Waqar Younis

DUBAI: Pace legend Waqar Younis is backing Pakistan to win the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia, saying the pitches Down Under could favour the team's batters and potent bowling attack. The T20 showpiece is scheduled to be held in…

NEW DELHI: It is said that fast bowlers are a rare breed that need to be taken care of and nurtured. Arguably, there is no better sight in cricket than a fast bowler in full flow in his run-up, running into bowl, hitting the straps, with…

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended one of its national level coaches after a player alleged he had molested her. The coach, Nadeem Iqbalof Multan region, was a well-known pace bowler in his playing days and made his…

SYDNEY: Andrew Symonds, who has died aged 46, was widely considered one of the most skilled all-rounders Australian cricket has seen, routinely thumping runs and taking wickets. Affectionately nicknamed "Roy", he was also a rebel. A look at…

Rohit Sharma believes in pacer's leadership skillsLast year when Australia appointed Pat Cummins as Test skipper, doubts were raised on whether a fast bowler should be given the role of captaincy. Cummins silenced naysayers with his…

MELBOURNE: Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins has told his players to just be themselves instead of resorting to sledging just because "it might have been done like that in the past." Ever since the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, the…

KARACHI: Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq has conveyed to the PCB that he would be unable to take up the head coach job with the national team on a full time basis due to his personal commitments. According to a well-informed source…

NEW DELHI: It was on this day, 32 years ago, when Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar became the youngest player to score a Test fifty. Tendulkar, who was just 16-year-old back then, achieved this feat in the second Test match between India and…

NEW DELHI: It was on this day 32 years ago when batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar made his debut for India in international cricket with a Test match against Pakistan. In that Karachi Test in 1989, bowling legend Waqar Younis also made his…

KARACHI: Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali, who has been in the eye of a storm after dropping a crucial catch in the T20 World Cup semifinal loss to Australia, has got full support from the country's cricket stalwarts like Wasim Akram and…