According to media reports, Waqar Younis said in the statement, “It is wrong to say I look down on anyone or can't forget I was a superstar once. Yes I believe that as a coach you shouldn't have players in the side who have played with you but I have never willingly tried to end anyone’s career. I would be mad to drop a player who is performing for the team. Because who doesn't like success”.

“I can take both fair and harsh criticism. But the truth is that these allegations of me hatching a plan to drop senior players are not correct. The players who went out including Razzaq, Yousuf or Shoaib Akhtar were on the downhill of their careers when they were dropped,” he added.

He also said that he is not arrogant or mean with the players, infact he treats them very well. As a head coach he believed in being a good manager and is on friendly terms with the players in the team.

Previous reports claimed that Razzaq pointed out finger on Waqar Younis’s poor management skills. He said that Waqar was a great bowler but as a manager his management skills are very poor and this is because of his agenda against seniors and his refusal to change with times.