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Waqar Younis

Cricket Biography of Waqar Younis

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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.

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