Loud Thinking October 31, 2013 at 08:34AM
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The omen
Madness often follows Shahid Afridi to the batting crease, but today, insanity ensued even before he faced his first ball. Umar Akmal had been batting well but, with Afridi now at the other end, played a ridiculous shot to a straight ball, to become the second victim in Pakistan’s six-wicket collapse. Shaping first to play a sweep, then backing out because the ball was too short, Akmal offered an awkward, angled prod that got nowhere near a ball that, by right, probably deserved to be whipped through the leg side. To make matters worse, although Akmal was struck flush on the pad in front of middle and off, he used a review, after conferring with Afridi, which of course, confirmed he was undoubtedly out.
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