Waqar Younis did not know how to pitch with the new ball and used to “cheat the ball” to reverse swing when the ball was older, former Pakistani pacemaker Mohammad Asif alleged.
Speaking in an interview on a Pakistani TV channel, Asif said: “He (Waqar Younis) used to cheat with the ball to reverse swing. He did not know how to throw the new ball for most of his career. He learned a bit about throwing a new ball in the twilight phase of his career. “
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Muhammad Asif is not happy with Waqar Younis’ approach.
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Asif added that despite being known as a practitioner of the reverse swing, Waqar has never been able to develop another bowler who can perfect it. Waqar is currently the bowling coach for the Pakistan national team.
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Asif said: “You know him (Waqar) as a master of the reverse swing, but he never developed a single bowler who could throw a perfect reverse swing. These people have been training for the past 20 years, but they never produced quality bowlers. They lack consistency when making combinations. We have quantity, not quality players ”.
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