Waqar Younis
Pakistan
Waqar Younis
Born: 16 November 1971, VehariMajor Teams: Pakistan, Surrey.
Known As: Waqar Younis
Pronounced Waqar Younis
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
ODI Debut: 14 October 1989 v West Indies, Sharjah
Career Record (at 1996 World Cup):
TESTS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 38 50 10 392 34 9.80 - - 5 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w 10w Econ
Bowling 1288.5 250 4122 200 20.61 7-76 19 4 3.19
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting 112 52 17 335 37 9.57 - - 10 -
O M R W Ave Best 5w Econ
Bowling 927 66 4118 187 22.02 6-26 7 4.44
1996 World Cup Profile:
"The Burewala Express," named so after his hometown in central Punjab, Waqar Younis has brought back the danger, the fear, and the devastation into fast bowling that was associated with greats like Marshall, Holding, Imran and Lillie at the peak of their careers. After an innocuous performance in his debut against India at home in 1989, Waqar stormed onto the international scene in 1990, with his amazing feats at the dull Sharjah wicket, and has since then, when fully fit, been possibly the most feared bowler in recent history. Waqar`s career has been interrupted by a recurring back problem, which caused him to miss the 1992 World Cup, and most of the 1995 cricketing year. Despite this, Waqar holds the record for reaching 200 wickets in the least number of Tests jointly with Dennis Lillie. Waqar specializes in moving the old ball a long way both into and away from the batsman. His inswinging yorkers have been referred to as "toe-crushers," to the validity of which many batsmen can testify.help@cricinfo.com