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	AFRIDI - LoveToKnow Article on AFRIDI
		The Afridis are the most powerful and independent tribe on the border, and the largest with the exception of the Waziris.
		In appearance the Afridi is a fine, tall, athletic highlander with a long, gaunt face, high nose and cheek-bones, and a fair complexion.
		On his own hillside he is one of the finest skirmishers in the world, and in the Indian army makes a first-rate soldier, but he is apt to be home-sick when removed from the air of his native mountains.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /A/AF/AFRIDI.htm (365 words)

	AFRIDI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		AFRIDI, a Pathan tribe inhabiting the mountains on the Peshawar border of the North-West Frontier province of India.
		The fighting strength of the Afridis is said to be 27,000, but this estimate is excessive, judged by the number and size of their villages.
		The Jowaki Afridis are a clan of the Adam Khel, who inhabit the country lying between the Kohat Pass and the river Indus.
	simplestartpage.com /2301_AFRIDI.HTML (1094 words)

	Asia Times: US turns to drug baron to rally support
		Afridi will be central in moves to bring together the shattered Afghan warlords, whom it is hoped will not only become a force to be reckoned with in any future interim set-up, they will also be able to assist in the the tracking down of Osama bin Laden.
		Afridi was a key player in the Afghan war of resistance against the Soviet Union's occupying troops in the decade up to 1989.
		In August, 1999, when Afridi was arrested on his return to Pakistan, many observers believed that his arrest was a ploy on the part of Sharif as the move violated international norms by which a person should not be tried twice for the same crime.
	www.atimes.com /ind-pak/CL04Df01.html (1312 words)

	CNNSI.com - Cricket - Khan, Afridi punish careless Windies in Sharjah - Thursday February 07, 2002 09:52 AM
		Afridi, recalled to the side in place of Naveed Latif, hit 16 fours and three sixes in his 107, while Younis Khan smashed an unbeaten 131 as Pakistan made the West Indies pay for their sloppiness in the field.
		The attack-minded Afridi was dropped on four by Ryan Hinds, at 13 by Dinanath Ramnarine, at 29 by captain Carl Hooper and at 79 by substitute Corey Collymore.
		Afridi curbed his tendency to play his shots early in his innings, but later opened up against Ramnarine, dispatching the leg-spinner for 16 runs in one over which included two sixes, before reaching his 100 in 136 balls.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2002/02/07/pk_wi_copy1_ap (568 words)

	Afridi powers Pakistan into Sharjah Cup final
		Afridi, who remained unbeaten on 108 and his opening partner Imran Nazir made light of the target of 214 runs set by New Zealand to set up the victory with 17.3 overs to spare.
		Afridi reaching 1000 runs at the Sharjah Stadium in the course of his magnificent hundred which was his first for Pakistan in One-day Internationals since his 100 against India in 1998 at Toronto.
		Afridi who as expected took the man of the match award later described his innings as his best and felt it was long overdue.
	www.icricketer.com /news/apr16/news1.shtml (512 words)

	Afridi sets a new world record (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pakistan opener Shahid Afridi was at his attacking best as he took just 45 balls to reach his hundred in the fifth match of the six-match one-day international series in Kanpur on Friday.
		During his stay at the wicket, Afridi hit 10 boundaries and nine sixes, which means 94 runs came in boundaries out of his innings of 102 -- which amounts to an incredible 92.15 percent of runs in boundaries.
		Afridi also held the previous record, when he had made 88.24% of his runs in boundaries during his record breaking 102 against Sri Lanka at Nairobi in 1996-97.
	in.rediff.com /cricket/2005/apr/16afridi.htm (256 words)

	Afridi throws his hat in the ring:- - News - Webindia123.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Pakistan's pinch hitter Shahid Afridi has said that he was ready to face the Indian bowling attack as an opener for the Pakistani team in the second Test at Kolkata.
		Afridi however, said that although he had no problems opening the innings, it was ultimately for the team to decide which position he will be allowed to bat at.
		Afridi who scored a match winning 141 an opener in the Chennai Test along with a fifty in the New Delhi Test when the Pakistan team last toured India in 1999, said that he was keenly looking forward to making a permanent place for himself in the Pakistan Test team.
	news.webindia123.com /news/showdetails.asp?id=72600&cat=Sports (276 words)

	Cricinfo - Afridi, Younis tons leave Pakistan in impregnable position
		Afridi was reprieved on at least three occasions, and while two were hard, the one that Hooper put down in second slip was a sitter.
		Afridi was then on 28, and to rub salt in the would, he then cut loose to give the Pakistan innings momentum.
		Afridi kept his foot firmly on the accelerator, and only relented when he reached 95, collecting his runs in singles to reach his second hundred in his 12th Test.
	usa.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/ARCHIVE/CRICKET_NEWS/2002/FEB/093218_CI_07FEB2002.html (619 words)

	Afridi -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Afridis, whose territory straddles the Khyber Pass, are of uncertain origin.
		Fighting between the Afridis and the troops of the Mughal dynasty of India occurred frequently in the 16th and 17th centuries.
		It is inhabited mainly by Afridi and Orakzay Pashtun tribes.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9003952 (451 words)

	Afridi awesome
		As Afridi walked in to open the innings with Salman Butt, India's stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid and the entire Indian team would have known the importance of sending the right-hander back to the pavilion as quickly as possible.
		Afridi's contribution was 102 off 46 balls, the second fastest ODI century.
		Afridi dominance is clearly illustrated by the manner in which he took on each bowler.
	www.rediff.com /cricket/2005/apr/15afridi.htm (619 words)

	Afridi reported for suspect bowling action (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Afridi, a hard-hitting allrounder, was reported by Match Referee, Barry Jarman, during the three-match one-day internationals against England.
		Afridi is believed to have been reported during the second one-day international though the director of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Brig Munawwar Rana said it would be unwise to predict in which match the referee found his bowling action suspect.
		Afridi is the second Pakistan bowler to be found with a suspect bowling action.
	www.cricinfo.com /link_to_database/CRICKET_NEWS/070287_DAWN_10JAN2001.html (288 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Cricket \| Afridi: star or slogger? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Shahid Afridi's merciless mauling of Holland in the ICC Champions Trophy was the latest chapter in the batsman's blink-or-you'll-miss-it career.
		Afridi is both a match-winner and walking wicket rolled into one.
		The fact remains that Afridi has not fulfilled his potential, though paradoxically his Test record is one that portrays him in a better light.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport/hi/english/cricket/newsid_1933000/1933031.stm (615 words)

	GN Online: Sorry, no taxis Afridi is batting now
		Afridi hails from the same Pathan community as most of the taxi drivers in the UAE.
		Afridi is so keen on pleasing his fans that he hit more sixes than boundaries on Sunday.
		Afridi's comments, after the match, in Urdu won him applause louder than the one he received for his sixes from his fans.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=31001 (439 words)

	Thatscricket - ODI Series - India's tour of Pakistan- Afridi thrilled at playing for Pak again
		Lahore: Pakistan's dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday said he was very exited to once again play for his country and the joy was doubled with the fact that he was picked to play against India.
		Afridi lost his place after a flop World Cup in which he was fined by the Pakistan Cricket Board for abusing Indian opener Virender Sehwag.
		Afridi was also approached by a few Indian film directors but he preferred cricket fields rather than the studios.
	www.thatscricket.com /specials/ind-pak/odi/news/0703afridi.html (587 words)

	Morgan Stanley DW Inc. v Afridi (2004 NYSlipOp 09425)
		Afridi opened the Morgan Stanley account at the behest of his son, Adel, who was then a newly licensed broker employed by Morgan Stanley.
		Afridi alleges that Adel, the broker with responsibility for his account, put the funds into risky and speculative investments, purchased on margin, that were unsuitable to a person of Afridi's age and means.
		Afridi sought to hold Morgan Stanley vicariously liable, under the doctrine of respondeat superior, for the misconduct of Adel, its employee, and directly liable for Morgan Stanley's own alleged negligence in supervising Adel.
	www.courts.state.ny.us /REPORTER/3dseries/2004/2004_09425.htm (883 words)

	Merciless Afridi Destroys India
		Cricket: Shahid Afridi bludgeoned the joint-second-fasted century in limited-overs history as Pakistan took a 3-2 lead in their one-day series with India.
		A spectacular solo effort from Shahid Afridi saw Pakistan breeze to their 250-run target with 47 balls to spare in Kanpur as they took a 3-2 series lead over India going into the final one-day international in Delhi on Sunday.
		Afridi, who collected an extraordinary 42 runs from two overs, went on to record 102 off just 46 balls, making him the joint-second fastest centurion in the history of international limited-overs cricket, as Pakistan finished on 252 for five in response to India's total of 249 for six.
	www.buzzle.com /editorials/4-15-2005-68593.asp (626 words)

	Afridi annihilates India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Afridi, who holds the world record for the fastest one-day hundred, off 37 balls against Sri Lanka in 1996, equalled the second-best effort of 45 deliveries by West Indian Brian Lara against Bangladesh in Dhaka in 1999.
		Afridi, the obvious choice for man-of-the-match, said the key to his success was positive thinking.
		Afridi, who had in the past twice scored half-centuries off 18 deliveries, needed 20 this time to reach his individual 50.
	www.sundaytimes.co.za /zones/sundaytimesNEW/sportst/sportst1113566931.aspx (591 words)

	Interview with Azam Khan Afridi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Afridi said in this successive local government system JUI has no representation that is why; the MMA secretary General and Chief of JUI is the most vocal voice against devolution plan and considered the scheme as a direct encroachment upon the provincial rights.
		Azam Afridi termed the bureaucratic system as curse for general masses, because they have no excess to the high ups even for their little work i.e signature of ID forms and domiciles, while these district nazimeen were always available at their door steps.
		When asked about distribution of funds directly in nazims to bypass naib nazims and councilors for developmental works, he said every union council has his nazim in the district council, who is the responsible person from their side and funds are being distributed in them equally.
	www.peshawar1.com /htmls/interview07.html (650 words)

	Afridi powers Pak win against Holland- The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		COLOMBO: Shahid Afridi tore into the Dutch bowling attack to plunder the second fastest One-day half century for the second time in his career as Pakistan raced to a nine-wicket win in the last Pool D match of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground here on Saturday.
		Afridi’s first attempt to break the Lankan captain’s record had met with similar fate in Nairobi in 1996.
		Afridi’s knock and Pakistan’s victory brought forth the chasm between the top nations and the three minnows viz Holland, Bangladesh and Kenya.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow.cms?art_id=22866887 (503 words)

	Afridi clobbers India into submission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The dashing Afridi stole the limelight with some breathtaking strokes to give the visitors an unassailable 3-2 lead in the series with the last tie to be played in Delhi on Sunday.
		Afridi's 102 came from 46 balls and contained 10 fours and nine sixes as he reduced the Indian bowling to smithereens.
		Afridi waded into the Indian bowling in the very third over of the Pakistan innings when he plundered 23 runs off Laxmipathy Balaji with two sixes and a four.
	web.mid-day.com /sports/international/2005/april/107540.htm (1257 words)

	Pakistani hero Shahid Afridi set to get Test cap (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Afridi said he would never forget the match when he middled every ball and hit sixes everywhere.
		Afridi, an aggressive batsman and a leg-spinner, only played five first-class matches during the 1995-96 season, scoring 75 runs and getting 12 wickets.
		Afridi's ideal all rounder is former Pakistani captain Imran Khan.
	www.cricinfo.com /db/ARCHIVE/1996-97/ZIM_IN_PAK/ARTICLES/AFRIDI_TEST_CAP_12OCT1996.html (595 words)

	Afridi starts tour with hurricane century -DAWN - Sport; May 17, 2005
		Afridi hit a stroke-filled 104 from 46 balls that propelled Pakistan to a formidable 366 for seven from their allocation of 50 overs, after the visitors won the toss and chose to bat.
		But it was Afridi who stole the limelight from the start, allowing Salman Butt to contribute just eight in a first-wicket partnership of 50.
		Afridi then returned to bowl his leg-spin darts and captured four wickets for six runs from 6.4 overs, as Antigua and Barbuda were dismissed for 118 in 32.4 overs.
	www.dawn.com /2005/05/17/spt1.htm (459 words)

	New Zealand's source for sport, rugby, cricket & league news on Stuff.co.nz: Afridi blazes 45-ball 100 as Pakistan win (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Afridi struck a 46-ball 102, all but eight runs coming in boundaries, as Pakistan made 252 for five in 42.1 overs in reply to India's 249 for six.
		Man of the match Afridi drove Harbhajan Singh for a straight four to reach his fourth one-day hundred before playing the next ball from the off spinner on to his stumps.
		Afridi began his onslaught by hoisting Lakshmipathy Balaji for two successive sixes as 23 runs came in the third over.
	www.stuff.co.nz /stuff/0,2106,3251106a1823,00.html (534 words)

	Pak hopes soar on Afridi blitzkrieg - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Afridi isn’t quite the poor man’s Sehwag, but he is a trail-blazer in his own right; on Sunday, he blazed the most spectacular of trails as Pakistan threw down the gauntlet.
		The Afridi mayhem succeeded a 45-minute period of madness at the start of the fourth day; 379 for six overnight in reply to Pakistan’s 570, India’s primary objective ought to have been occupation of the crease for as long as possible.
		Afridi knows he is a crude, unorthodox version of a Test opener, but he couldn’t care less.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/mar282005/sp1.asp (908 words)

	Afridi at ease with Indian female fans -DAWN - Sport; 05 March, 2005
		Asked about all attention he had been attracting, Afridi said as long as his flamboyant batting brought crowds to stadiums, he did not bother about the rest.
		Obviously in Pakistan the culture is totally different but I don't mind," said Afridi who celebrated his 25th birthday very next day he arrived in India on Feb 28.
		Afridi, however, said days of his rendezvous with young women were truly behind him.
	www.dawn.com /2005/03/05/spt4.htm (283 words)

	Records just happen: Afridi
		Afridi destroyed India's bowling with a 46-ball 102 as Pakistan won by five wickets, reaching 252 for five with 7.5 overs to spare in reply to India's 248 for six.
		Afridi said he had no plans to curb his all-out aggression despite frequent failures.
		Afridi said records are far from his mind when he bats.
	www.rediff.com /cricket/2005/apr/15shahid.htm (433 words)

	ABC Sport - Cricket - Afridi and Younis set up Bangalore thriller
		Afridi (58) completed his fifty off just 26 deliveries, the quickest by a Pakistani batsman and the second-fastest in Test cricket, as the tourists declared their second innings on 2 for 261.
		Afridi broke compatriot Yousuf Youhana's feat of a 27-ball fifty (v South Africa in 2002) when he swung Anil Kumble for his second six, the ball hitting Irfan Pathan's hands at long-leg before going over the boundary.
		Afridi also excelled as a leg-spinner when he broke a stubborn 53-run stand for India's last wicket between VVS Laxman (79 not out) and Kumble (22).
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/200503/s1332321.htm (864 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta
		Afridi feels his batting has improved, playing in SA Lahore: Pakistan’s dashing all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday said he was very exited to once again play for his country and the joy was doubled with the fact that he was picked to play against India.
		The first match is in Afridi’s adopted home town of Karachi, where he started playing cricket and was selected for the national team on default.
		Afridi lost his place after a flop World Cup in which he was fined by the PCB for abusing Indian opener Virender Sehwag.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040308/asp/sports/story_2977935.asp (278 words)

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