Pak fails to rope in Waqar as coach

"We wanted to take him (Younis) to India but he wanted a long-term contract," PCB chief said.

Updated on: Feb 26, 2005, 13:45:00 IST

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Pakistan failed to rope in former great pacer Waqar Younis as their bowling coach for their forthcoming tour of India, the Pakistan Cricket Board chief Shaharyar Khan said on Thursday.

"We wanted to take him (Younis) to India but he wanted a long-term contract so it could not be decided," Khan told reporters.

"We would still like Waqar as a bowling coach for the national academy on a long term basis."

Younis's credentials of 373 Test wickets and 414 in One-Day Internationals are just second to his more illustrious compatriot and pace partner Wasim Akram who took 414 Test and a world record of 502 one-day wickets.

"It would have been a great honour but I think they never wanted me, there was no mention of the money when I talked to the PCB but yes I wanted a long-term contract because you need time to work on bowlers," Younis said from Lahore.

Pakistan announced a 16-member squad with express pace bowler Shoaib Akhtar, Shabbir Ahmed and Umer Gul missing due to varied injuries.

The pace attack would be led by Mohammad Sami, Rana Naved-ul Hasan, Mohammad Khalil and allrounder Abdul Razzaq.

Pakistan arrives in New Delhi on February 28 to play three Tests and six One-Day Internationals on their first tour of India for six years.

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