Afridi aims for World Cup glory in '11

[Jersey #10]

Shahid Afridi has set his sights on captaining Pakistan to World Cup glory in 2011 having quit Test cricket after leading his team to a 150-run defeat against Australia at Lord's. Salman Butt replaced Afridi as Test captain and will lead the side in Pakistan's next Test against Australia at Headingley and their four Tests against England. Afridi will return to captain the side in September for the two Twenty20 and five ODI games against England. Afridi said he wanted to use the series as a springboard for success in the 50-over World Cup in Asia next February and March. "I took a decision which I felt was right and now all my concentration is on the limited-overs series against England, which will be our first step towards winning next year's World Cup," he said. "England have been doing very well in both ODIs and T20s, so if we could beat them it would be good for the progress of the team. "I have won the World Twenty20, beaten England and India in Tests at home and have achieved some other milestones as well, but before I leave the game I want to win the World Cup." Now free of Test commitments, Afridi may join Hampshire if they qualify for the quarter-finals stage of the Friends Provident t20 tournament in England. "I had to abandon the contract with Hampshire because I was here for the Test series, but now they want me to play the last three matches of the Twenty20, provided they qualify." Afridi was originally named captain in the wake of Pakistan's winless tour of Australia last year, which resulted in bans, which were subsequently overturned, for a number of high-profile players including former captains Mohammad Yousuf, Younis Khan and Shoaib Malik. The team was beset with dressing-room fractions then, and there was speculation that the same thing had prompted Afridi's retirement this time round, but he rubbished the claims. "This team was unified and there were no problems, nothing. I took the decision in the best interest of the team and hope a youngster with a Test temperament takes my position. I also feel that there are other players who are not fit for the longer version of the game and my advice to them is to concentrate on the shorter forms." http://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-pakistan-2010/content/story/467874.html

[Sachin200*]

I tell u these days Pakistan team keeps talking & dreaming rather than winning test series and odi series forget about winning world cup they couldnt even beat aus in aus in a single game in 2010 even with full strength team .

[UmarAkmal]

World Cup final a dream - Tendulkar :--D http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/463170.html Afridi is aiming to win his 2nd World Cup while Sachin is happy to play in a final. I think Sachin has given up hope after 5 failed attempts.

[Guest Hiten.]

World Cup final a dream - Tendulkar :--D http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/463170.html Afridi is aiming to win his 2nd World Cup while Sachin is happy to play in a final. I think Sachin has given up hope after 5 failed attempts.

Afridi also talked about him being the BEST option for Pak test team as a captain, but he stepped down in the middle of a test match (some 4-5 days after that statement was made :giggle:). So if I were you, I wouldn't be pinning my hopes on his words :hysterical:

[siddhu]

Hmm... what will the padosis say after his first match as captain in the WC and he retires from the ODI... saying I am not fit for this format?? Will they say he is a brave man...

[Sachin200*]

World Cup final a dream - Tendulkar :--D http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/463170.html Afridi is aiming to win his 2nd World Cup while Sachin is happy to play in a final. I think Sachin has given up hope after 5 failed attempts.

Afridi won mickey mouse t20 cup Where as Sachin took India single handedly to 2003 world cup finals go check his record in that tournament highest scorer in 1996 & 2003 world cup was sachin not afridi . Before Sachin u r afridi is nothing oh yea by the way joginder sharma was a world cup winner 2 does that mean he is a legend than Sachin. What example does afrdi set oh hold on ? to bite the cricket ball to dance on a pitch and yea to get into fights with his team mates .

[Rajiv]

Over my Dead Body Pak in Mumbai Don't compare Afridi with Sachin - uske joote ka lace bhi nahin saala

[Cricket_Guru]

^^^ Pak in mumbai is impossibility, not because of cricket but of politics, th world cup would probably be shared between the finalists if pak reaches the final, or removed from india, esp if india is already out

[DomainK]

Over my Dead Body Pak in Mumbai Don't compare Afridi with Sachin - uske joote ka lace bhi nahin saala

Precisely. How one compares a retard with a legend is beyond imagination.

[siddhu]

^^^ Pak in mumbai is impossibility' date=' not because of cricket but of politics, th world cup would probably be shared between the finalists if pak reaches the final, or removed from india, esp if india is already out[/quote'] billi ke khwaab mein chichde... If you don't want to come.. don't come. the other team will win the final based on walkover. why should the final be moved away from Mumbai... And you think it is even logistically possible to move the final from Mumbai to some other location in matter of two days...kaunsi duniya mein rehto ho...

[Cricket_Guru]

billi ke khwaab mein chichde... If you don't want to come.. don't come. the other team will win the final based on walkover. why should the final be moved away from Mumbai... And you think it is even logistically possible to move the final from Mumbai to some other location in matter of two days...kaunsi duniya mein rehto ho...

i mean pak will be ready to tour, but india wont welcome them!

[siddhu]

i mean pak will be ready to tour' date=' but india wont welcome them![/quote'] How do you know for sure... If you mean by Shiv sena, then they are really nobody as compared to LeT, JuD, Taliban.. and other organizations. Nobody even listens to them in India... And if you don't come (for whatever the reason) it will still be your loss.

[Cricket_Guru]

How do you know for sure... If you mean by Shiv sena, then they are really nobody as compared to LeT, JuD, Taliban.. and other organizations. Nobody even listens to them in India... And if you don't come (for whatever the reason) it will still be your loss.

siddhu! you are misunderstanding me

[CSK Fan]

World Cup final a dream - Tendulkar :--D http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/463170.html Afridi is aiming to win his 2nd World Cup while Sachin is happy to play in a final. I think Sachin has given up hope after 5 failed attempts.

I cant believe you put T20 up there with ODI world cup. In that case Irfan Pthan should be as big a legend as Imran Khan! Both brought world cups to their countries. Do you agree?

[Clarke]

World Cup final a dream - Tendulkar :--D http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/463170.html Afridi is aiming to win his 2nd World Cup while Sachin is happy to play in a final. I think Sachin has given up hope after 5 failed attempts.

What if ur first league match is against Australia ? Here is the sequence of events: - Pak loses - Afridi gives a press conference "I am not suitable for odis, i GIVE UP & shall concentrate on T20s". - u will be back supporting him for the next T20 WC claiming he's superior to Don Bradman coz he won more world cup(s).

[Manny_Pacquiao]

so joginder sharma is better than maqar younis because he won a World Cup... gotta love the lahori logic.

[Zap_Brannigan]

so joginder sharma is better than maqar younis because he won a World Cup... gotta love the lahori logic.

Kasporowiz is better than Imran, Wasim and Waqar put together!!