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Pakistan coach, Younis, resigns after World Cricket Twenty20 defeat

Pakistan’s head coach Waqar Younis resigned on Monday weeks after his team’s humiliating exit from the World Twenty20 tournament at the group stage.
PHOTO: thehindu.com

PHOTO: thehindu.com

Pakistan’s head coach Waqar Younis resigned on Monday weeks after his team’s humiliating exit from the World Twenty20 tournament at the group stage.

The 2009 champions had been widely blasted by fans following a lacklustre performance with just one victory against lowly ranked Bangladesh and big losses to India, gambling New Zealand and Australia.

“I am resigning from my post today with a heavy heart,” today betting tips he told reporters in Lahore.
Referring to a report written in the aftermath of the World Twenty20 in India that was widely leaked in the Pakistani press, he added: banker bet of the day “I want my recommendations to be implemented. They were not acted on when I first made them in 2015.”

The 44-year-old took on the job for the second time in 2014, having previously held the post in 2010-11.
He made a formidable partnership with test captain Misbah-ul-Haq to lift the team to No 2 in the test rankings late last year, a spot they had previously attained in 2006.

The fast-bowling legend failed, however, to reverse Pakistan’s fortunes in the game’s shorter formats, bet tips today with the team ranked a lowly seventh and eighth place in Twenty20 and one-day internationals respectively.

In his leaked report, Winning Margin Bet Younis criticised the Pakistan Cricket Board’s decision to not give him a say in the selection process and blasted the captaincy of Shahid Afridi.

• Culled from www.SuperSports.com

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