Waqar Younis officially became part of the PCB Hall of Fame

 Waqar Younis officially became part of the PCB Hall of Fame

Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis has been officially inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame.

On the third day of the third Test of the Waqar Younis Beno Qadir Trophy, he received the honorary cap and plaque and became part of the PCB Hall of Fame.

Waqar Younis represented Pakistan in 373 Tests and 416 ODIs and took over 50 wickets in Test cricket against five teams, including New Zealand, England, West Indies, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe.

Waqar Younis has also won the award against four teams in ODIs, including Sri Lanka, New Zealand, West Indies and South Africa.

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has already assigned an enclosure to Gaddafi Stadium Lahore to Waqar Younis for his outstanding services to Pakistan cricket. Get it

It is an honor to receive a plaque in front of the mother: Waqar Younis

On this occasion, Waqar Younis says that he is proud to be inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame on an occasion when his mother and wife are also present with him.

He said that in fact it is a great honor for him to receive this honorary plaque of PCB Hall of Fame from his mother as he was very impressed with his mother, without him he would not have been able to achieve all this in cricket.

The former captain said that representing Pakistan was the fulfillment of his dream and he is still thrilled to remember this moment, 19 years after his last international match. Thank you.

Waqar Younis said that it is a matter of pride for him that because of this honor he is standing in the line of great players like Abdul Qadir, Fazal Mahmood, Hanif Muhammad, Wasim Akram, Javed Miandad and Zaheer Abbas today, all these players. Are legends and history is full of timeless stories of their services to cricket.

It may be recalled that the PCB Hall of Fame was inaugurated in April 2021 after the approval of the PCB Board of Governors.

Initially, six Pakistani members of the ICC Hall of Fame, Hanif Mohammad, Imran Khan, Javed Miandad, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Zaheer Abbas were directly part of the PCB Hall of Fame. Fazal Mahmood was inducted into the PCB Hall of Fame on 16 October 2021.