Wasim Akram: “Waqar and I had formed a very good partnership, so it was a big loss to me when he had to pull out of the tournament”
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Legendary Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram has revealed that losing his bowling partner Waqar Younis before the 1992 World Cup “was a big loss to me”.
Akram noted that Waqar suffered a stress fracture in his back in the lead-up to the tournament and ultimately had to pull out.
Despite not having Waqar and getting off to a rocky start, Pakistan managed to win the World Cup.
To this day, it remains their one and only World Cup win.
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“Before the start of the tournament we lost my strike partner and the-then fastest bowler in the world, Waqar Younis,” Akram previously wrote in a column for India Today as Pakistan celebrates the 28th anniversary of their World Cup triumph.
“In the practice matches, Waqar complained of a back problem. It was later diagnosed as stress fracture of the back. Waqar and I had formed a very good partnership, so it was a big loss to me when he had to pull out of the tournament.”
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