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Asia Cup 2022: Waqar Younis clarifies his controversial 'Big relief for India' statement on Shaheen Afridi’s injury
Firstcricket Staff •Waqar Younis' tweet did not go down well with the Indian fans who slammed the former Pakistan captain for making an immature comment.
Pakistan stand a really good chance of doing well in T20 World Cup this year, says Waqar Younis
•The former Pakistan head coach was of the opinion that the pitches in Australia will favour their batters.
'Our moods would remain on and off': Wasim Akram opens up on relationship with Waqar Younis during playing days
Firstcricket Staff •In legendary pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s biography Controversially Yours that was released in 2011, the Rawalpindi Express had mentioned that both Wasim and Waqar were involved in a heated exchange following Pakistan’s 212-run defeat to India in a Test match in Delhi, back in 1999.
Ahmed Shehzad blames Waqar Younis for ouster from Pakistan team
Firstcricket Staff •The 30-year-old batter, who featured for Pakistan last time in a T20I in October 2019, said he was never allowed to present his case properly when he was dropped from the Pakistan squad.
On this day: Sachin Tendulkar makes international debut in 1989; retires on same date 24 years later in 2013
Trendingdesk •What many fans might not remember is that Tendulkar played his final international innings on 15 November, 2013, exactly 24 years after his debut. This makes the date special for all fans of the former batsman worldwide.
T20 World Cup 2021: 'Don't single him out', Pakistan cricket fraternity backs Hasan Ali after dropped catch in semis
•Needing 22 runs off the second last over, Matthew Wade's wild swing at Shaheen Shah Afridi's third ball sent a skier towards Hasan who spilled the catch on the leg-side.
Jokes Apart | Why Mohammed Shami should now offer namaz on field
Palash Krishna Mehrotra •Waqar Younis should realise that saying namaz amongst Hindus is not a maverick act of courage — just a simple matter of faith.
Waqar Younis is an opportunist, his namaz apology means nothing
Murtaza Ali Khan •Those who have followed the former Pakistani cricketer’s career wouldn’t be too surprised by the absence of sportsmanship
Waqar Younis apologises for 'genuine mistake' in 'namaz in front of Hindus' comment
Firstcricket Staff •Younis' comment on Mohammad Rizwan offering namaz during the drinks break in the India-Pakistan game on Sunday had not gone down well with people in the cricket world.
ICC T20 World Cup 2021: PCB appoints Matthew Hayden, Vernon Philander in coaching roles for for mega event
•The appointments of Hayden and Philander come just a week after head coach Misbah-ul-Haq Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis resigned from their respective posts after two years in the job.