2011 Cricket World Cup Afridi's highlight of the World Cup was his lightining form with the ball. Against Kenya in the team's opening match he took five-wickets to lead Pakistan to a 205 run victory. Parsed wikitext: In a crunch-match against Sri Lanka he took three wickets, as Pakistan won by 11 runs. Agaisnt Canada Pakistan were bowled out for just 178, Afridi took four wickets to help Pakistan win by 43 runs as Canada were bowled out for. The following match against New Zealand turned into Pakistan's first defeat in the World Cup at the hands of New Zealand, Pakistan lost by 110 runs after being bowled out for 192. The following match against Zimbabwe sealed Pakistan's place in the quarter-finals as they won by seven-wickets, this meant that Afridi became the first Pakistani captain since 1999 to make sure that the team doesn't crash out in the first-round. Afridi's record as captain continued to improve during the World Cup he become the first skipper to beat an Australian team in a World Cup as Pakistan won by 4 wickets. The last captain to beat Australia in a World Cup was Pakistani Wasim Akram in 1999 during the Super Six stage of the tournament Playing style Batting His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented and has earned him the nickname "Boom Boom Afridi". Moreover, out of the seven fastest ODI centuries of all time, Afridi has produced three of them.[50] As of 27 February 2011, he has an ODI strike rate of 113.83 runs per 100 balls, the third highest in the game's history. This attitude has been transferred to Test cricket as well, with Afridi scoring at a relatively high strike rate of 86.13. He has an approach to batting that can change the tempo of a game and inspire the mood of an audience, as shown when a mass exodus of spectators occurred in Pakistan in late 2005 following his dismissal from the crease. He hits many sixes long and high, favouring straight down the ground or over midwicket and hit the longest ever six in the history of ODIs against Australia. His trademark shot is a cross-batted flick to the leg-side to a ball outside off stump. However, his aggressive style increases his risk of getting out and he is one of the most inconsistent batsmen in cricket. This is reflected by the fact that he is the only player to score more than 6,000 ODI runs at an average under 25. Afridi has moved about the batting order, and this lack of consistency has made it difficult for him to settle. In the Indian subcontinent, where the ball quickly loses its shine, he prefers to open the batting however elsewhere he prefers to bat at number six
Tatiana Golovin Russian: Татья́на Голови́н; born January 25, 1988 is an inactive Russian-born French professional tennis player. She is best known for her explosive forehand, which is said to be one of the best at the time. She notably won the 2004 French Open mixed doubles event with Richard Gasquet, and reached the singles quarterfinal at the 2006 U.S. Open, losing to the eventual champion Maria Sharapova. The 23-year-old's highest singles ranking to date is 12. However, just as she began experiencing success, in 2008, she was diagnosed with a career threatening disease, Ankylosing spondylitis, and was forced to quit playing competitive tennis. Golovin spent six years at Nick Bollettieri's tennis camp in Bradenton, Florida. She is currently coached by former World No. 1 Mats Wilander, having previously been coached by Brad Gilbert and Dean Goldfine. Contents * 1 Career review o 1.1 Tour debut (2002–2003) o 1.2 2004 o 1.3 2005 o 1.4 2006 o 1.5 2007 o 1.6 2008 o 1.7 2009 * 2 Major finals o 2.1 Grand Slam finals + 2.1.1 Mixed doubles: 1 (1-0) * 3 Career finals o 3.1 Singles: 7 (2-5) * 4 Singles performance time line * 5 Personal life * 6 References * 7 External links Career review Tour debut (2002–2003) Golovin made her ITF Circuit debut at Cagnes-sur-Mer (France) in 2002. She played in three more ITF events (including one semifinal) later that year, but she failed to qualify for the French Open. In 2003, Golovin won her first WTA Tour main draw match at Indian Wells against No.146 Gisela Dulko (losing in the second round to Italian Francesca Schiavone). Golovin lost in the first round at Miami, Strasbourg and Roland Garros. She also played in four ITF Circuit events. 2004 At the Australian Open, Golovin (as No.354, with wild card) upset No.14 seed Anna Smashnova in the second round and No.23 seed Lina Krasnoroutskaya in the third round (on her 16th birthday), before falling to No.25 seed Lisa Raymond in the fourth round. It was just her second Grand Slam tournament and fifth Tour event she entered, and afterwards, on February 2, she rose to No.136 in the WTA ranking. At Roland Garros, Golovin won the mixed doubles trophy with Richard Gasquet, as a Wild Card team, defeating Cara Black/Wayne Black. They became the youngest champions in 23 years (16 for Golovin, 17 for Gasquet). At Wimbledon, she reached the fourth round, with wins over Alina Jidkova, Francesca Schiavone, and Emmanuelle Gagliardi, before falling to World No. 10 Serena Williams. Golovin reached the semifinal at the Paris Indoors, losing to Mary Pierce, after beating world No.10 Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinal for her first Top 10 win. In her first Tour grass court main draw at Birmingham, Golovin reached her first Tour singles final, which she lost to Maria Sharapova in 3 sets. Golovin reached her first Tier I quarterfinal in Montreal at the Rogers Cup, losing to Vera Zvonareva. Afterwards, she also reached the quarterfinal in Luxembourg, losing to eventual champion Alicia Molik. Golovin was a member of the France Fed Cup team, that defeated Italy in the quarterfinal and Spain in the semifinal, before falling to Russia in the final, in which she defeated No.5 Svetlana Kuznetsova. During the year, she debuted in the Top 100 on February 16 (at No.91), and in the Top 50 on June 14 (at No.50).
Batting His general style of batting is very aggressive and attack oriented and has earned him the nickname "Boom Boom Afridi". Moreover, out of the seven fastest ODI centuries of all time, Afridi has produced three of them. As of 27 February 2011, he has an ODI strike rate of 113.83 runs per 100 balls, the third highest in the game's history. This attitude has been transferred to Test cricket as well, with Afridi scoring at a relatively high strike rate of 86.13. He has an approach to batting that can change the tempo of a game and inspire the mood of an audience, as shown when a mass exodus of spectators occurred in Pakistan in late 2005 following his dismissal from the crease. He hits many sixes long and high, favouring straight down the ground or over midwicket and hit the longest ever six in the history of ODIs against Australia. His trademark shot is a cross-batted flick to the leg-side to a ball outside off stump.[40] However, his aggressive style increases his risk of getting out and he is one of the most inconsistent batsmen in cricket. This is reflected by the fact that he is the only player to score more than 6,000 ODI runs at an average under 25. Afridi has moved about the batting order, and this lack of consistency has made it difficult for him to settle. In the Indian subcontinent, where the ball quickly loses its shine, he prefers to open the batting however elsewhere he prefers to bat at number six. Bowling Afridi bowling his stock leg-spin delivery Having started as a fast bowler, Afridi decided to start bowling spin after someone told him he was throwing. He modelled himself on Pakistan leg-spinner Abdul Qadir. Afridi began his career as primarily a bowler, however after scoring the fastest century in his maiden ODI innings more was expected of him with the bat. He considers himself a better bowler than batsman. While he is renowned for his aggressive batting, he is also a handy leg-spinner capable of producing a good mix of wicket taking balls. He has over 300 International wickets, most of which are from the ODI format. While his stock ball is the leg break, his armoury also includes the conventional off break and a 'quicker one' which he can deliver in the style of a medium-pacer. He bowls at a high speed for a spinner, resulting in lesser turn, and relying more on variations in speed. He occasionally sends down a bouncer to a batsman, which is very rare for a spin bowler. Records and achievements Test centuries * In the column Runs, * indicates being not out * The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career Test centuries Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year [1] 141 2 India Chennai, India MA Chidambaram Stadium 1999 [2] 107 12 West Indies Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sharjah C.A. Stadium 2002 [3] 122 18 West Indies Bridgetown, Barbados Kensington Oval 2005 [4] 103 21 India Lahore, Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium 2006 [5] 156 22 India Faisalabad, Pakistan Iqbal Stadium 2006 ODI centuries * In the column Runs, * indicates being not out * The column title Match refers to the Match Number of the player's career ODI centuries Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year [1] 102 2 Sri Lanka Nairobi, Kenya Nairobi Gymkhana Club 1996 [2] 109 65 India Toronto, Canada Toronto CSCC 1998 [3] 108* 146 New Zealand Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Sharjah C.A. Stadium 2002 [4] 102 204 India Kanpur, India Green Park 2005 [5] 109 294 Sri Lanka Dambulla, Sri Lanka Dambulla International Stadium 2010 [6] 124 296 Bangladesh Dambulla, Sri Lanka Dambulla International Stadium 2010 shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi shahid afridi
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