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Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis says the famed bowlers of his country should learn a trick or two from their Indian counterparts who ha...

Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis says the famed bowlers of his country should learn a trick or two from their Indian counterparts who have been remarkably consistent on the tour so far.

8220;Pakistani bowlers are pretty experienced. Much more than the Indians. But they are trying a bit too hard and are not disciplined. They can learn something from the Indians who are bowling consistently,8221; Younis told reporters here.

The fast bowling great also does not consider the Indian bowling as a 8220;weak-link8221; any more after the visitors8217; first-ever one-day series win in Pakistan earlier this week.

8220;I don8217;t know why people call the Indian bowling the weak link. They may be a bit inexperienced but they are good. They are improving day by day.8221;

Younis said he expects the Indian bowlers to play an equally important role in the Test series, which started at Multan today.

8220;Indian batting deserves a lot of praise for the way they performed in the one-day series. The newcomers have matured and the batsmen rose to the occasion.

8220;As for the bowlers, they should be disciplined with the line and length. If they can do that they can come good in the Test series as well,8221; he said.

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Younis was particularly impressed with the way rookie seamer Irfan Pathan bowled in the series. About Zaheer Khan, who struggled early in the one-day series, he said the left-arm seamer was coming back to his wicket-taking ways.

8220;Pathan is very aggressive. He has a beautiful in-swinger. It will be good test for him in the Test series on flat sub-continental pitch,8221; Younis said.

8220;Zaheer has not played a lot of cricket since returning from the injury. He has got everything and has a lot of potential. He was not match fit in the first two one-dayers but he is coming back to form.

8220;As he bowls more he will get better,8221; Younis said of Zaheer who is crucial to India8217;s chances of registering their first ever Test win in Pakistan.

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But the former captain warned that it would not be an easy task for the Indians since the hosts would bounce back from their one-day series loss.

8220;It is going to be a very good series. Pakistan will come out very positive.8221;

Younis also put his weight behind Imran Khan8217;s suggestion that Pakistan need a bowling coach to tide over the erratic performance.

8220;Coach Javed Miandad is hard working. But there should be somebody who can work on the bowling. He should teach them to bowl straight.8221;

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Younis said India should work on identifying and developing fast bowlers.

PTI