Waqar Younis Biography
Waqar Younis Maitla is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler born in Vehari Punjab. He is one of the top ten cricketers of all time and got worldwide fame. He is well known in cricket for his ability to “reverse swing a cricket ball” at high speed while bowling at cricket pitch. During his career he took “373 Test Wickets” and “416 One Day International Wickets”. Waqar Younis is considered as one of the best exponents of swing bowling delivery. He has a best strike rate for any bowler with more than “200 Test Wickets”. Personal Information of Waqar Younis Personal information Full name Waqar Younis Maitla Born 16 November 1971 (age 39) Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Batting style Right hand bat Bowling style Right arm fast Role Bowler Domestic Team Information Domestic team information Years Team 2003-2004 Allied Bank Limited 2003 Warwickshire 2001-2003 National Bank of Pakistan 2000-2001 Lahore Blues 1999-2000 REDCO Pakistan Limited 1998-1999 Rawalpindi 1998-1999 Karachi 1997-1998 Glamorgan 1990-1993 Surrey 1988-1989, 1996-1997 United Bank Limited 1987-1988, 1997-1998 Multan International Information International information National side Pakistan Test debut (cap 111) 15 November 1989 v India Last Test 2 January 2003 v South Africa ODI debut (cap 71) 14 October 1989 v West Indies Last ODI 4 March 2003 v Zimbabwe ODI shirt no. 99 Career Statistics Career statistics Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 87 262 228 411 Runs scored 1010 969 2972 1553 Batting average 10.2 10.3 13.38 10.42 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/6 0/0 Top score 45 37 64 45 Balls bowled 16224 12698 39181 19841 Wickets 373 416 956 675 Bowling average 23.56 23.84 22.33 22.36 5 wickets in innings 22 13 63 17 10 wickets in match 5 n/a 14 n/a Best bowling Jul-76 Jul-36 17-Aug Jul-36 Catches/stumpings 18/– 35/– 58/– 56/– From 2006 to 2007 he worked as a national bowling coach. He was appointed as a coach of “Pakistan Cricket Team” on 3rd March 2010. He will take part in all form of cricket matches due to his managerial contract with “Pakistan Cricket Board” right up to December 2011. Younas Biography
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