I agree. But then Afridi was initially selected in the team as leg-spinner, and that's still his primary role in ODIs. That, and to be a very attacking and versatile fielder. His batting is a lottery, which may or may not come off, and he should have the licence to be reckless.

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I think afridi is primary still a batsman, but the only reason i think he is in the team is due to his fast leg breaks, but he is so unorthsadox he can never be consistant meaning he will never score a hugh score in one day cricket becase he will get out smashing

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Afridi is probably the "biggest hitter" around, but that doesnt mean he's the best. Actually Afridi is a bit of an anomaly, because as mentioned he also bowls reasonable leg spin. This means Pakistan can afford him to blaze away for the 2 out of 10 innings where he comes off. Pakistan are also lucky to have Yusuf, Younis and Inzamam to build big totals.

However if if was the WC final and i had to choose a batsman to win me the game I'd go for Ponting or Yusuf easily.

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or pietersen someone who stands up in the big occasion

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Is the tag big hitter someone who scores fast of some one who is able to hit the ball a long distance, Afridi is a below average batsman he may score quicker than the rest on the list but he is the worst batsman on the list.

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It may be more relevant to ask who will be the "best" batsman in the World Cup.

We could define "best" from the number of runs scored, average and Strike rate.

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Or who will be the biggest hotter consistantly
because really anyone on there day can be a big hitter

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Ok consistently the biggest hitter would be mixed between there batting average, Strike rate and also sixes per innings ratio.

Sixes to innings ratio (top 15)

1. Dhoni - 1.06
2. Afridi - .99
3. Kemp - .88
4. Flintoff - .83
5. Pietersen - .77
6. Ganguly - .63
7. Symonds .62
8. Jayasuriya - .60
9. Oram - .57
10. Gayle - .53
11. Razzaq - .52
12. Gilchrist - .50
13. Hayden - .46
14. Ponting - .46
15. Kallis - .44

Highest Averages (top 15 current batsman)

1. Hussey - 66.88
2. Pietersen - 56.50
3. Dhoni - 46.61
4. Kallis - 44.37
5. Tendulkar - 44.12
6. Dippenaar - 42.87
7. Clarke - 42.54
8. Ponting - 42.48
9. Yousuf - 41.77
10. Hayden - 41.72
11. Ganguly - 41.22
12. Lara - 40.54
13. ul-Haq - 39.67
14. Symonds - 38.81
15. Gayle - 38.74

Best Strike Rates

1. Afridi - 109.31
2. Montaza - 101.83
3. Dhoni - 98.49
4. Powell - 96.66
5. Gilchrist - 96.29
6. Sehwag - 96.04
7. Pietersen - 94.90
8. Symonds - 92.04
9. Hussey - 91.33
10. Jayasuriya - 90.46
11. Boje - 88.70
12. Flintoff - 88.33
13. Kemp - 86.18
14. Yuvraj Singh - 85.98
15. Tendulkar - 85.65

These three list can help to get an idea of who qualifies by looking at a player and if they are on all three list the can be considered a GOOD big hitting batsman.

Dhoni 3/3
Afridi 2/3
Kemp 2/3
Flintoff 2/3
Pietersen 3/3
Symonds 3/3
Jayasuriya 2/3
Oram 1/3
Gayle 1/3
Gilchrist 2/3
Hayden 2/3
Ponting 2/3
Kallis 2/3

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Six hitting so far in the World Cup

22 - Australia
22 - South Africa
19 - India
18 - Pakistan
15 - New Zealand
15 - Sri Lanka
13 - West Indies
8 - Zimbabwe
6 - Kenya
6 - Canada
6 - Bangladesh
5 - England
4 - Scotland
4 - Bermuda
4 - Ireland
3 - Netherlands

England's 6 hitters - Joyce, Collingwood, Nixon, Pietersen and Plunkett all managed one each.

8 for Nazir, Yuvraj, 7 for Hodge, Jayasuriya, Gibbs, 5 for McMillan, Kallis