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Waqar, Saqlain may stage comeback against India

LAHORE, FEB. 3. Former captain Waqar Younis and off-spinner Saqlain Mustaq are being considered to beef up the injury-ridden bowling department of the Pakistan team for the Test and one-day series against India, starting next month.

Citing that the duo was being considered to add teeth to the injury-plagued attack, the newly-appointed Pakistan chief selector, Wasim Bari, expressed concern over the persistent injury problems dogging the `Rawalpindi Express' Shoaib Akhtar and rookie pacer Mohammad Sami.

``You must also take into account the fact that Shabbir Ahmed had recently been reported for a suspect bowling action. While he can play in the first six weeks of the tour, he will definitely be under pressure,'' Bari was quoted as saying by the media on Monday.

Those who perform well in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy would be considered for the tour, he said. A 16 or 18-member squad of probables would soon be picked for a conditioning camp, he said. Meanwhile, the team's coach Javed Miandad and manager Haroon Rasheed have sought a foreign physiotherapist and an analyst for the team, and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would be requested to arrange that, Bari said.

``I think these people are the natural requirement of any modern day cricket team. Why should Pakistan be any different?'' he asked.

Pakistan had Australian Dennis Waight as physio during the last World Cup. In the past, the team has had Noman Niaz and Sikander Bakht as `analysts', but they had basically shouldered the assistant manager's duty. — UNI

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