Waqar calls for separate squads

ABU DHABI: Coach Waqar Younis suggested that national cricket team should have separate teams for Twenty20, ODIs and Test matches. “I think time has come for us to think on these lines, we must have separate teams for different formats with specialized players for each format,” he said ahead of second Test against South Africa starting Saturday in Abu Dhabi.

He insisted all three different formats required a different approach from coaching staff and players. “We have lot of talent in  Pakistan and that is why I believe we should now think about having separate squads with specialists. Obviously some players do quality for all three formats or two of formats.”
He said upcoming tour of New Zealand will help Pakistan build their combination for World Cup. “It is going to be an important tour for us in the sense that we can finalise our combination for keeping in mind conditions we will encounter in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh during the tournament.”
He said he was hoping to see ODI squad perform better and improve their finishing abilities. “In recent series we have lost some very close matches which we should have won due to basic mistakes, so, we are working hard on our fielding and ability to finish off matches.”-PPI

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