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Afridi's captaincy in the 2011 World Cup stood out

Pakistan went into the 2011 World Cup in the sub-continent with questions hanging over Shahid Afridi, the skipper. The all-rounder silenced all with a brilliant 5/16 in the tournament opener against Kenya and a four wicket haul against Sri Lanka.

Another five wicket haul against Canada followed and his captaincy stood out as Pakistan romped into the quarter-finals of the tournament. A four-wicket haul against the West Indies in the quarter-final put Pakistan against India in the semis, which they eventually lost.

Afridi picked up 21 wickets, joint top with India's Zaheer Khan. His captaincy which received a lot of flak prior to the Cup stood out as he led an average team to the last four. But as is the case all that was forgotten as Pakistan lost to India in the semis.