Afridi's fleeting assault
It lasted only five minutes and seven deliveries, but every moment of Shahid Afridi's stint at the crease was sheer entertainment. His definition of a sighter was a down-on-one-knee slog-sweep off Majid Haq's offspin, which sent the ball soaring over the midwicket boundary. The next ball was pulled behind square leg, and the fielder was so late to spot the ball that it flew for four. That was followed by another six, the ball just eluding long-on. After an edge through third man for three, another savage pull fetched four. Twenty three runs off one over. The manic blast ended soon after, but Afridi had shown once again why crowds flock to see him all over the world.
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