NAPIER: Swashbuckling Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi joined the 8,000 one-day run club during his 21 not out against the United Arab Emirates in the World Cup on Wednesday.

The 35-year-old became the fourth Pakistani after Inzamam-ul Haq, Mohammad Yousuf and Saeed Anwar to make 8,000 one-day runs and the 27th of all time.

Afridi, who also took 2-35 in the 129-run win, needs five more wickets to complete 400 one-day wickets.

If he takes those five wickets, he will become the only all-rounder to score more than 8,000 runs and take 400 wickets.

Batsmen who have scored 8,000 or more runs in ODIs: S.R. Tendulkar (India) 18,426; K.C. Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) 13,961; R.T. Ponting (Australia) 13,704; S.T. Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) 13,430; D.P.M.D. Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) 12,625; Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pakistan) 11,739; J.H. Kallis (South Africa) 11,579; S.C. Ganguly (India) 11,363; R. Dravid (India) 10,889; B.C. Lara (West Indies) 10,405; Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan) 9720; T.M. Dilshan (Sri Lanka) 9620; A.C. Gilchrist (Australia) 9619; Mohammad Azharuddin (India) 9378; P.A. de Silva (Sri Lanka) 9284; C.H. Gayle (West Indies) 9139; Saeed Anwar (Pakistan) 8824; S. Chanderpaul (West Indies) 8778; D.L. Haynes (West Indies) 8648; M.S. Atapattu (Sri Lanka) 8529; M.E. Waugh (Australia) 8500; Yuvraj Singh (India) 8329; M.S. Dhoni (India) 8298; V. Sehwag (India) 8273; H.H. Gibbs (South Africa) 8094; S.P. Fleming (New Zealand) 8037; Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) 8019.

Published in Dawn March 5th , 2015

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