(1971-11-16) 16 November 1971 (age 52) Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan
Nickname
Toe Crusher[1]
Height
6 ft (183 cm)[2]
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Right-arm fast
Role
Bowler
Relations
Aliya Riaz (sister-in-law)
International information
National side
Pakistan (1989–2003)
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
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1987/88–1997/98
Multan
1988/89—1996/97
United Bank Limited
1990–1993
Surrey
1997–1998
Glamorgan
1998/99
Karachi
1978
Rawalpindi
1999/2000
REDCO Pakistan Limited
2000/01
Lahore Blues
2001/02–2002/03
National Bank of Pakistan
2003
Warwickshire
2003/04
Allied Bank Limited
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
FC
LA
Matches
87
262
228
411
Runs scored
1,010
969
2,972
1,553
Batting average
10.20
10.30
13.38
10.42
100s/50s
0/0
0/0
0/6
0/0
Top score
45
37
64
45
Balls bowled
16,224
12,698
39,181
19,841
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
0
14
0
Best bowling
7/76
7/36
8/17
7/36
Catches/stumpings
18/–
35/–
58/–
56/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing Pakistan
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up
1999 England-Wales -Ireland-Scotland-Netherlands
Source: ESPNCricinfo, 21 April 2012
Waqar Younis Maitla HI (Punjabi, Urdu: وقار یونس میتلا; born 16 November 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team. A right-arm fast bowler, he is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in cricket.[3] He is the former head coach of the Pakistani cricket team.[4] He was a part of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
As of 2021, Younis holds the record for being the youngest Pakistani Test captain and the fourth youngest Test captain in history (22 years 15 days).[5] He played 87 Tests and 262 One Day International (ODI) matches for Pakistan during his international cricket career from 1989 to 2003.[6]
Younis' trademark was his ability to reverse swing a cricket ball at high speed.[7] He took 373 Test wickets and 416 One Day International wickets during his career. Together with bowling partner Wasim Akram, he formed one of the world's most feared bowling attacks.[8] Younis has the second best strike rate, after Dale Steyn, for any bowler with over 350 Test wickets.[9] He is the youngest bowler to take 400 wickets in ODI cricket.[10]
He is also placed in the top ten of all time based on ICC rankings.[11]
He worked as a bowling coach with the national side from 2006 to 2007.[12] Waqar was appointed the coach of the Pakistan cricket team on 3 March 2010.[13][14] He resigned as Pakistan's cricket coach on 19 August 2011 citing personal reasons.[15][16] He joined Sunrisers Hyderabad as their bowling coach for the Indian Premier League 2013 season.[17]
On 4 September 2019, Younis was appointed by the PCB as Pakistan's new bowling coach on a 3-year contract.[18] He replaced Azhar Mahmood, who was sacked after Pakistan's disappointing performance in the ICC World Cup 2019 tournament.
^"Keep calm and celebrate like a #Prince – The story behind Islamabad United nicknames". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^Bill Ricquier, The Pakistani Masters, Tempus (2006), p. 161 : "He was not as tall as Wasim, about six feet, compact and sturdy."
^"Waqar Younis Profile – ICC Ranking, Age, Career Info & Stats". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^"Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq and bowling coach Waqar Younis step down from roles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
^"Records / Test matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Youngest captains". ESPNcricinfo. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
^"Waqar Younis". ESPNcricinfo. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
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^"Records / Test matches / Bowling records / Best career strike rate". ESPNcricinfo. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^"Ask Steven – Youngest to reach wickets' milestiones". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
^MULLER, ANTOINETTE. "The ICC Ranking System's Top 10 Bowlers in Test Cricket History". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
^"Waqar Younis appointed bowling and fielding coach". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^"Waqar Younis signs as Pakistan coach". ESPNcricinfo. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^"PCB confirms Waqar as coach". ESPNcricinfo. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^"Waqar Younis resigns as Pakistan coach". ESPNcricinfo. 20 August 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^"Waqar Younis resigns as Pakistan coach". espnstar.com. 20 August 2011. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
^"Waqar joins Sunrisers as bowling coach". Wisden India. 8 March 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
^"Misbah-ul-Haq named Pakistan head coach and chief selector". The News. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
WaqarYounis Maitla HI (Punjabi, Urdu: وقار یونس میتلا; born 16 November 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who captained...
all time, with a rating of 1223.5, ahead of Allan Donald, Imran Khan, WaqarYounis, Joel Garner, Glenn McGrath and Muralitharan. Wasim took 23 four-wicket...
October 2014, Younis made his 25th and 26th centuries in the same match, becoming just the 6th Pakistani to do so. On 25 June 2015, Younis became the fifth...
Network which earlier planned it in 2016. On 9 October 2021, Wasim Akram, WaqarYounis, Wahab Riaz, Misbah ul Haq announced to join as its cricket analysts...
confession. WaqarYounis, the head coach, was initially blamed and he accepted responsibility and offered to retire. However, a six-page report by Younis was...
extra speed but sacrifices control. Exponents include Jeff Thomson, WaqarYounis, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson, Fidel Edwards, Shaun Tait and Jasprit...
000 in 2023) for failing to disclose the dirt to the match referee. WaqarYounis of Pakistan became the first player to receive a suspension for ball...
back home were shocked and started to raise questions. Pakistani coach WaqarYounis said on 6 August that Sarfraz is a key Pakistani player and he should...
Indian politician WaqarYounis (born 1971), Pakistan cricketer Waqar-uz-Zaman (born 1966), Bangladeshi lieutenant general Chaudhry Waqar Ahmad Cheema, Pakistani...
Mohammad Azharuddin who took 62 balls. Basit Ali finished on 127 not out. WaqarYounis was acting captain in that match. He has served as the head coach of...
appreciated by many senior cricketers, such as former Pakistan fast bowler WaqarYounis and former England captain Michael Vaughan, the latter being impressed...
English George Lohmann has best Test career strike rate with 34.1; WaqarYounis of Pakistan with an overall career strike rate of 43.4 balls per wicket...
strength of its fast bowling at that time, anchored by Wasim Akram and WaqarYounis. Cricinfo.com Bio "COVER: A history of Pakistan's cricketing greats"...
November 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013. Gupta, Rajneesh (17 June 2000). "WaqarYounis completes 300 wickets in Test cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the...
Gary Gilmour's 6/14 for Australia against England at Leeds in 1975. WaqarYounis appears 9 times in the top 100, more than any other player. For the full...
Misbah, Waqar for decision to retire at 28". Sportstar. Retrieved 14 May 2021. "Hurt by Mohammad Amir's remarks, always supported him: WaqarYounis". Geosuper...
remembered for the comeback Pakistan made after losing key players such as WaqarYounis and Saeed Anwar, and being led by an injured captain Imran Khan. Pakistan...
Vasudev Menon (in alternative universe) Mirchi Vijay as Wasim Akram as WaqarYounis (in alternative universe) Madumkesh as Michael Swetha Venugopal as Sandhya...
came as captain. Miandad is one of the few individuals (others being WaqarYounis and Richard Pybus) to have coached the Pakistan Cricket Team over three...
2009 when they won the 2009 ICC World Twenty20, under the leadership of Younis Khan and another recent important victory is the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy...
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