In an exclusive interview with The Express Tribune at Dubai’s plush Conrad Hotel, Waqar dissected the team’s failures at length, saying in order to curtail the prevalent gap between international and domestic players, the PCB needed to invest more in the sport.
Waqar Younis said that the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Lahore needs to be overhauled and handed over to foreigners who can implement their programmes without any hassles.
“I’ll reiterate, the PCB needs to invest in the product and the NCA is the base camp. We need foreign coaches there, even if they charge a hefty amount,” he added. “The top domestic performers must be groomed according to international standards. If we don’t take the necessary steps, then believe me when I say this: we will plummet even further.”
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