Blogs Afridi Ensures Pakistan don’t falter in World Cup Final Again
June 21st, 2009 by calypsoWhen Misbah played that dreaded scoop shot to get out in the finals of the inaugural edition of the World Cup 2007, many experts commented that Pakistan were just too mercurial to sustain their tempo in the knock-out kind of situations. Well, in this year’s World Cup too, the team didn’t have the most experienced of players to ensure that the squad doesn’t dither under pressure situations. To everyone’s surprise the man who has ensured that Pakistan win in the semi-final and final stages of their World Cup campaign is the perpetual under-achiever and typically impulsive — Shahid Khan Afridi.
Everyone knows how hard he can hit the ball and his bowling has made tremendous progress in the last two years but to see him actually bat till the end of an innings, although in the T20 final it was just about 12 overs, is something refreshing. Probably, someone has finally made him realize that just being good doesn’t solve any purpose unless you can contribute to the team’s cause.
