Umar Akmal: “Waqar Younis did a lot of damage to my career. If I bought a car or wore good clothes, that was a problem for him. I respect him as a senior player, but not as a coach”
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Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal has lashed out at former head coach Waqar Younis, accusing him of doing a lot of damage to his career.
Waqar Younis: “Amir acted childish, I think, and after 10 years, he will realise it was a wrong decision to retire just when asked to play domestic cricket”
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Former Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis thinks left-arm fast bowler Mohammad Amir “acted childish” by retiring from international cricket in 2020 and will regret his decision in 10 years’ time.
Ahmed Shehzad: “PCB Chairman Najam Sethi had two meetings with me. He told me that I would become captain after Misbah. I take advice from Waqar Younis, but he wanted a puppet captain, that’s why Azhar Ali became captain”
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Veteran batsman Ahmed Shehzad has revealed that former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi told him he would captain the national team after Misbah-ul-Haq’s tenure ended.
Waqar Younis: “We asked Amir to go and play some matches in domestic cricket to get back to his best again. But Amir said you insulted me by saying I should play domestic. So that’s why he retired from cricket in 2020”
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Former Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis has revealed that left-arm seamer Mohammad Amir felt insulted when he was asked to play domestic cricket.
Waqar Younis: “I don’t understand how they can say I ruined their careers. No one can end someone else’s career. You become your own enemy when your mind leaves cricket and you stop working hard”
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Legendary Pakistan fast bowler Waqar Younis has rejected accusations from batsmen Umar Akmal and Ahmed Shehzad that he ruined their careers.
Wasim Akram: “I was talking to Waqar (Younis), and I asked, how come he hasn’t fixed the run-up in the last four or five years since he’s been playing? He said he doesn’t play red-ball cricket”
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Iconic Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram revealed he spoke to fellow fast bowling legend Waqar Younis about why Haris Rauf has yet to fix his run-up.
Waqar Younis: “It’s not that he is not talented; he is very talented. I think he is the future of Pakistan cricket”
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Pace icon Waqar Younis strongly believes big-hitting opener Saim Ayub “is the future of Pakistan cricket.”
Waqar Younis: “Pakistan needs to worry about his batting. If he is going to give us runs or not. At the moment, it’s not happening. He needs to dig deeper in his game to score a few runs”
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Legendary speedster Waqar Younis admitted Pakistan should be worried about opener Saim Ayub’s batting as he is not scoring enough runs right now.
Waqar Younis: “I said this guy needs to be benched”
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Pakistan fast bowling great Waqar Younis feels that opening batsman Saim Ayub “needs to be benched” as he is not living up to expectations.
Kevin Pietersen: “I always wished I’d had the chance to face Ambrose/Walsh & Wasim/Waqar in their pomp”
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Iconic England batsman Kevin Pietersen has revealed that he wished he had gotten the chance to face the legendary Pakistan pace duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
