Saturday, April 30, 2005

Waqar Younis speaks

Waqar Younis would like to see Shoaib Akhtar sit out the West Indies tour, play county cricket, shed weight and gain 100% fitness before he makes a comeback for Pakistan. The Pakistani selectors agree. I agree too, though for different reasons - I believe Pakistan are better-off without Shoaib.

On a completely unrelated issue, Waqar also feels that it is time for India to move on without Sourav Ganguly and that Dravid should get a full-time job as captain. Interesting, only for the fact that it came within days of Wasim Akram expressing a completely opposite sentiment. The differences and tensions between these 2 great Ws of Pakistan cricket are as well-known as their lethal partnership with the ball. It seems they don't want to take a step back in the world of cricket-expert-speak either. Again, this time, I agree with Waqar.