Cricket News-in-Brief - August 22, 2011 – Part 2
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Waqar-Younis-Maitla-c96193 resigned from the job recently.
Aaqib worked as an assistant coach with Waqar and both did a decent job for the team. However, the latter decided to quit his role citing health issues and will not be a part of the team after the Zimbabwean tour.
Mudassar praised the effort of Waqar, saying that the former fast bowler kept the team together under difficult circumstances. He did have some differences with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shahid-Afridi-c2482, but remained committed to his job.
Former http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 for his fighting spirit against the Poms. The veteran has scored three centuries on the tour while the rest of his team-mates have struggled to score runs.
Hussain praised the mental strength of Dravid, who had to open the innings in place of injured http://www.senore.com/Cricket/G-Gambhir-c1447. The stylish batsman carried his bat and scored an unbeaten 146 runs in the Indian first innings at Oval.
India’s flamboyant opening batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Sehwag-c2739 is likely to return home after the end of the ongoing Test series on the British soil.
According to a source in the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sehwag has not fully recovered from a shoulder surgery, which he underwent soon after the Indian Premier League (IPL) season 4.
The veteran opener missed the opening two Tests of the series due to the same problem, but failed to make an impression once he returned to the playing-11.
Shahid Afridi, who led Pakistan to the Semi-Final of the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/ICC-World-Cup-2011-c100625 World Cup 2011, has revealed his desire to return to the national squad once again. The veteran all-rounder retired from all forms of the game following a dispute with the Pakistan
Cricket Board (PCB).
However, Afridi still wants to represent his side at the highest level and hinted at a possible return in the bear future.
Pakistan’s skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 has paid tribute to the outgoing coach Waqar Younis, saying that the legendary player did a great deal of work for the national team.
Waqar will not be a part of the team after the tour of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045. He joined the team in a difficult time, but managed to develop a very good combination.
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