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    He said he had already sets his sights on defending the World Twenty20 title in the West Indies in April. "Being the captain I have to plan for the World Twenty20 because I want to win it once again -- for my team, for my country and for my people, who are by our wins" Afridi said. He said the loss of international cricket matches in Pakistan made it imperative "that we keep winning and motivate the youth to take up the game, to keep the interest alive in our country." Full Article at NDTV
    Being the captain I have to plan for the World Twenty20 because I want to win it once again -- for my team, for my country and for my people, who are by our wins
    Shahid Afridi – Shahid Afridi SOURCE: NDTV 2 weeks ago
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Pakistan's Afridi accepts a captain's challenge
  1. If we win then the youth will continue to follow us and that's a great responsibility on us players
    Shahid Afridi – Shahid Afridi SOURCE: NDTV 2 weeks ago
  2. I want to help my team win the World Twenty20 again next year and then the bigger prize of the World Cup in two years' time.
    SOURCE: NDTV 2 weeks ago
  3. I am becoming more and more responsible with my batting
    Shahid Afridi – Shahid Afridi SOURCE: NDTV 2 weeks ago
  4. He is explosive in batting and has taken spin bowling to another level
    Daniel Vettori – Daniel Vettori SOURCE: NDTV 2 weeks ago
  5. that we keep winning and motivate the youth to take up the game, to keep the interest alive in our country.
    SOURCE: NDTV 2 weeks ago
  6. I am not playing Test cricket simply because I want to be more focused on one-day and Twenty20 cricket
    SOURCE: NDTV 2 weeks ago

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