Tag: Waqar

Pakistan’s cricket coach Waqar Younis has denied any rift with former captain Shahid Afridi and pointed out that he works within his limits. Talking to...

Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis does not harbour a grudge against Shahid Afridi and said he was sad to hear the former captain had...

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis praised his team for a “wonderful job” after they shrugged off the cold to complete a 2-0 one-day international series...

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has been told to return to the country with the national team instead of going to Australia as the PCB...

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis has warned Ireland that his side will be going all out to secure a 2-0 sweep of their short ODI...

Coach Waqar Younis has refused to speculate on the possibility of Shahid Afridi returning as Pakistan’s limited overs captain. Afridi was stripped of captaincy...

Intikhab Alam and coach Waqar Younis contributed to Afridi’s sacking with a critical report of his conduct during the tour of the West Indies....

Pakistan’s limited-overs captain Shahid Afridi took a U-turn on his statement against Waqar Younis’ interference in selection matters saying there was no rift within...

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday demanded Shahid Afridi explain why he criticised coach Waqar Younis, saying the one-day captain had violated the...

Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi on Sunday criticised coach Waqar Younis for interference in team selection, saying that he would take up the matter...

Pakistan coach Waqar Younis and skipper Shahid Afridi are on collision course after it was revealed that Afridi isn't too happy with Waqar's interference...

LAHORE - Pakistan coach Waqar Younis said Wednesday he hoped to use the upcoming tour of the West Indies to bring on new cricketing talent for the years ahead.
The side fly out to the Caribbean on Thursday for a tour that will include one Twenty20 international, five one-dayers and two Tests.
With express paceman Shoaib Akhtar retired and fellow fast bowler Umar Gul rested, Pakistan have selected left-armers Junaid Khan and Sadaf Hussain -- both 21 -- and 20-year-old

LAHORE - Pakistan cricket coach Waqar Younis has expressed his disappointment after the support staff and management of the cricket team were ignored as the team was lauded for its performance. Waqar believes it is high time the team management and support staff are rewarded along with the national team for any series or tournament triumph.
Waqar said he was disappointed that there was no trend of recognising the efforts of the support staff and management in the good performance

LAHORE - Pakistan chief coach Waqar Younis has urged the selectors to maintain a balance between young and experienced players in a bid to build a strong cricket team and avoid a gap that would be created by dropping all the senior players.
Pakistan are to visit the West Indies for their immediate off-shore assignment to play a T20 game, five ODIs and two Test matches. The tour will start with a warm up match on April 18. Talking to journalists in his first interaction after his

DHAKA - Pakistan coach Waqar Younis relishes the prospect of playing the last two matches in India to win the World Cup as his team continued its ruthless march in the tournament. Pakistan, led from the front by inspirational captain Shahid Afridi, crushed the West Indies by 10 wickets on Wednesday to advance to their first semi-final since 1999. The easy win set up a potentially explosive semi-final against arch-rivals India in Mohali on March 30, if the co-hosts beat defending

COLOMBO - Coach Waqar Younis hailed Pakistan's hard-fought four-wicket win over Australia as a major achievement on Sunday and picked out seamer Umar Gul as the star of the show. Gul took 3-30 and Abdul Razzaq claimed 2-8 as Australia were bowled out for 176 in 46.4 overs -- their lowest total since the 1992 World Cup -- before Pakistan foiled Brett Lee's 4-28 to chase down the target with nine overs left.
Saturday's defeat ended Australia's 34-match unbeaten streak at the World

PALLEKELE - Pakistan coach Waqar Younis said a win over defending champions Australia in their final group match would give his team enormous confidence heading into their World Cup quarter-final. The 1992 champions eased into the last eight with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Zimbabwe on Monday and play their last match against Australia, who are on an unbeaten 33-match streak in the World Cup, on Saturday.
Waqar said victory over Ricky Ponting's men in Colombo would serve