Shahid Afridi spoke in detail about his lengthy career for Pakistan and his duels with the Indian team on the YouTube show ‘Cric Cast’.
The leg-spinning all-rounder picked an innings against India as his most memorable knock.
Shahid Afridi had played a 141-run knock in the second innings of the Chennai Test against India in January 1999, a match Pakistan went on to win by 12 runs despite Sachin Tendulkar’s heroic 136-run knock in India’s 2nd innings.
On being asked why he regards that as his most memorable knock, Shahid Afridi reasoned that he was originally not supposed to go on that tour and that it was an important innings on a difficult trip.
Shahid Afridi was further asked if he had felt nervous while playing against India. He retorted that international cricket was all about handling pressure and only the strong-willed players can perform.
He further added that he enjoyed playing against India and Australia on away tours as they were two of the best and strongest teams.
Shahid Afridi was also asked if he got nervous in India, considering the fan support he received there. He responded that the Pakistan team always enjoyed playing in India as they enjoyed considerable success there.
Shahid Afridi on the match-fixing allegations regarding the 2011 World Cup
In the context of the Sri Lankan ex-sports minister having made allegations of match-fixing in the 2011 World Cup final, Shahid Afridi was asked about the supposedly wrong decision where Sachin Tendulkar was given not out off Saeed Ajmal’s bowling.
The Pakistan captain at the time responded slyly that even the DRS review was also shown only once.
On being further asked if there was any merit in what the ex-sports minister was talking or if he was just creating a controversy, Shahid Afridi responded that it is too late now to raise the issue.
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