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10/03/11--11:56: Afridi and Razzaq sign for Lions (chan 3117562)

Pakistan allrounders Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq have signed to play for the Lions franchise in the domestic twenty-over competition in 2012


10/11/11--11:49: Pakistan players wanted Afridi out - court hears (chan 3117562)

Members of Pakistan's team cooked up plans to underperform in an effort to remove former Twenty20 and one-day captain Shahid Afridi from his position, a court heard on Tuesday


10/18/11--03:41: Afridi withdraws retirement (chan 3117562)

Shahid Afridi has withdrawn his international retirement and says he is available for selection for Pakistan in the limited-over formats


11/02/11--10:53: Afridi returns to Pakistan ODI squad (chan 3117562)

Shahid Afridi has been included in the Pakistan squad for the ODIs and Twenty20 against Sri Lanka


11/03/11--00:35: Afridi 'strong, fit and in good shape' (chan 3117562)

Shahid Afridi has said he is "strong, fit and in good shape" to come back from the "wild period" he spent out of the Pakistan limited-overs sides due to his conditional retirement


11/09/11--05:14: Focused solely on playing cricket - Afridi (chan 3117562)

Shahid Afridi, the former Pakistan captain, has said he has put the controversy that led to his temporary retirement behind him and is now focused solely on playing for his country


11/11/11--09:04: Shocking Sri Lanka hammered in first ODI (chan 3117562)

Sri Lanka's batsmen betrayed a shocking lack of stomach in moderately helpful conditions for the bowlers, to subside to 131 and crash to an eight-wicket thumping in the first ODI in Dubai


11/11/11--19:18: Afridi proved he's a matchwinner - Misbah (chan 3117562)

Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistan captain, has said Shahid Afridi proved he was a matchwinner in his first match since coming out of a conditional international retirement


11/20/11--20:05: Afridi single-handedly delivers unassailable lead (chan 3117562)

Pakistan returned to their most successful ODI venue after an eight-year gap and produced their 75th win in 110 games at Sharjah, after Shahid Afridi single-handedly pipped Sri Lanka in a slow-burning thriller


11/21/11--04:38: Shahid Afridi had 'point to prove' (chan 3117562)

Shahid Afridi said that he had a "point to prove" after his match-winning performance in Sharjah helped Pakistan secure the one-day series against Sri Lanka 3-1


12/01/11--06:53: Afridi's five leads rout of Bangladesh (chan 3117562)

Pakistan's spinners exploited the bounce and turn in the pitch to wreck Bangladesh. Their batsmen then made a mess of chasing a small target before victory was finally achieved


12/08/11--07:38: England will be 'real test' - Afridi (chan 3117562)

Shahid Afridi is expecting England to be a "real test" for Pakistan when they arrive in UAE next month


12/12/11--19:11: Afridi looking for exposure from stint with Melbourne Renegades (chan 3117562)

Shahid Afridi has said he views his upcoming stint with the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League as an opportunity to gain exposure and prepare for next year's international assignments


12/30/11--05:24: Gayle heroics in vain as Renegades prevail (chan 3117562)

A typically blistering half-century by Chris Gayle went in vain for Sydney Thunder as they fell short by six runs to Melbourne Renegades at Stadium Australia


01/12/12--04:31: Heat win to keep semi-final hopes alive (chan 3117562)

Astute bowling from Alister McDermott followed lively innings from Daniel Vettori and Roelof van der Merwe to shut out the Melbourne Renegades and keep the Brisbane Heat in touch with a semi-final spot


01/20/12--02:34: Afridi and Gayle fetch highest BPL prices (chan 3117562)

The first-ever auction for the Bangladesh Premier League has seen Shahid Afridi walk away with the biggest pay packet and a prolonged bidding war for Chris Gayle


01/20/12--03:26: Doubts over Afridi's participation in BPL (chan 3117562)

The day after its historic auction, the Bangladesh Premier League has seen a cloud of doubt over the participation of Shahid Afridi, the most expensive player, in the 2012 season


01/23/12--08:18: No Afridi or Razzaq in South Africa's T20 competition (chan 3117562)

Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq will not travel to play in South Africa's domestic 20-over competition


02/10/12--10:39: Afridi sets up victory against spirited Afghanistan (chan 3117562)

Pakistan's all-round might proved too much for Afghanistan's carefree spirit, as Shahid Afridi, Younis Khan and Imran Farhat set up an emphatic win with 77 balls to spare


02/12/12--08:36: England need to defy history (chan 3117562)

Rarely can two teams so closely positioned in the ICC rankings have entered a series with one side so overwhelmingly fancied to win