Afridi recalled for the 4th ODI against West Indies

Mohammad Yousuf's wife is sick, Younis Khan's brother passed away, and Inzamam's injured finger may not heal in time. Pakistan's enviable middle order might be absent for the 4th ODI game. In order to cover for this, the selectors have send in Faisal Iqbal and Shahid Afridi. I can understand Iqbal. He is a steady batsman, with sound technique and he did well for us in England.

Why in the world is Afridi back? Will he really aid the team in any possible way? The selectors are nuts. I am sure there are a bunch of middle order batsmen out there in Pakistan, any of whom would be a better choice.

On the bright side, he seems to be in form. From CricInfo...

Afridi was dropped after the Champions Trophy, the first time in two years for anything other than an injury or suspension. But he has struck a rich vein of form in domestic cricket for Habib Bank and lies third in the bowling averages after five games with 22 wickets at an average of under ten. And despite starting poorly with the bat, he has just hit a 91-ball hundred in the ongoing game against WAPDA, whose attack includes Mushtaq Ahmed and Shabbir Ahmed. He scored a fifty in a low-scoring first-innings total and also picked up three wickets.

I'm still not convinced...