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Waqar uncertain about coaching Pakistan again

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Press Trust of India Karachi
Last Updated : Jan 27 2014 | 10:00 AM IST
Pakistan bowling great Waqar Younis has said that he is as still undecided on whether to apply for the post of head coach of the national team.
Waqar has emerged as a front runner to take over as head coach of the Pakistan team after Australian Dav Whatmore's two year contract was not extended by the board (PCB) this month.
Waqar, who has coached the Pakistan team in 2010 and 2011 before resigning on health and personal grounds, yesterday said that he had not yet decided on whether to apply again for the job.
"Honestly speaking I have still not made up my mind. I have other assignments in the media and there is still time for me to think over it. I have to see whether it is worth it or whether I can do justice to this job," Waqar, who took over 800 international wickets during his illustrious career said.
The PCB has formed a coaching committee including former captains Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram and Intikhab Alam and the board's chief operating officer Subhan Ahmad to evaluate and recommend final candidates for the posts of head coach, fielding coach and batting coach of the national team.
The committee has given February 6 as the deadline for interested candidates to apply for the posts.

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Indications are that the committee has also advised Waqar to apply for the post of head coach.
Waqar, who is said to be now settling down in Dubai from Australia with his family, said he can't say whether he will apply eventually.
But he admitted that coaching the Pakistan team was a challenge that appealed to him.

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First Published: Jan 27 2014 | 10:00 AM IST

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