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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > Cricket World Cup 2003 > Waqar lambasts big-talker Shoaib 10.41 IST 25th June 2003 By IndiaExpress Bureau In a scathing attack on speedster Shoaib Akhtar, Pakistan's former skipper Waqar Younis has slammed his teammate for talking big and never delivering on his promises. Waqar, who is playing for English county side Warwickshire, also took strong exception to Shoaib's recent interview in which the 'Rawalpindi Express' had described him and fellow fast bowler Wasim Akram as "declining forces". Waqar, who was sacked as captain and dumped out of the side following Pakistan's humiliating show in the World Cup, said Shoaib should look at his own disappointing performances instead of talking about others. "It is ridiculous Shoaib coming out in the papers saying he is going to do this or do that. He has been doing it for a few years now and he never lives up to it and it looks pretty ugly," Waqar was quoted as saying by The Independent on Tuesday. "He bigs himself up beyond what he's capable of. He likes to be in the papers and be flash - but he just doesn't deliver on the field." Shoaib, who missed the first match as a part of three-match suspension for ball tampering, had a disappointing one-day series against England where he went for 109 runs in two matches while claiming only two wickets. Pakistan lost the three-match series 2-1. "Shoaib gave an interview last week where he spoke about me and he spoke about Wasim and said we lost the World Cup because Wasim and myself were in decline. It was all rubbish, basically," Waqar said. "It is no use him talking about other players being in decline -- he should look at his own performance. He performs to his ability once a year -- and then he has the nerve to compare himself with Glenn McGrath and players like that. "He was saying last week that if he'd been born Australian, he'd have taken more wickets. It might have been better for Pakistan if he had been born in Australia," he said. Shoaib, who will play for Durham in the remaining of the county season, had said before Sunday's one-day match against England that he was desperate to get back to the form that has brought him 88 wickets in 25 Tests and close to 150 one-day international victims. "I need to prove myself to myself, the counties and everyone around England -- I am very strong at the moment, still bowling 98 miles per hour and I can serve Durham well. "There are 10 County Championship games left and I will do everything I can to get them promoted," he had said. in-depth coverage > Cricket World Cup 2003 > |
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