rocket ball, thank you very much. Some measured hitting—now and then, even when it mattered like the 2009 T20 World Cup, Afridi’s moment. How the crowd gasped when it happened. How the crowd mutters now. Thirty runs and four wickets in his last six T20 internationals, little different in one-day internationals, Afridi is another star in need of ruthless self-appraisal. Leave them wanting more, that’s how Afridi has played every innings in his career. Like Sachin and Ponting, his will to succeed lives on and is to be applauded. But like Sachin and unlike Ponting, Afridi is in danger of making the biggest mistake any star can, playing for the gallery when the magic has died. Heart and impulse have always ruled Afridi’s world. They will propel him to another joust with India this winter, another opportunity, perhaps the best possible moment, to leave them wanting more. The stage is set, the box office full, Shahid, let the curtain fall.
The Outsider Posted December 25, 2012 Author Posted December 25, 2012 Here comes the delusional doctor with his latest round of lunacy: http://blogs.espncricinfo.com/pakspin/archives/2012/12/let_them_know_its_cricket_time.php After years of watching this dance, I’d quite like it to end. We’ve missed out too often on Sachin Tendulkar and Shahid Afridi, the box office stars of the last decade, competing against each other. We’ll never see that individual contest again. Great dramas and unforgettable moments were within our reach and we spurned them. Histories were never made, tales of glory unable to be told. Really, Mr. Abbasi? Afridi and Sachin competing against each other is a contest? And this is the contest you'll miss from India-Pakistan matches? :wall:
JaFanatic Posted December 25, 2012 Posted December 25, 2012 let him compete with jaddu's last cousin brother first:cantstop:
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