Pakistan want Waqar to continue as captain
Waqar Younis will be asked to continue as Pakistan captain following a two-month stint in the job, said General Tauqir Zia, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board
Bloomberg
28-Jun-2001
Waqar Younis will be asked to continue as Pakistan captain following a two-month stint in the job, said General Tauqir Zia, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
The board appointed fast bowler Waqar in April for a
tournament in Sharjah and a two-month tour of England. Under his
captaincy Pakistan reached the final in Sharjah, drew a two-Test
series against England and lost to world champions Australia in the
final of a three-nation one-day competition.
Waqar, who also captained Pakistan in a one-day match and a
Test in 1993, has a 2-1 record leading the side in Tests and 10-5
in limited-over internationals. He's one of ten players to have
captained Pakistan in the past ten years.
"We've had our problems with captains, but Waqar is a very
hard-working man and has handled the side well," Zia said. "I
will keep him as captain as long as I feel he is fit mentally and
physically."
Zia said he wants to appoint the 29-year-old Waqar for New
Zealand's tour of Pakistan in September and the Asian Test
Championship, which runs from September to February. Waqar
travelled straight to Australia after the tour to be with his wife
who is expecting a baby, Zia said.
Meantime, Richard Pybus, whose contract as national team
coach ran just for the England tour, has also been asked to
continue, Zia said. Pybus will make his decision in the next ten
days after considering his future at his home in South Africa.