Abdur Rauf: “People like Aaqib and Waqar make money by fooling the PCB”
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Former Pakistan seamer Abdur Rauf has taken a shot at head coach Aaqib Javed and ex-bowling coach Waqar Younis, saying they “make money by fooling” the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Abdur Rauf: “Waqar Younis, Misbah, Aaqib and thousands of cowards like them are ruining Pakistan cricket for personal gain. Sometimes they hide behind bogus wickets and sometimes they make the worst selection for their own purpose”
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Former speedster Abdur Rauf has called out current head coach Aaqib Javed, saying he is one of the “cowards” who are “ruining Pakistan cricket”.
Atiq-uz-Zaman: “Dropped because of personal disliking of that time head coach and bowling coach. I had heard it from my ears”
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Former Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Atiq-uz-Zaman has claimed fast bowler Mohammad Abbas was dropped from the Test squad in 2021 due to “personal disliking”.
Salman Butt: “Wasim bhai played his last World Cup in 2003 in South Africa and was still bowling at speeds of 137-138 kph at the age of 40, something today’s bowlers struggle with”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt expressed his amazement at the fact that iconic Pakistan left-arm seamer Wasim Akram was still bowling close to 140 kph at the age of 40.
Darren Gough: “Two of my heroes were Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. I copied them with my yorkers and my action was very similar to Waqar”
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Former England seamer Darren Gough has revealed that he modelled his yorker on that of legendary Pakistan fast bowlers Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis.
Salman Butt: “Wasim bhai and Waqar bhai were not only express fast bowlers, but they could swing the ball, seam it, and execute deadly reverse swing. They had the ability to shatter toes and split helmets, such complete bowlers are unmatched”
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Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt believes the legendary pace duo of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis “are unmatched” as they were “complete bowlers” who “had the ability to shatter toes and split helmets”.
Ahmed Shehzad: “He relies on sheer pace, similar to Jason Gillespie and Waqar Younis. If he gets the right opportunity, he can definitely contribute to the Pakistan team”
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Ahmed Shehzad believes up-and-coming fast bowler Akif Javed is similar to legendary speedster Waqar Younis and former Australia quick Jason Gillespie, who currently coaches the Pakistan Test team.
Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi: “I don’t know why we have made it a big topic over the last one year that there is workload, players are getting injured”
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Pakistan left-arm seamer Shaheen Shah Afridi has questioned why his workload has become such a big topic.
Waqar Younis: “We [Pakistan] need to identify who [our] red-ball bowlers are and which bowlers should play limited-overs cricket. We cannot mix both formats and we need to make sure we have enough bowlers too”
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Legendary speedster Waqar Younis believes it is important for Pakistan to identify which bowlers can serve the team well in Test cricket and the limited overs formats.
Tanvir Ahmed: “Did you all see? Waqar Younis and the selection committee have removed Abrar Ahmed and Kamran Ghulam from the Test matches against Bangladesh. The remaining state of Pakistan cricket will be ruined by Waqar Younis”
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Former fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed expressed concern that Waqar Younis will ruin Pakistan cricket after spinner Abrar Ahmed and batsman Kamran Ghulam were not included in the playing XI for the first Test against Bangladesh.
