Shahid Afridi

Three Indians, two Pakistanis, two West Indians, a Sri Lankan, a New Zealander, a South African and an Afghan walk into an XI

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Shoaib Malik and Thisara Perera were also among the first group of World XI players confirmed for the side that will be captained by Eoin Morgan

Karachi Kings crushed Multan Sultans, first with an authoritative batting performance, led by Joe Denly, and then snuffing out Multan's pursuit on the back of Shahid Afridi's three-wicket burst

Both players went for USD 160,000, with Jamaica Tallawahs picking the New Zealand opener and St Lucia Stars making the West Indies batsman the first pick of the draft

Karachi Kings continued their dominance in the PSL by coming back from behind several times during the game to complete a 27-run victory

The England quick, captain Imad Wasim and Shahid Afridi sliced through Quetta Gladiators' batting line-up and mitigated Karachi Kings' collapse of 6 for 13

Although the batting unit looks weak on paper, Karachi Kings, who will have Shahid Afridi in their side this year, have a threatening bowling attack to fall back on

The bonhomie between former players from the two countries in St Moritz underlines how it is a pity the two sides don't meet on the field

And in the tournament opener, Ireland's Paul Stirling smacked an unbeaten 66 to help Kerala Kings chase down a target of 90 with two openers to spare

Barring their last game, star-studded Dhaka Dynamites were among the best teams of the season

Dhaka Dynamites, banking on pure power hitting and a sensational trio of spin bowlers, reached the 2017 BPL final with a 95-run win over Comilla Victorians in the first qualifier in Mirpur

Dhaka Dynamites destroyed Sylhet Sixers in the shortest-ever BPL chase, winning by eight wickets and 73 balls to spare

The defending champions have so many match-winners - Shahid Afridi, Evin Lewis, Sunil Narine, Kumar Sangakkara, Shane Watson - that their biggest problem might be figuring out their strongest XI

Shahid Afridi's maiden T20 century has arrived, more than two decades after his stunning first coming into cricket's big time

Shahid Afridi was the perfect T20 cricketer even before people began to realise what that looked like, but time is finally catching up with him

Shahid Afridi's four wickets gave Hampshire promise of victory but they dried up with the bat as Kent kept their last-eight hopes alive

Shahid Afridi will return to Hampshire for the NatWest T20 Blast and will be available for the entire tournament

A surprise from Virat Kohli and Co for the former Pakistan captain