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Pakistan v India: Afridi hoping he can rally team with a special performance

Pakistan T20 skipper Shahid Afridi said he wanted to take responsibility and put up a winning performance when his team takes on arch-rivals India in their Asia Cup opener on Saturday.Afridi’s flagging performances have meant Pakistan have won just one of their last six T20 internationals, and the enigmatic captain knows it.

The all-rounder scored just 38 runs in three matches against New Zealand…

Khurram in Shahzad out Pakistan T20 squad for T20 World cup and Asia Cup T20

The World Twenty20 dream is over for Ahmed Shehzad and Umar Gul as Pakistan named its 15-man squad after a lengthy meeting which split the selection committee.

Shehzad, who scored a match-winning 71 off 46 balls for Quetta Gladiators against Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) last week, could not impress the selectors enough to earn a spot in the national team.

The uncapped left-arm…