the afridi goes nuclear

[Nawazb]

as dm is not here i thought i might start it up.
13 of 5 balls so far 1 four and 1 six

[Mercenary]

The Afridi needs to keep his head we only need a run a ball

[Rob H]

Come on Shahid we need some mayhem from your bat!

[Amjid Javed]

i agree merc, afridi needs 2 keep his head

[Mercenary]

the idiot goes for 30 off 13 balls!

[Amjid Javed]

well no brains does it agen!

[Muddaser]

Another Brain Explosion!

[Mercenary]

then again...

2wkts + brilliant fielding + 30 runs + bringing it down to under a run a ball

do we really expect him to do everything?

Inzi, Butt and Yasir are more to blame than The Afridi

[Muddaser]

Well look at the position we were in?

[Rob H]

I have to agree mercenary he has had a good game. We have to accept thats the way he plays!

[Mercenary]

i think Afridi did more than enough, at the end of the day he could have got out playing sedately too and in that case we could have been behind the run rate when he left meaning razzaq would have to hit out and we would have got battered.

[Mercenary]

McGrath waiting till The Afridi got out :oD

[Mercenary]

glen loves his average too much

[Mercenary]

i dont think i've seen the Aussies celebrate a wicket as much as they celebrate The Afridi's

u'd think they'd won the world cup!

Glen Mcgrath was doing somersaults and started begging for the ball. :-D

[Toony™®]

Originally Posted by Mercenary i dont think i've seen the Aussies celebrate a wicket as much as they celebrate The Afridi's u'd think they'd won the world cup! Glen Mcgrath was doing somersaults and started begging for the ball. :-D

lol merc :oD

[aDaM]

merc u took the words out of my mouth

[Mercenary]

DM i presume?

[Jedi Knight]

Great entertainer!!!!

[Noman]

I think Afridi did a very very good job....

But he should not have played the shot which he lost the wicket.....

The Aussis was in back foot he should just take singles like Rana did..

He need to learn that.....

But otherwise he did a brilliant Job......

[pakistani pride]

Well thats the afridi for you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He just loves to dominate !

[DM]

Hey dudes! Nice one Nawaz! Afridi is what Uranium would look like if it were to be a human

Merc, aDaM is not me, and i've asked him before whether his name's link to mine was coincidence, but no reply! Btw nice work on the forum, it'll take some time to achieve the familiarity of the old pp but it's already getting there! :-)

Afridi's cameo helped turn the tide, Razzaq steadied the ship home :-D

Brilliant brilliant stuff, fantastic match!

[tahaqureshi]

i would love to see mcgrath somersaulting in the highlights!!!!

[the_game]

"Impact Player"!

[salmanbutt129]

Originally Posted by Mercenary the idiot goes for 30 off 13 balls!

typical

[Mohsin]

Which match was this for?

[Oxy]

Originally Posted by Mohsin_Pak786 Which match was this for?

Chernobyl Cheetahs v Hiroshima Hyenas

[Mohsin]

Originally Posted by Oxy Chernobyl Cheetahs v Hiroshima Hyenas

Acha, meherbani

I'm guessing Chernobyl absolutely battered Hiroshima?

[DM]

@ McGrath being shielded from Afridi, amazing!

Ponting obviously didn't like the idea of witnessing real crime from the Borox (boar-ox)

[Islamabadi]

afridi thread from 2005.............. killing me

[kingusama92]

ahhh... the days we used to insult him for making a measly score of 30... now we would name him king if he does that once more...

[observer1]

Originally Posted by kingusama92 ahhh... the days we used to insult him for making a measly score of 30... now we would name him king if he does that once more...

some guys name him as a king for hitting it into the air and getting caught for 10 of 6 balls or sometihng.

[shabas]

Even then he had brain explosion. But now its a bit more.

[DM]

I'm amazed that McGrath - one of the greatest bowler of all time - was kept away from Afridi - such is his effect on teams. They know his potential to slaughter a bowler and have no other option but to pay attention to it.

[Viv_rav]

afridi the UNCLEAR

Fixed.

Refers to the haze of random particles he calls a brain

[shabas]

Originally Posted by Viv_rav afridi the UNCLEAR Fixed. Refers to the haze of random particles he calls a brain

[DM]

Also interesting to see posting styles back then and how they've changed

[Foozee]

how do you guys dig up these old @ss threads...anyways..2005 was the year of Afridi... hasnt done alot since then

[DM]

I have to say, it's a rather bizarre bump (read the comment!)

[On_the_up]

Seriously tough, I can't remember the last time he even hit a six in an ODI inns, there was a time he would at least one per inns, even though he might only get 20 odd.

He has only himself to blame, if only he could spot which ball to hit, he would be twice the player he is. He has actually got quite a good defence. The following simple instructions will result in greater dividends:

1) If a ball is on the stumps, defend it full stop. (takes out lbw and bowled)
2) Any short ball which will hit the body, either defend or get out of the way of. (no scoops in the air)
3) Any ball higher than mid stump high when it reaches him play shots which keep the ball along the ground (this has been the most frequent mode of dismissal lately, hitting a back of the length ball in the air and getting caught)

and now....

4) anything wide or full (as long as it doesn't contraviene rule no 1), do what comes naturally (Boom, Boom)

These rules will allow him to get to 20 odd and hopefully get his eye in enough to be able to ditch some of them later on in his inns.