Waqar Younis points out Pakistan's 'silly mistake' against India in 2019 WC game

Re-visiting India-Pakistan clash at ICC 2019 World Cup in England where Men in Blue emerged as winners, former skipper Waqar Younis stated that Sarfaraz Khan and his men h ' answers' in game. former speedster also stated that right from toss Pakistan h got it 'totally wrong.' He also went on to remark that it was a 'silly mistake' to win toss and opt to field. 

Speaking to an online sports portal Global Fans, former Pakistan captain opined that Men in Green were hoping that pitch will do a lot more and y will get early wickets which will put India under pressure. However, he ded that Indian h very 'seasoned openers' and y did t allow Pakistan bowlers to get over m and since pitch was t offering help, it was difficult to stop Indians once y got going. He ded that Indian batsmen h piled up so many runs to which Pakistan h ' answers' at all. 

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Batting first, Indian openers got off to a fiery start with Rohit Sharma who h a tremendous campaign tching up ar century in match. KL Rahul too got a half-century and built a decent partnership with skipper Virat Kohli who scored 77. Men in Blue posted a mammoth total of 336 runs on board and Pakistan failed to even get close as y never got going. Indians secured a comfortable 89-run win in a rain-affected match. 

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'Gambhir-Afridi should talk it out'

Speaking on GloFans' Q20, Waqar Younis also suggested Gautam Gambhir and Shahid Afridi to 'be sensible' and end ir 'social media' banter. Younis ded that Shahid Afridi-Gautam Gambhir spat has been going on for way too long and people on social media are enjoying it. However, Pakistan legend ded that duo should put an end to it and should maybe meet somewhere around world to 'talk it out.'

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He also said that both India and Pakistan should play regular bilateral series to avoid depriving cricket lovers of both countries. Younis asked series to be named as 'Kapil-Imran' referring to great captains of both teams, or Independence series and foresees two countries playing a bilateral series in coming years. However, Younis refrained from claiming when that will happened but hoped that it happened in eir of two countries. India last played Pakistan in a bilateral series in 2012. 

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