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title: "Waqar Younis expresses concerns over Babar Azam's Test captaincy"
description: "Most outlets led with former fast bowler Waqar Younis's concerns about the impact of Babar Azam’s Test captaincy on his individual performance. The Nation provided additional context by specifying the location (Manchester) and describing Younis as a \"fast-bowling great.\" Both excerpts framed the issue as Younis questioning whether the leadership role might hinder Azam’s batting effectiveness."
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# Waqar Younis expresses concerns over Babar Azam's Test captaincy

sports · updated 23 Sep 2026, 3:09 AM PKT · 22–23 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with former fast bowler Waqar Younis's concerns about the impact of Babar Azam’s Test captaincy on his individual performance. The Nation provided additional context by specifying the location (Manchester) and describing Younis as a "fast-bowling great." Both excerpts framed the issue as Younis questioning whether the leadership role might hinder Azam’s batting effectiveness.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **The Nation** — [Waqar Younis questions Babar Azam’s Test captaincy return](https://www.nation.com.pk/23-Sep-2026/waqar-younis-questions-babar-azam-s-test-captaincy-return) · 23 Sep 2026, 3:09 AM PKT
  > MANCHESTER - Former Pakistan fast-bowling great Waqar Younis has raised concerns over Babar Azam’s return as Test captain, saying the leadership burden could affect the star batter’s individual performance.
- **ARY News (English)** — [Waqar Younis warns Pakistan over Babar Azam’s captaincy](https://arynews.tv/waqar-younis-warns-pakistan-over-babar-azams-captaincy) · 22 Sep 2026, 6:39 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > He said Babar’s performances had suffered when he was given the responsibility of leading the side........

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Wasim Akram questions Babar Azam's decision to take Test captaincy](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9571-wasim-akram-says-babar-azam-should-not-have-accepted-test) · 21 Sep 2026 · 9 outlets · 2 developments · 81% related

2 articles from 2 outlets, 22–23 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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