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India gave me sleepless nights: Waqar
RAWALPINDI: Just-retired Pakistani fast bowler
Waqar Younis says he often found it difficult to sleep on the night
before matches against India.
"I hardly played against India. (But) of course, it was a definite
motivation for me," Younis said.
Of his 87 Tests, in which he captured 373 wickets, Waqar played just
four against India. Of his 262 one-day internationals, in which he
accounted for 416 scalps, he played only 26 against India.
"At times, I was struggling to sleep (the night before matches
against India) because of the pressure and all that.
"But when you are on the field, it was a different ball game
altogether. I regret that I hardly got to play against India,"
Younis maintained.
The 32-year-old, however, said that all the Indians he played
against were great mates off the field.
"They are all good friends. Off the field they are all good friends,
but on the field I didn't like anybody," he said, in his typically
forthright manner.
During his cricket career, Younis was also pulled up a couple of
times for alleged ball tampering and fined and suspended by the
International Cricket
Council (ICC).
ICC match referee John Reid of New Zealand said Younis had privately
admitted to ball tampering.
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