Popularly known as the ‘Burewala Bombshell’ and ‘Sultan of swing’, Waqar Younis is a former Pakistani fast bowler widely regarded as one of the best high speed swing bowlers of all time. His reverse swing ability helped him to form the most effective fast-bowling partnership with his team mate, Wasim Akram. Currently, he is the head coach of the Pakistan national team. Additionally, he is regular in the commentary box.
Waqar Younis Maitla, the eldest of five children was born on November 16, 1971 in the Vihari district of Punjab to a family belonging to the Jutt tribe. Soon his folks shifted to Sharjah where his father got a job as a foreman in a Chinese construction company. The family was not wealthy, but no expense was spared over his education. Following his primary years in Sadiq Public School, Bahawalpur, Younis studied for four years at the Sharjah College.
After matriculation, Younis moved to Burewala where he got enrolled at Government College, Vihari. It was here when he started playing cricket, seriously. His talent soon came under notice of higher authorities. He impressed them with his skills while playing divisional cricket for Multan and departmental cricket for United Bank and was thus chosen to represent the under-nineteen side against India. Eventually, he was discovered by the former captain, Imran Khan and was selected to be a part of the national side.
The former skipper made his international ODI debut on October 14, 1989 at Sharjah, against West Indies and recorded an immediate impression. His Test debut was a month after at Karachi on 15th November, 1989 against India. From a wayward youngster with promise, he soon progressed to become one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket.
After a brief withdrawal from international cricket, his return came from being appointed as a captain for the ICC ODI World Cup 2003. He remained in office until the end of the championship in which the Pakistan team failed to make any impact. Unable to force his way back into the team after this, Younis announced his retirement in April 2004 with over seven-hundred wickets to his name in international arena. He was appointed as the head coach for the national side in February 2010, having previously served as a bowling coach in 2006. He is married with a son and daughter.
Other than differences with his team mate Wasim Akram, in July 2000, Waqar Younis became the first cricketer to be banned because of ball-tampering. On account of this, he was charged with 50% of his match fee.
Soon after his arrival, Younis showed that he had the pace and temperament to become a regular member of the team, for many years to come. He is often labelled as a veteran for involvement in Pakistan cricket for more than a decade.
- For his sporting achievements, Younis was awarded the Wisden Cricketer of the year award in 1992
- He is the only bowler to take five wickets in an innings, consecutively in three ODI matches
- As of September 2005, he was the only non-batsman to achieve a thousand Test-match runs without scoring a fifty
- He is the only player to get a five-wicket haul in thirteen matches
- Carries the best strike rate as any bowler having more than two-hundred Test wickets
- Received his lifetime achievement award at the PCB gala held in Lahore on November 19, 2000
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