Waqar Younis, the former Pakistan former captain, has accepted an offer from the ECB to tour India with the Academy team as a bowling consultant. “They asked me if I could accompany their Academy team on the tour and work with the young bowlers in the squad,” Waqar said. “They felt that with my experience of subcontinent pitches and having played in India I would be able to play a part in developing their bowlers.”
Waqar said he harboured ambitions of working as a coach with the Pakistan team if the right offer was made to him. “I have a lot of respect for the new chairman, Ejaz Butt. He is a good man and I will speak to him,” he said. “If he has something in mind I will definitely consider a coaching position with the team.”
This will not be Waqar’s first stint as coach since his retirement in April 2004. He had declined an offer to be Pakistan’s bowling coach in 2005, he finally took over the job in March 2006. Waqar stepped down in January 2007 after falling out with former PCB chairman Nasim Ashraf.
it was in 2days Jang ..
that Waqar Younis is amongst the probables who can replace Jeff Lawson as Coach of Cricket team.
Waqar Younis when asked abt it … said … that he’ll love to be coach of Pakistani team n then he’ll say sorry to ECB
Good move by ECB, in dry indian conditions the will do very well by having waqar around their young fast bowlers. waqar not only knows about playing conditions in india but alos knows the indian batting lineup powerhouses like sachin dravid and vvs and that knowledge will work well for young english quickies.
I still think that whatever happened between Waqar Younis and Naseem Ashraf/Saleem Altaf which broke the deal and two parties went separate ways (apparently Waqar went to Hajj without informing Nasim Ashraf - miscommunication between the two etc), since one party left the house, Waqar should be working with our team, first and foremost. Did we forget how quickly he was able to work with the team as a bowling coach and helped them cut down on extras? That was one of his best stints as coach. PCB should look to pull Waqar as the bowling coach and get his expertise on our side.
I still think that whatever happened between Waqar Younis and Naseem Ashraf/Saleem Altaf which broke the deal and two parties went separate ways (apparently Waqar went to Hajj without informing Nasim Ashraf - miscommunication between the two etc), since one party left the house, Waqar should be working with our team, first and foremost. Did we forget how quickly he was able to work with the team as a bowling coach and helped them cut down on extras? That was one of his best stints as coach. PCB should look to pull Waqar as the bowling coach and get his expertise on our side.
It pisses me off so much because bowlers like Gul, and Rana said that they have exelled tremendously under Waqar's coaching during his short stint. Imagine what he could do to other bowlers if given an extended run.
waqar's removal was hands down the worst thing to happen to Pak cricket in last 5 years.
and now the crook guy who justified waqars removal on National TV is going to be given an important place in PCB, no wonder waqar had to look for other options to make living
