Waqar Younis on Pak-WI match: It was a perfect example of good Test cricket

Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis has said that his side had given a perfect example of how Test cricket should be played despite losing the first match of the twoTest series against hosts West Indies by just one wicket on August 16West Indies tailender Kemar Roach made an unbeaten 30 at Sabina Park as he guided his team to a sensational onewicket victory It was only the 15th instance in Test cricket history where a side had won by one wicketThere was no better Test match than this to advocate Test cricket Waqar said on TuesdayUnfortunately we were on the wrong side as we should have won the game But thats the way it ishellipone team had to lose and unfortunately it was us and of course it happens only when you commit mistakes and dropped catches played the big part When you miss so many opportunities in such tense moments then that will definitely hurt you the bowling coach was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfoWhile Pakistan fielders took some amazing catches they also dropped a few in the final session two involving Kemar Roach who went on score the winning runsOverall if you analyse the bowling I must say all the bowlers bowled really well throughout the Test match Despite the small target they put in all the hard work responded well the way they fought in the game and never let it go easily Bowlers are meant to create opportunitiesYes West Indies were 1147 but then after that there were three opportunities as well and if you are not grabbing them it wont help you They kept on taking wickets and creating opportunities so with all this I feel very proud of this bowling unitThe second Test commences at the same venue on August 20 and Younis said that given the prevailing weather conditions fast bowlers will once again hold swayThere was a lot of support especially for fast bowlers in the first Test Ball was seaming conditions were overcast at times and it wasnt easy for batting Bowler had more say on it hence it was a lowscoring Test match One has to apply himself on such pitches and has to be positive as a bowler and as a batterSometimes you have to take risks to score runs and whoever scored runs was taking risks to build up the board So with the new ball you have to remain positive and going forward if the conditions remain the same it wont be easy for batters added YounisAlso Read MSK Prasad Be a bad boy to winThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever