Waqar

Younis

Pakistan
Bowler

Waqar

About Waqar Younis

Name
Waqar Younis
Born
Nov 16, 1971 (53 years)
Birth Place
Pakistan
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed
Bowling Style
Right-arm fast

Often referred as the “Sultan of Swing”, Waqar Younis was one of the most dreaded Pakistani fast bowlers of his era. His ability to reverse swing the ball at a very high speed helped him to form the most effective fast bowling partnership with team-mate Wasim Akram in the 1990’s.

Waqar played a lot of first-class cricket for several cricket clubs in Pakistan, but attracted public eye when he first played for English county, Surrey in 1989-90. Discovered by Imran Khan, he soon made his international debut for Pakistan against India on 15th November 1989, the same day when India’s master baster Sachin Tendulkar also debuted. Within no time, he became a regular opening bowler in the side along with Akram and the duo was recognised as the most feared bowling attack. At a deadly pace of 153 km/h, he bowled the most disastrous Yorkers in cricket, aiming right at the stumps instead of the batsman, inspiring the next generation of bowlers such as Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga. His variation from inswingers to outswingers saw him becoming a successful wicket-taking bowler. He was titled as the “Banana Swing” bowler because of his technique of swinging the ball in the air at high speed before hitting the ground.

Suspension and disputes with team-mate Akram ruled Waqar out of action in early 2000. Upon his return, he captained Pakistan for a few years, but stepped down after his team’s terrible performance at the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup. Unable to find lost form, Waqar retired from international cricket in 2004. He then served his country as their bowling coach since 2006, before being named as the head coach of the national team in 2010. The following year, he resigned citing personal reasons. However, a couple of years later, Waqar was appointed bowling consultant of the renamed IPL franchise, Sunrisers Hyderabad.

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Career Stats

Batting
Bowling
Batter
Test
ODI
T20I
Domestic-Firstclass
Matches
87
262
0
141
Innings
120
139
0
163
Runs
1010
969
0
1962
Highest Score
45
37
0
64
SR
47.00
67.00
0.00
0.00
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Teams Played For

Pakistan
Pakistan
Allied Bank
Allied Bank
Glamorgan
Glamorgan
Karachi
Karachi
Lahore Blues
Lahore Blues
Multan
Multan
National Bank of Pakistan
National Bank of Pakistan
Pakistan A
Pakistan A
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi
REDCO
REDCO
Surrey
Surrey
United Bank
United Bank
Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Pakistan Under-19
Pakistan Under-19