Shahid Afridi has credited his success to the confidence shown in him by captain Younis Khan and coach Intikhab Alam.

The flamboyant Pakistan all-rounder starred in the semi-final against South Africa with a half century, his first since January 2008, and also took two important wickets to win the man-of-the-match award.

In earlier matches also once promoted up the order he has played quickfire innings and his bowling has been top grade.

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"I told Younis that I would be comfortable batting up the order and he showed the confidence in me to give me this opportunity," Afridi said.

Afridi said Younis had told him that since he (Afridi) was the senior player in the side he had the responsibility to do well.

"He encouraged me a lot with his advice and I am now really enjoying my game whether it is batting, bowling or fielding.

"The secret to my success is my total enjoyment while playing against any opposition," Afridi said.

Afridi said he was now focused on the final against Sri Lanka and keen to give a match winning performance.

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"I was given a huge responsibility and was told to play my natural game by my captain and that helped a lot," Afridi added.

He said playing aggressive cricket came naturally to him and he always entered the field with victory on his mind. Afridi remained quietly confident about the team doing well in the final.

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"In this form of the game you have to do everything right to get the right results. You have to remain sensibly aggressive and we hope to continue doing that in the final," he said.

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