Famous cricket player of Pakistan: Waqar younis

by on February 21, 2011
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  • One of the all time cricket players, Waqar younis is now a former player of the Pakistani cricket team. Known for his excellent reverse swing, Waqar Younis made his ODI debut in the year 1989 and played his last ODI in 2003.
  • Waqar Younis has the best strike rate and has been the reason for 373 dismissals in test series and 416 when we talk about one day internationals.
  • Famously known as the “Burewala express” because of his high speed bowling, waqar younis had a marvelous cricket career. He initially started off with cricket clubs and then was chosen for the national team because of his dedicated and highly infatuated performance.
  • He is also well-known for his hat-tricks in one day internationals and his in swinging yorker (a form of delivery).
  • He has received several other awards for his astonishing bowling skills which include 13 five wickets hauls 13 times and wisden cricketers of the year award.
  • Waqar younis is known to be banned for ball tampering in the year 2000 and was made to pay fifty percent of his match fee.
  • He retired from cricket in the year 2003 which was followed by his coaching career.
  • First he was appointed the bowling coach of the Pakistan cricket team for a few years and then later in 2010 he was signed up as the head coach of Pakistani team.

As a coach, waqar younis has been observed to do an acceptable job since the team has scored several first-rate victories as well as some defeats reflecting a mixture of coaching skills of Waqar Younis.

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