Waqar Younis, the former Pakistan pace ace, just dropped his hot‑take on the big names of Indian and Pakistani cricket, and it was a clean‑cut verdict. He single‑handedly named Tendulkar, Kohli and Dhoni as the best of the two camps, leaving the crowd buzzing.
In a rapid‑fire session on the Shubhankar Mishra Podcast, Waqar was asked to pick between legends. When the question was “Tendulkar or Inzamam?” he didn’t even blink—Tendulkar. The same pattern followed for Kohli vs. Babar, and for Dhoni vs. Miandad; the Pakistani captain’s answers were a straight line to the Indian trio.
Not stopping there, he kept the Indian advantage going. Rohit Sharma outshined Fakhar Zaman, VVS Laxman beat Misbah‑ul‑Haq, and Mohammed Shami edged Mohammad Amir. These choices paint a picture of Indian dominance across the board, according to Waqar.
Only one Pakistani made the cut: Saeed Anwar over Virender Sehwag. Waqar said he’d seen enough of Anwar’s game to make the call, but confessed he’d skipped the younger Pakistani stars, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Sameer Minhas, saying he didn’t watch them enough.
The comment stirs the pot as India readies for the New Zealand ODI series. Fans and pundits alike are already debating whether Waqar’s picks hold any weight in the run‑up to the next India‑Pakistan showdown. The next test? The conversation will continue in the stands and on the sidelines of the upcoming matches.
With the series against New Zealand kicking off on November 4, India’s focus shifts to the five ODIs, while the next test battles loom on the horizon. The debate, however, is already in full swing across the subcontinent.