Shahid Afridi speaks his mind after the Australia game.
Shahid Afridi is known to wear his heart on his sleeves and at the fag end of his career also he decided to tow the same line. The Pakistan skipper faced severe criticism for saying that his team gets more love in India than Pakistan. Former captain Javed Miandad went to the extent of saying that the all-rounder should be ashamed of himself.
However, on Friday after the Pakistan versus Australia match, Afridi gave a perfect reply to his detractors. Taking a dig at those who criticised him for that statement, Afridi while breaking into a laughter said, "My comment was meant for educated people."
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The all-rounder was gracious in defeat and praised the Aussies for their performance and wished them luck. He also thanked Indians for the massive support. "I want to thank the people of Kolkata (the venue of a previous World T20 match against India) for supporting us. I thank people who came and supported us from Pakistan and Kashmir. I also want to thank the BCCI for taking good care of us in India," Afridi said in the post-match presentation after Pakistan's 21-run loss to Australia drawing a loud applause from the stands.
Afridi also compared Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli with the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, saying he has now become the wall of the Indian cricket team, winning match after match with his bat.
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Kohli has been in golden touch in the ongoing World Twenty20, playing match-winning knocks against Pakistan and Bangladesh under trying situations and Afridi was all praise for the Delhi batsman. "Virat Kohli is becoming like a wall in the Indian team. Earlier, it used to be Sachin Tendulkar who won matches for India and now it is Kohli who is playing that role," Afridi said after Pakistan lost to Australia by 21 runs to crash out of the World Twenty20.
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Afridi also wanted former cricketers to get involved in the administration process of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). He pointed out that Pakistan's school cricket structure should improved so that more and more talents like Mohammad Amir makes it to the national squad.
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