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Waqar Younis Maitla HI (Punjabi, Urdu: وقار یونس میتلا; born 16 November 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team.
Waqar Younis is a former Pakistani bowler, who is considered to be one of the greatest fast bowlers to have played the game. He represented Pakistan in 87 Tests and 262 ODIs.
Pakistan's Sultan of Swing Waqar Younis was a terrifying one-day bowler with perhaps the finest inswinging yorker the world has ever seen.
Find out the complete career history of Waqar Younis including highest scores, centuries, half centuries, wickets and more.
Born on 16 November 1971, Waqar Younis went on to represent Pakistan in 87 Tests and 262 ODIs. Troubling the batsmen with pace and swing, Waqar Younis was considered the purveyor of reverse swing and the in-swinging yorker. In Tests, he accumulated 373 wickets at an average of 23.56.
A right-arm fast bowler of genuine pace, Waqar, having made his first-class debut in 1987-88, was spotted by Imran Khan who watched him bowl for his bank’s team in a televised match against a Delhi XI in a Super Wills Cup match in Pakistan.
Waqar's surging run was a glorious sight - and an incredible strain on his body. His method of aiming for the stumps rather than the batsman earned him the best strike rate of any bowler with over 200 Test wickets, till Dale Steyn came along.
Dec 11, 2013 · Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame before the start of the first Twenty20 International between Pakistan and Sri Lanka at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai Sports City on Wednesday.
Most consecutive matches as captain of a team (61) Waqar Younis Records, Test match, ODI, T20 international batting bowling fielding records.
