India, Sept. 22 -- Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis, widely regarded as one of the finest pacers to have ever played the sport, reckons that the national team is losing Babar Azam as a player after once again giving him the captaincy in the Test format. Waqar, who has held multiple coaching positions with the Pakistan men's team in the past, believes that the right-handed batter struggles to handle the pressure of the leadership role and, hence, it's not fair to both the other players and the eventual job.

Waqar's comments came days after Pakistan were blanked 3-0 by England in the three-match Test series. The contest will be remembered for all the wrong reasons as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) sent seven players and two coaches b...