Former Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis has urged the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to drop Umar Akmal from the side after dismal performances in the Asia Cup and ICC World Twenty20 in India last month.
According to media reports, On Umar Akmal, Waqar described him as an undisciplined player. "Akmal was asked by Haroon Rasheed (former chief selector) to come the next day for fitness test to join the team in Sri Lanka for ODIs. Instead he chose to catch a flight to Caribbean for a lucrative league without informing anyone."
The former coach wrote in his report last month. "Few months later, when he was caught in the Hyderabad incident or misbehaving with his domestic team coach, all times he managed to retain his place back in team. Is this what criteria we are setting for selection of new players?
Pakistan lost to Bangladesh and India in the Asia Cup and then could manage just one win in the World T20. Following the defeat, Waqar resigned from his role of head coach while Shahid Afridi was forced to step down as captain.
We lost New Zealand, Asia Cup and T20 World Cup due to poor captaincy. On several occasions I had made it clear that Shahid Afridi was not performing with bat, ball or captaincy but I was not listened to. Poor tactics really cost us matches. Meeting was held after the New Zealand T20 series where the boys emphasized that they felt confused with what the captain was telling them to do.
However, Waqar has directly blamed flamboyant all-rounder, Afridi’s poor form, captaincy and attitude for the national team’s recent poor run.
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