Afridi unafraid to takes risks

There is a thin line separating genius from madness. With Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi, the line is a blur.

Supremely gifted, yet eccentric, Afridi is what Afridi does. Most often it's hitting bowlers out of the park, bamboozling batsmen with his furious brand of leg-spin or needling the opposition with incessant chatter from the in-field.

In between he performs deeds of reckless abandon, like scouring the business end of a pitch with his spikes or announcing his retirement from Test cricket just when he's made himself a fixture in the team.................

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