The legends of the game - Waqar Younis
For years, international cricket has seen breath taking bowlers from around the globe and Pakistan has produced some of the best in the business. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wasim-Akram-c96292 are some names that have caused havoc in a cricket field. But one cannot skip the name of world’s most destructive and lethal bowler of all time.
Former Pakistan captain and current Pakistan coach Waqar Younis was a bowler of the highest pedigree. He is considered to be amongst the best fast bowlers of the world till date. Waqar Younis belongs to the province of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833. Younis grew up in Bahawalpur and received his initial education from Sadiq Public School. His family had to move to the Middle East where he carried on with his studies. Waqar made his return to Pakistan in his teenage years when he started playing cricket.
Initially, he played for various national clubs. This was when Imran Khan discovered him. Waqar made his international test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kapil-Dev-c70234 - impressing all and sundry with his raw pace and talent. It was Waqar’s skills as a fast bowler that gave him the nickname of “the Burewala Express”. Along with Wasim Akram, the two W’s mastered the art of swing bowling. In 1992, due his immense achievements to cricket, Younis was awarded the Wisden Cricketer of the Year Award.
The right-arm bowler was known in the 1990’s for his ability to bowl fast in-swinging yorkers which allowed him to take numerous wickets in his career. Waqar has taken a massive 373 wickets in his test career along with 416 wickets in ODI’s. The bowler was the fastest in international cricket to get to the 350 test wicket mark, adding up to his fastest tally of 400 ODI wickets. Waqar lead the Pakistan team in the 2003 World Cup as well but was unsuccessful in winning that tournament. This led to his retirement since the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) ignored him for national team selection in the following tours.
Younis was known as an aggressive fast bowler and was considered to be the one of the quickest bowlers of his time. However, due to various injuries to his back, Waqar Younis had to cut his career short. Like every other superstar, controversies also surrounded this Pakistani cricket hero. His differences with fellow teammate and former Captain Wasim Akram are those that brought a lot of controversy in the media. Both were strong players in the same team which is why it was hard for them to understand each other. Even then, the two W’s had a wonderful chemistry on the field. The two W's demolished many top-class opening players in the international arena.
At present, Waqar is coaching the Pakistani team on tour in England. At 40, the veteran bowler still has a lot to give to the national cricket set up of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755. With years of playing first-class and county cricket under his belt, and his never-ending love for the game, Pakistan has a lot of advantage while playing under his command in England.
The ongoing tour of England, where the Pakistani bowling line-up have caused a lot of problems for the English batsmen, gives satisfaction to cricket fans in Pakistan that the right person is guiding the team. International and Pakistan cricket is yet to see a bowler who can match the ability and calibre of the veteran fast bowler.
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