Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi, who has starred with the ball but failed miserably with the bat at the World Cup, vowed to make amends in the quarter-final against the West Indies on Wednesday. Afridi is the tournament's leading bowler with 17 wickets with his fastish leg-breaks, but has contributed just 65 runs in six games.
"I myself have not batted well and will focus on that tomorrow. I know how important my batting is for the team and I will try to get some runs on the board." In Saturday's tense Group A win over defending champions Australia in Colombo, Afridi holed out to Brett Lee in the deep off Jason Krejza for just two. "That was an irresponsible shot as a captain at a stage like that," he admitted.