Afridi set for a roller-coaster ride

Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi’s roller-coaster international career has reflected the fortunes of his team - brilliant, baffling and controversial.

Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi’s roller-coaster international career has reflected the fortunes of his team - brilliant, baffling and controversial.

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From the time in 1996 when he hit the fastest one-day century off 37 balls against Sri Lanka in Nairobi, Afridi has never been far from the headlines.

“Pakistan are a team in the making at the moment and Shahid Afridi is quite a force in the shorter form of cricket,” said Pakistan Test legend Mushtaq Mohammad.