Pakistan bowling coach, Waqar Younis, said that he is satisfied with hisperformance and assured Pakistan cricket fans that the team is on the righttrack. Waqar is under heavy criticism for the poor performance of thePakistani bowling unit on the tour of New Zealand.——————————
Waqar believes that the bowlers were unlucky not to pick up wickets andappreciated their efforts despite Pakistan losing the series two-nil. Hesaid that the bowlers performed well in the first Test match, whichPakistan lost narrowly, while they were unlucky in the second Test as manycatches were dropped in the field.
Waqar blamed the tough situation the Pakistan team was in due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and said that the team was unable to complete theirpreparations due to the strict protocols of the New Zealand government.
“I am proud of our bowlers. I have not come to hide from anything. The tourwas tough. There were issues stemming from the coronavirus. We will performwell against South Africa. We will keep making progress in the future,”said Younis.
Waqar also appreciated the meeting held between the PCB Cricket Committeeand team management. He said that such meetings should be held regularly.He said that the committee asked some important questions, and mattersrelated to Pakistan cricket were discussed.——————————
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The legendary bowler also talked about Naseem Shah’s poor performance onthe tour of New Zealand, and fully supported the youngster. He said thatNaseem possesses a lot of talent and is learning the art of bowling everyday. He added that he fully expects the youngster to bounce back from thisset-back.
Waqar also revealed that he wanted Mohammad Amir to be included in thenational squad, but his recent performances did not justify his selectionin the team. He said that Amir should perform better in domestic cricket tomake his way back to the national team.
