He has lot of power, but even after having gained 10 years of experience, he is only good at slogging the ball - he cannot play good cricketing shots like Ponting, Ganguly or Jayasurya. I watched the highlights of the first ODI today & man I can't believe how many times he nearly got out - it was totally ridiculous!
2007-05-18 22:14:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Cricket
afridi aint useless, u r da 1 who is useless.dumb **** ever1 knws y he is still in da team, except u.u r such a moran.do u even understand cricket? think twice b4 u post a question here again.i dont knw wch team u support, sound like u r an indian supporter.atleast he is better den ur boring-*** batsman tendul:)))
2007-05-19 01:53:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This useless player has proved his mantle on more than one occasions.
How about the only person to get 8 runs in a ball by hitting the ceiling of the Melbourne Stadium.
How about holding the record for the fastest century.
There is a reason why he is kept in the team, he serves as the wild card which can make or break the game.
I agree that he does not stand in rankings of ponting, ganguly or other veterans but i think there should be a little drama in life and in the life of Cricket, he is that drama.
Plus, in my opinion, he is the best entertainer to come in this sport in years.I dont know about anyone else but i never miss a minute of his batting. He beats the heck out of it. And thats entertainment.
2007-05-18 22:32:37 · answer #2 · answered by fenton_quackshell 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think Afridi is useless player im not agree for beause mostly he plays in difficult times where the team needs to play him very fast and a responsible ining at stage and evrey one knows that he is holding many records like fatest hundred in the one day international against Sri lanka and having two times 2nd fastest fifty in the one day international cricket and having a record of more sixes in the one day international cricket then how can you say that he is useless in pakistan side
2007-05-19 02:10:17 · answer #3 · answered by Shani 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Afridi is not ponting, jayasuriya or ganguly . Afridi is Afridi. He is a very useful player for the pakistan team...
Didn't you watch the SL vs PAK match yesterday?He took the game from SL players.
2007-05-19 00:06:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anshi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I agree with you that he is not at all a matured and dependable batsman, many times he has played match winning innings for Pakistan. The reason why he could not cement his place in the Pakistan Team is his inconsistency.
However, he can be considered as a utility player in ODI as he can be a useful bowler and a slogger
2007-05-19 14:02:39 · answer #5 · answered by vakayil k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Afridi is not good technichally.... i agree !! but he is not a useless player....he is allrounder.....And good in fielding as well...And i think you might be knowing one thing that Afridi is actualy a bowler..and was chosen on the basis of his bowling....but it was triangluar series i think wher he had been discovered as a hitter....and so he has started playing like that.now expecting him to play like ponting and Ganguly would be unfair ...he does play his role and thats enough..while in batting, bowling or even in fielding....secondly while one is a hitter..he are always at risk of getting out... going for big hits is always risky and you can't expect from him to play techinically great shots and still go for big hits !! he is immature but being a senior player he is still needed in for Pakistan !and he is best in this form ! i would put him in totally different category ..he has his own style !
2007-05-19 08:15:09 · answer #6 · answered by ★Roshni★ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he is useless but some time use ful to pakistan team . he is not a perfect cricketer .he is fame for his swashbuckling batting.though gibbs have scored 6 sixs means 36 runs in an over against holland.but pakistans boom boom afridi have smashed away the world cup runners up for 32 runs in an over of malinga bandara which includes 4,4,6,6,6,6 this is the speciality of shahid afridi. but this innings comes once in a blue moon .thats the problem with shahid afridi.
2007-05-19 04:24:47 · answer #7 · answered by 15 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think its not the right forum to take out your biased and malicious inside. I have noticed your answers and questions many times they are full of bias against Asian teams. OK Afridi can not play like Ponting tell me Can Ponting play like Afridi can he hit Brett Lee out of Sydney stadium? Show some sportsmanship my dear. We all know he is an entertainer and that's the way he plays his game with always lots of risk involved. May be if he learns to play like Ponting then no one will know him as boom boom Afridi.
2007-05-19 05:47:53 · answer #8 · answered by dua 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
NO, i dont! infact i think u r ridulous 2 say so! he's the most xciting, interesting & entertaining player of world crickt! i luv his batting. hey come on, its his style of play. just think about this: whenever he reaches fifty atleast, pakistan wins the match; he's a match winner. come on its really fun 2 watch him bat like that. may b he's not the best batsman in the world, may b not even near the best, but he's surely a very important player of pakistan. if he servives 4 quite a time, he will surely blast the opponent. so goooooooooooo afridiiiiiii... :D
2007-05-18 22:49:06 · answer #9 · answered by Sarah_kaka-princess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, as you've rightly pointed out, he is more often a useless player full of odd temperament and a below average bowling stuff. But even this guy can be a king on his day.
2007-05-20 00:08:23 · answer #10 · answered by Bulty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋