HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka, (Reuters) – Pakistan launched their World Cup with captain Shahid Afridi back leading from the front with his first ever five-wicket haul in the event to crush a very sloppy Kenya by 205 runs in Group A yesterday.
The Kenyan batsmen had no answer to captain Afridi’s tantalising leg-spinners as they slumped to 112 in 33.1 overs chasing Pakistan’s total of 317-7.
Afridi, who ended up with figures of five for 16 off eight overs, was diplomatic with his comments following what was effectively
