Waqar Younis suggests having separate set of players for red/white ball cricket

Former skipper Waqar Younis highlighted Pakistan's problem with pacers, saying that a different set of bowlers are required for red and white-ball cricket. 

Former pacer's comments came after young fast bowler Naseem Shah became the latest player to succumb to an injury.

Shah has been ruled out of the third and final Test against England, starting on Saturday, December 17, in Karachi. The right-arm quick has a niggle on his bowling shoulder and will travel to Lahore for further assessment at the National High-Performance Centre.

Waqar Younis opined bringing players straight from T20 to the Test will cause injuries and Naseem Shah and Haris Raif are recent examples.

When you bring players straight from T20 to Test. Expect injuries and criticism. Resent casualties Naseem Shah & Haris Rouf. Prime example. Separate set of players for red/white ball cricket required. @MuhammadWasim77 #PAKvNZ @TheRealPCB

— Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) December 14, 2022

Remember, Haris Rauf was also ruled out of the entire Test series due to an injury to his right quadricep that he suffered during the first Test.

Shaheen Afridi has also been sidelined for quite some time due to a knee injury. He was rushed back during the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia, aggravating his injury.

Pakistan have no strike pacer in their squad currently and they went with Faheem Ashraf and Mohammad Ali in the second Test. 
 
It must be noted Pakistan lost the first two Tests against England. The tourists won the first Test in Rawalpindi by 74 runs before beating the hosts by 26 runs in the second fixture to seal a 2-0 series victory.

They will look to salvage some pride in the third Test in Karachi, but their hopes of qualifying in the World Test Championship and very less.