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New York, June 10 (IANS) Former Pakistan fast-bowler Waqar Younis has slammed the Babar Azam-led side for their six-run defeat to India in the T20 World Cup clash, saying what can he comment if the team can't win despite bowling out the opposition for 119.
The India vs Pakistan clash in T20 World Cup isn't for the faint-hearted. Arguably the biggest cricketing rivalry in the world, the Indo-Pak showdown has produced fireworks more often than not. As the two teams gear up for another challenge in the USA, Pakistan greats Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram have picked the teams they believe would come out victorious. Despite Pakistan's poor form, Waqar feels Babar Azam's men will take the win while Akram is of the opinion that Rohit Sharm'as team has a better chance.
Australian spin veteran Nathan Lyon made a unique batting record during the first Test against New Zealand at Wellington, becoming the player with the most Test runs without scoring a single half-century. During the day two of the match, Lyon came out as a nightwatchman following the dismissals of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne and made 41 in 46 balls, with six fours. He scored his runs at a strike rate of over 89. Now in 128 Tests and 162 innings, Lyon has made 1,501 runs at an average of 12.72. His best score is 47.
Legendary Indian cricket team batter Virender Sehwag is well known for his hilarious comments on social media and this time, he came up with a hilarious banter with the Pakistan trio of Waqar Younis, Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar. The four famous cricketers, along with Sehwag's former teammate Harbhajan Singh who also featured in the video, are part of the World ILT20 commentary panel and in a sneak peek video released on social media that has gone viral, all five of them were seen taking shots at each other in a friendly manner.
The fast bowlers of Pakistan have come under the scanner after their lack of pace against Australia in the first Test in Perth. Pakistan are quite restricted in terms of putting up a quality pace bowling line-up with Naseem Shah nursing an injury and Haris Rauf opting out of the ongoing three-match Test series against Australia. Without experience, the majority of the burden fell on Shan Masood's deputy Shaheen Shah Afridi, but even he struggled to generate pace. Criticising the left-arm pacer, Pakistan's pace legend Waqar Younis said that if he continues like this, he will become a 'medium pacer'.
Veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin heaped praise on pacer Mukesh Kumar, calling him 'Junior Shami'. While speaking on his official YouTube channel, Ashwin said that when he first met Mohammed Siraj, he thought the 29-year-old would become the junior of Mohammed Shami. However, Ashwin's mind changed after he was Mukesh Kumar and now he felt that the 30-year-old can be the younger version of the most takers in the ODI World Cup 2023.
The league stage of ODI World Cup 2023 has concluded and the tournament has not reached it's knockout stage. In the first semi-final, hosts India will be taking on New Zealand on Wednesday while South Africa will be squaring off against Australia in the second second semi-final match on Thursday. Amid the ongoing ICC event, former Pakistan skipper Waqar Younis came up with an interesting suggestion regarding the council's rule of using two new balls in the ODI cricket.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar made his debut on November 15, 1989, at the age of 16 against Pakistan in Karachi and went on a remarkable journey of 24 years which saw him standing at the summit. On this day, Sachin walked out on the field against a fierce Pakistan bowling line-up which included the likes of Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis. He was completely bamboozled by Younis's pace and walked back to the pavilion after scoring 15 runs.