I was watching some cricket clips on youtube. As a england supporter, i thought this player; shahid afridi (Pakistan) is brilliant. He has hit 6s off nearly every single bowler. I think we need him on our team. Do you think we need a batsman like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPjcPB4mtf4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOE7WKqvjas
2007-01-22 08:01:34 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Cricket
Very entertaining
2007-01-22 08:02:48 · update #1
He is a very exciting player, definately a top notch one day player but his test career is still not too hot. Having Afridi, Pietersen and Flintoff at 5, 6 and 7 in one-dayers would be quite something to behold.
2007-01-22 08:26:54 · answer #1 · answered by NM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hitting sixes is not the onlyt thing.Hitting sixes and having control is the essential thing.England requires a batsman who is a big hitter and also should be able to bat all 5o overs.Afridi is really unpredictable so inclusion of a player like afridi to the english team will make england more pathetic
2007-01-23 02:05:08 · answer #2 · answered by SOAD_ROX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
England already has players that can do what Afridi does - they are Flintoff and Pietersen, especially Pietersen. Any Aussie only has to think of his 91 not otu against us at Bristol in 2005 to see that.
What England needs is to sort out their top order and their keeper. Mal Loye is good as there is finally a player that shows some agressive intent at the top of the order. And I think Chris Read should be in the one day side - Paul Nixon has not done much to prove he is more worthy of a spot.
2007-01-22 21:01:02 · answer #3 · answered by kjkool_82 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
why when you have pietersen would you want a very temperamental player as shahid afridi is and nowhere near as talented. His record in both forms is not great he performs every so often rather than pietersens every other game
2007-01-23 03:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by bazc4054 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's worth pointing out that talented as Afridi is his average is pitiful - I think it's less than Michael Vaughan's! If he comes off he can win a game on his own, but he's very unreliable. And it's worth pointing out he's retired recently and unretired two weeks later!
2007-01-23 09:49:39 · answer #5 · answered by igorolman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sixes are all overrated. I enjoy watching singles. Afridi and Dhoni need to learn the art of bating.
2007-01-22 21:17:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! He's that cheat, who stamped all over the wicket and dug his studs into the ground. Remember, he did it when nobody was looking, so that his team's spin bowlers had more chance of bowling England out and winning the game.
2007-01-23 16:44:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO as his average in One Day Cricket in 2006 was 8!
2007-01-25 08:35:48 · answer #8 · answered by c.ridler@btopenworld.com 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no i think you need ten players with the same mentality and skill as the austtralian cricket team that hammered yiz . 5 >0 in the ashes what a shambles .
2007-01-23 04:09:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we'd lovemore players like him to add to the English team, but unfortunately for us he is Pakistani and therefore plays for Pakistan.
2007-01-22 16:05:12 · answer #10 · answered by KB 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋