Waqar Younis brags his and Wasim Akram's combined stats in epic response to Mohammad Hafeez's legacy tarnishing remarks

Waqar Younis brags his and Wasim Akram's combined stats in epic response to Mohammad Hafeez's legacy tarnishing remarks

Pakistan fast bowling great Waqar Younis shared his and Wasim Akram's joint achievements from their illustrious careers in a pretty mysterious message. He may have been responding to former Pakistani all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez's questioning of the legacy of the top players from that era by writing "90’s KA LONDA (Boys from the 1990s)" in all caps. In addition to the content in his post on X, Waqar included a photo of himself and Wasim.

90s KA LONDATest - 191ODIs - 618Wkts - 1705Runs - 85945wkts - 6610wkts - 10#NotBad @wasimakramlive #GoodOldDays pic.twitter.com/09VaeKbycJ
Waqar Younis (@waqyounis99) March 6, 2025

All of this follows Pakistan's lackluster performance in the 2025 Champions Trophy, the nation's first major cricket competition to be held there in almost thirty years. In their two games against archrivals India and New Zealand, Pakistan frequently appeared out of depth, losing badly and were knocked out of the tournament. In Rawalpindi, their final game versus Bangladesh was rained out.

Hafeez claimed that because Pakistan did not win all of the ICC titles that followed their 1992 World Cup victory, the great players of the 1990s didn't really leave "anything" for the players who came after them. Hafeez said it with former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar on the panel, who in the late 1990s, frequently joined Wasim and Waqar to form Pakistan's fast bowling fearsome trio.

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"I am a huge fan of those who played in the 1990s but when it comes to legacy, they left nothing for Pakistan. They didn't win an ICC event - they lost the (World Cups of) 1996, 1999 and 2003. We reached one final (in the 1999 World Cup) and lost that badly," said Hafeez on OutSide Edge Live. "As stars, as players, they were the mega superstars. But then they couldn't inspire us by winning an ICC event. Then came a difficult period that we had to go through and then in 2007 we lost the final (of the T20 World Cup). In 2009 we won under Younis Khan's captaincy and so there was an inspiration for the next generation."

Shoaib subsequently claimed that his team's success in the 1990s was the reason for Pakistan's far better head-to-head record against bitter rivals India in ODI cricket. "These 73 one-dayers that Pakistan won against India, it is us who won it," said Shoaib.

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"No doubt, and there has been a very strong legacy since the time of Imran Khan. There was some great cricket played during their time as well," said Hafeez after that to which Shoaib replied: "No you can't cover up now, this video has been made already. You've already spoken about all big players."

Although the ODI lineup has not yet been altered, Salman Agha has taken Mohammad Rizwan's place as Pakistan's T20I team captain. Since January last year, Pakistan have switched captains four times in Twenty20 Internationals, with Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam both holding the position during this time.