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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | in-depth coverage > India-Pakistan Cricket Series 2004 > ‘Teaser’ Dravid milks you: Waqar 20.52 IST 20th Apr 2004 By IndiaExpress Bureau He has taken nearly 800 wickets in international cricket, but Waqar Younis would not like to bowl to Rahul Dravid, who is "a teaser" and who "just milks you". Only days ago Waqar announced his retirement from international cricket and one of his few regrets is that he played just four Test matches against India. His failure against the archrivals in the World Cup semi-final at Bangalore in 1996 is one of the lows of his career. One of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of the game, Waqar took a Test wicket every 43.4 balls giving him the best strike rate amongst the top bowlers. In 87 Tests, he has a tally of 373 wickets and in 262 one-dayers he took 416, giving him a fabulous record in both versions of the game. Looking back on his 15-year-long international career during a freewheeling interview to PTI in New Delhi, the 32-year-old Waqar said that he was in contention to play against India in the recent series but was not picked up by the selectors. But that did not hasten his decision to retire because "one should go when one is running in and not jogging". "Bonding" is a word he repeatedly used to describe the Indian team that beat Pakistan recently. "Look at the incident of the declaration when Sachin Tendulkar was on 194. It would have been a huge issue in Pakistan or England. Sachin did not like it, but he came out saying please do not make an issue of it. This brings out the bonding between cricketers." in-depth coverage > India-Pakistan Cricket Series 2004 > |
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