Kamran Akmal blames legend for damaging Pakistan cricket

Pakistan wicket-keeper Kamran Akmal has lashed out at former coach Waqar Younis, calling him a “failure” and said he has “caused lot of damage to Pakistan cricket.”

The 35-year-old said Waqar failed as a coach in his two stints with the team in 2010-11 and 2014-16.

“Waqar bhai was a failure as coach and he caused lot of damage to Pakistan cricket. In his enthusiasm to experiment and sideline established players he put the national team back by two to three years,” Geo Super quoted Kamran.

Waqar was the coast of Pakistani side which fared poorly at the World T20 in India in 2016 and he was asked to step down after the tournament.

Kamran, who has played 53 Tests and 157 one-day internationals, questioned Waqar for his planning.

“I don’t know but he had issues with some players. He had no plans on how to take Pakistan team forward. An example was when he went to the World Cup 2015 and asked Younis Khan to open the innings or his issues on playing Sarfraz Ahmed late in the tournament,” Kamran added.