da marjack bet： Waqar Younis will be asked to continue as Pakistan captain following a two-month stint in the job, said General Tauqir Zia, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board
Bloomberg28-Jun-2001Waqar Younis will be asked to continue as Pakistan captain following a two-month stint in the job, said General Tauqir Zia, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.The board appointed fast bowler Waqar in April for atournament in Sharjah and a two-month tour of England. Under hiscaptaincy Pakistan reached the final in Sharjah, drew a two-Testseries against England and lost to world champions Australia in thefinal of a three-nation one-day competition.Waqar, who also captained Pakistan in a one-day match and aTest in 1993, has a 2-1 record leading the side in Tests and 10-5in limited-over internationals. He’s one of ten players to havecaptained Pakistan in the past ten years.”We’ve had our problems with captains, but Waqar is a veryhard-working man and has handled the side well,” Zia said. “Iwill keep him as captain as long as I feel he is fit mentally andphysically.”Zia said he wants to appoint the 29-year-old Waqar for NewZealand’s tour of Pakistan in September and the Asian TestChampionship, which runs from September to February. Waqartravelled straight to Australia after the tour to be with his wifewho is expecting a baby, Zia said.Meantime, Richard Pybus, whose contract as national teamcoach ran just for the England tour, has also been asked tocontinue, Zia said. Pybus will make his decision in the next tendays after considering his future at his home in South Africa.