Shahid Afridi, who retired from international cricket two years ago, received a guard of honour at Lord's as he led World XI in a Hurricane relief charity match.
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi will be leading the World XI after England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan sustained a broken finger during a domestic match.
Former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has finally been named to lead the World XI after England's limited overs captain Eoin Morgan sustained a broken finger during a domestic match.
Pakistan's legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi will lead the ICC World XI in an exhibition Twenty20 International against West Indies after Eoin Morgan was ruled out of the May 31 game with a fractured finger.
The 38-year-old Afridi, one of the most popular cricketers in Pakistan, has announced his retirement from international cricket last year but continues to play in T20 leagues around the world.
The 38-year-old, who was expected to make a comeback to international cricket in the T20 charity game, claimed that he will be needing another three-four weeks to recover completely.
Afridi and Malik were part of the Pakistan squad that won the ICC World T20 2009 at Lord's, while Perera was a member of the Sri Lanka side that lifted the silverware in Dhaka in 2014.
Afridi had earlier on posted a status on Twitter regarding Kashmir which has left the Indians angered.
Afridi has felt the wrath of the Indian cricketers and citizens, and Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli and Kapil Dev have weighed in on the matter as well.
Interestingly, Afridi’s remarks on Kashmir came just days after he met Asif Ghafoor, Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), of Pakistan Army.
Kapil Dev, who won India's first World Cup in 1983, said one should not give importance to people like Shahid Afridi.
In his tweet yesterday, Afridi said that the situation in ‘Indian occupied Kashmir’ was appalling and worrisome, and urged the United Nations to stop the bloodshed.
Mocking Shahid Afridi's remarks on Kashmir on Twitter, Gambhir said: "Afridi is just celebrating a dismissal off a no-ball".
Shahid Afridi has earlier caused uproar in India for saying that a lot of support for their team at the 2016 World T20 came from people of Kashmir.
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The former Pakistan captain's remarks come at a time when India has not played a full bilateral series with Pakistan since 2008.
Afridi who produced a virtuoso bowling performance against arch-rivals Lahore in the PSL on Monday, said he wanted to carry on playing in leagues till he was fit and performing.
The 37-year old pulled off a jaw-dropping catch which left the cricket fans and audience members astonished in a match between Quetta Gladiators and Karachi Kings.
The two countries have not been involved in a bilateral series since the 2012-13 limited-overs series, which comprised two T20Is and three ODIs in India.
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