Waqar Younus Biography
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Waqar Younis, Cricketers is famous for Cricket, Pakistani
celebrity. Born on 16 November, 1971
Waqar Younis Maitla
is a former Pakistani right arm fast bowler in cricket and widely regarded as
one of the best fast bowlers of all time.
He was best known in cricket for his ability to reverse swing a cricket ball at high speed when bowling at the cricket pitch. He took 373 Test wickets and 416 One Day International wickets during his career. He is considered to be the best exponent of the swing bowling delivery. Younis has the best strike rate for any bowler with over 200 Test wickets. He worked as a bowling coach with the national side from 2006 to 2007.
Younis was appointed as the coach of thePakistan
cricket team on 3 March 2010. His managerial contract with the Pakistan Cricket
Board will take part in all forms of cricket, right up to December 2011, which
will include all professional competitions, such as the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Early and personal life
Younis was born in Vehari, Punjab inPakistan
in a Jatt family. He was educated in Sadiq
Public School in Bahawalpur
in Pakistan , the Pakistani College
(Pakistan Islamia
Higher Secondary
School ) in Sharjah and the Government College
University in Vehari. He
was raised in Sharjah in the United
Arab Emirates , where his father was a
contract worker. He returned to Pakistan
during his adolescent years and there, he started playing cricket.
He is married to Dr. Faryal Waqar Younis with a son Azaan Waqar and a daughter Maira Waqar and now lives in Castle Hill inAustralia .
Younis has also worked as a television sports commentator for the Nine Network
in Australia and for Ten
Sports in the United Arab
Emirates .
Cricket and coaching career
Younis began his cricket career inPakistan ,
playing for several First-class cricket clubs. However he suffered an injury
when he had cut and removed his little finger on his left hand, after he had
jumped into a canal. He recovered from this accident and went on to continue
his sporting career. He was eventually discovered by former Pakistan
captain, Imran Khan and was selected to be part of the national side. The
turning point of his career happened in England , during the late 1980s and
early 1990s, when he played for Surrey County Cricket Club. There he displayed
excellent cricketing performances and attracted attention from the sporting
public.
He made his International cricket debut forPakistan
against India
on 15 November 1989, in the same match that Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar
also made his debut. Younis took 4 wickets in the drawn match including the
wickets of Tendulkar and Kapil Dev. He made an immediate impression with his
speed and became known in the cricket media as "Wiki" or the
"Burewala Express". Younis along with Wasim Akram opened the bowling
attack regularly for Pakistan ,
becoming a feared and potent attack. His most recognized delivery was an
inswinging yorker. At his peak, he developed into a very quick fast bowler and
also became famous for achieving a hat-trick in a One Day International match
against New Zealand
in 1994. He won the English
County Championship with
Glamorgan in 1997. During the early periods of 2000, he stayed out of the Pakistan team
for a brief period allegedly due to suspension and conflicts with bowling
partner and captain Wasim Akram. His return to cricket came with him being
appointed the captain of Pakistan ,
a position he held until his team failed to make an impact in the 2003 Cricket
World Cup. He retired from cricket in 2003 after the Pakistan Cricket Board
persistently ignored him for national selection.
He was best known in cricket for his ability to reverse swing a cricket ball at high speed when bowling at the cricket pitch. He took 373 Test wickets and 416 One Day International wickets during his career. He is considered to be the best exponent of the swing bowling delivery. Younis has the best strike rate for any bowler with over 200 Test wickets. He worked as a bowling coach with the national side from 2006 to 2007.
Younis was appointed as the coach of the
Early and personal life
Younis was born in Vehari, Punjab in
He is married to Dr. Faryal Waqar Younis with a son Azaan Waqar and a daughter Maira Waqar and now lives in Castle Hill in
Cricket and coaching career
Younis began his cricket career in
He made his International cricket debut for
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