Waqar took 162 wickets in the 33 Tests he played in Pakistan

The first two Tests between Pakistan and India were dominated by the batsmen, with a total of 2,791 runs scored and only 36 wickets falling.

"It was disheartening to watch," Waqar said in an interview for the BBC. "It was not right for fast bowlers or spinners and not good for cricket.

"I'm not asking for a green top, I want a decent cricketing pitch."

Having watched the series in his role as a television commentator, Waqar insisted that changes had to be made immediately to preserve the interest in Test cricket in Pakistan.

"Pakistan-India is supposed to be one of the best series in this part of the world but if they see these sort of pitches being prepared for the Test matches I don't think the crowd are going to turn up," he said.

I want to see maybe a bit of grass and a hard pitch where the ball should carry Waqar Younis

Waqar, who captured 373 wickets in 87 Tests between 1989 and 2003, revealed that he was fully prepared to offer his services to groundstaff about the preparation of future wickets.

"I have played cricket for a while and if I can give something back, if they can learn something from me, I would love that," he said.

"I'm not really sure what sort of pitch they are going to prepare for Karachi, there will be a little more pressure on because the first two Tests have been drawn and there has been a lot of criticism.

"I want to see maybe a bit of grass and a hard pitch where the ball should carry."