Shahid Afridi blasts publication for misquoting comments on 2011 World Cup semi-final

Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi was part of ‘Men in Green’ unit that reached semifinal of 2011 Cricket World Cup in India. Moreover, at time, he was captain of Pakistani team and he h several senior players in his side in form of Misbah ul Haq, Younis Khan, Mohamm Hafeez, Abdul Razzaq and ors. Quite recently, he gave an interview to a Pakistani-based publication where he talked about his team’s defeat to MS Dhoni-led India in semi-final of 2011 tournament.

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India vs Pakistan 2011 World Cup: Shahid Afridi clarifies his comments on Misbah ul Haq’s role in defeat

Earlier this week, Shahid Afridi interacted with Arab News where he gave his take on Pakistan’s downfall to MS Dhoni and co. in India vs Pakistan 2011 World Cup semi-final match. Apparently, aforementioned publication published that all-rounder h pinned his blame on his n teammate and current Pakistan he coach Misbah ul Haq for t pacing his innings properly against Indian bowlers. In match, Misbah ul Haq scored 56 runs from 76 balls as ‘Men in Green’ fell short of ir target by 29 runs to allow India an entry into summit clash.

On Tuesday, September 29, Shahid Afridi took to his Twitter account to clarify his comments on Misbah ul Haq and high-profile India vs Pakistan 2011 World Cup game. maverick all-rounder wrote that he has been “misquoted” in interview and Pakistan’s downfall in ir 2011 semi-final run-chase was because of collective “batting failure” of team. Shahid Afridi ded that entire batting line-up, including himself, was unable to sustain pressure of occasion and as a result, he was t blaming any specific individual

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India vs Pakistan 2011 World Cup semi-final: Shahid Afridi blames batsmen for defeat

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A recap of India vs Pakistan 2011 World Cup semi-final

Prior to India vs Pakistan 2011 World Cup semifinal clash in Mohali, ‘Men in Blue’ captain MS Dhoni won toss and h opted to bat first. Team India, on back of Sachin Tendulkar’s 85 and Suresh Raina’s unbeaten 36 compiled 260-9 in ir 50 overs. In response, Pakistani batsmen faltered in ir run-chase as y folded out for just 231 inside ir alloted overs. Captain Shahid Afridi scored 19 runs from just 17 balls while Misbah ul Haq top-scored with his 56. India marched onto final where y defeated Sri Lanka on back of MS Dhoni’s masterclass to lift 2011 World Cup.

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Im source: Shahid Afridi Instagram